Fisherman on Fish Hoek Beach have set a trapped stingray free who was busy giving birth while entangled in a net.
Fish Hoek Beach is on the False Bay side of the Cape Peninsula in Cape Town, South Africa and known to have many stingrays swimming near the shoreline.
Found only in southern Africa from central Angola to St Lucia and possibly as far north as Maputo. The Blue stingrays live inshore and are often caught in the surf zone along sandy beaches and estuaries. They are trawled at depths to 109m.
Like other rays, blue stingrays use electro-receptors and highly developed senses of smell and touch to find molluscs, crustaceans, worms and small fishes, which they crush with flattened teeth.
They grow to 75cm and can weigh up to 25kg.
On Tuesday, the 20 February 2018, three huge stingrays were found caught in a net along Fish Hoek Beach. One of the trapped stingrays was busy giving birth while entangled in the nets.
Trek fishermen and local beach goers did a great job getting them untangles and setting them free.
Watch the video below:
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