bbc纪录片：【BBC美丽中国】潮涌海岸 60

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Growing up to 12 metres long, the whale shark is a gentle giant. And these days, a rare sighting. As sharks, small and large, are plundered to supply the East Asian shark meat trade, the fate of these fabulous creatures hangs in the balance. While healthy coral reefs still survive in the remote islands, the situation close to the Chinese coast is quite different.长达12米的鲸鲨却是个温和的大块头，这些日子已难得一见。无论大小鲨鱼皆被捕杀掉，以供给东亚鲨鱼肉食贸易。这一惊人生物命悬一线。虽然偏远岛屿依旧存留有健康的珊瑚礁，然而近海的中国海岸情况却截然不同。