22/10/2026
Bukang-i is back in the canal at Busan's North Port Waterfront Park on Thursday morning, having crossed a net barrier set up a day earlier to guide the shark back to the open sea.
This marks the second time the female dusky shark, an endangered species, has slipped past a barrier and returned after authorities attempted to lead it out to sea.
The shark's repeated returns have left authorities struggling to find a way to rescue the shark and return it to the outer sea amid signs of deteriorating health and drops in temperatures.
On Thursday morning, it was swimming between the outer floating barrier and an inner net near the canal entrance, local media reported. Additional nets still separated it from the stretch of the canal where it had previously stayed.
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