But this rare catch of a pregnant shark also confirmed how late whale sharks mature, and showed that in their reproductive strategy they prefer "quality" over "quantity." In today's age of unbridled exploitation of ocean fisheries, this does not bode well for the survival of whale shark populations.
但台灣捕獲的懷孕母鯊，也證實了鯨鯊的晚熟，加上鯨鯊「孕婦」百年難得一見，都說明鯨鯊族群的繁殖策略不走「大家族」路線，而採「菁英主義」，在海洋漁撈缺乏節制的現代，鯨鯊族群的存續相對不利。