The world ’s only captive corking white shark has die just three years after being placed in   a Japanese aquarium .

The corking bloodless shark ( Carcharodon Odontaspis ) was brought to Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium on Tuesday after it was accidently bewitch in a meshing off the southwest coast of Japan . Measuring a restrained 3.5 meters ( 11.5 feet ) , the male shark had deny to eat since it was conquer .

The shark ’s destruction will undergo an investigation , although this story seem to be in melody with the long history of abortive attempts to hold great whites in imprisonment . For example , in 1981,SeaWorld in San Francisco take hold a large white , which it released just 16 day later after it refuse to eat .

“ The cause of demise is clear : immurement . The shark never had to snuff it like this , ” said Jason Baker , PETA ’s vice - president of international campaign toAssociated Press .

There are many theory on why anaquarium tank ca n’t contain these uncivilized spirits of the sea . First of all , their natural temperament is to cruise the clear ocean   for one C   of kilometers at a time , demand a goodish tank that most aquariums are not fit out for . If denied this , they can become down and even more aggressive . They also need   to continually swim for have a constant , fresh water flow over their gill .

Also , unless starving , these sharks will always eat alive quarry and refuse to salvage   already dead food .

Another possibility suggests that the extremely harsh and artificial surroundings of a glass tank could overwhelm or flurry these sharks’incredibly penetrating electrosensitivity . In a previous endeavour to keep a distaff expectant white in enslavement , a small difference in electric potential across the cooler was blamed for the animal’srepeated collisionswith a particular section of the fish tank , so she was quickly released .

Despite the known dangers of holding great whites captive , George H. Burgess –   an ichthyologist at the Florida Museum of Natural History –   says many aquariums are draw to attempting to display   expectant white sharks to bring the profit - drive Jaws - agent to their exhibit .

“ It ’s strictly climb - the - mountain stuff , ” Burgess toldThe New York Times . “ In the world of aquaria , where you add in your clientele , the visitors , based on your attractions , it ’s an attraction you would have that nobody else would have . ”