In fact, whale sharks were never very abundant to begin with, and were never an important or regular source of catches for most countries 'fishing industries. Hence the Philippines and India responded quickly to international calls for conservation, by banning the capture of whale sharks and trade in whale shark products.
事實上，由於鯨鯊族群原就有限，從來不是漁業國家重要穩定的漁獲，菲律賓、印度已迅速回應國際保育呼聲，公告禁止了鯨鯊的捕捉與貿易。