Fishermen reel in 40-foot whale shark

Pakistani fishermen use cranes to pull the carcass of a whale shark from the waters at a fish harbor in Karachi on Feb. 7, 2012. The 40-feet whale, weighing about 6-7 tons, was found dead in Arabian Sea in the port city of Karachi.

Curious onlookers crowd around the carcass of a whale shark at a fish harbor in Karachi on Feb. 7, 2012. The 40-feet whale, weighing about 6-7 tons, was found dead in Arabian Sea in the port city of Karachi.

Pakistani fishermen use cranes to pull the carcass of a whale shark from the waters at a fish harbor in Karachi on Feb. 7, 2012. The 40-feet whale, weighing about 6-7 tons, was found dead in Arabian Sea in the port city of Karachi.

Curious onlookers crowd around the carcass of a whale shark at a fish harbor in Karachi on Feb. 7, 2012. The 40-feet whale, weighing about 6-7 tons, was found dead in Arabian Sea in the port city of Karachi.

In this picture taken on September 23, 2011, people watch on as a whale shark swims in an aquarium tank in the city of Yantai, northeastern Shandong province. Pakistani fishermen pulled the carcass of a whale shark from the waters in Karachi on February 7, 2012.

A Santa diver feeds to a five-meter long whale shark 'Hachibei' at the Hakkeijima Sea Paradise aquarium in Yokohama, suburban Tokyo on November 13, 2011. Pakistani fishermen pulled the carcass of a whale shark from the waters in Karachi on February 7, 2012.