SHARK RESCUED FROM HAIR BAND <br />WITH VID<br />BY Mikey Jones<br />This is the moment a shark is rescued from being stuck in a hair band.<br />The spotted shark can be seen stuck in the band, before it's cut away and returned to the ocean.<br />In the video, filmed in Cape Town, South Africa, Tsepo Mlambo can be seen freeing the shark.<br />Jesse Grosch, 29, caught the rescue on camera while working in the protected marine area documenting fish. <br />Jesse said: “We run a collaboration project. <br />“We catch, tag, and release fish caught inside the marine protected area and document their sizes. <br />“In this clip, my colleague caught a Spotted Gully shark, and to our surprise, it had a hair band wrapped around its snout, passing through its mouth and covering one eye. <br />“We removed the band, took measurements, and released the shark.<br />“I was really confused at first because I didn't know what we were looking at until we realised it was a hair band. <br />“I felt quite disappointed after that because we don't realise how much our pollution affects the ocean until we encounter something like that.<br />“It is quite rare to encounter something like this, but you must consider how many other animals have been in this situation that we don't know about.<br />“I really just want the video to be shown all over to inform people everywhere about the impact that something as small and simple as a hair band has on the ocean and its marine life.”<br />ENDS
