Tourists observe as a shark is dragged towards the shore at Yalong Berth Bathing Beach in Sanya, South China's Hainan Province July 27, 2003. Local fishermen said they caught the three-meter, one-ton shark by chance. Police will temporarily put the shark under protection while maritime experts decide whether it is a species subject to State protection. [newsphoto.com.cn]

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