Caught on live bait, released after removing hook
Depth (m): 17.4
Water temperature (C): 28.8
Dive Site: Mambetron, Raja Ampat, Indonesia
Type IV Trawler
Got hooked by shore fishermen. I am glad that I was passing by and helped remove the hook and safely release it
My friends and I were taking a night walk on the beach when we noticed this juvenile sawfish. It was definitely a juvenile at approximately 3ft in length. Looking at it more closely, it appeared that this specimen suffered an injury from what I could only assume was another predator, possibly a bird. You can see some scarring along its dorsal region as well as its left pectoral fin.
Small in size, body around 10" diameter.