HONOLULU (KHON2) — A disturbing discovery was made over the weekend at Kuli‘ou‘ou Beach Park in Hawai‘i Kai: at least 11 dead juvenile hammerhead sharks were found washed up along the shoreline, and marine experts believe they may have been intentionally killed.
“All the same size, belly up — I didn’t know what to think,” said Robert Clegg, a UH Mānoa oceanography student who came across the lifeless sharks around noon on Sunday.
Clegg quickly notified the Department of Land and Natural Resources and also reached out to KHON2 to raise awareness.
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Some of the sharks showed signs of trauma, including cut gills, stab marks, and hook wounds. While a few had no visible injuries, marine biologists say the evidence points toward fishing interactions, not natural causes…