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In Photos: Atlantis Hotel in Dubai Releases Baby Sharks into The Open Sea

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A team of conservationists at the Atlantis Hotel in Dubai are releasing baby sharks bred in the aquarium into the open sea as part of an effort to contribute to the conservation of native marine species in the Persian Gulf.

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An employee catches a baby Arabian carpet shark at the conservation center of Atlantis Hotel

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A baby Arabian carpet shark is measured as part of a conservation project, at the fish quarantine facilities of the Atlantis Hotel

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A carpet shark's egg is seen at the fish quarantine facilities of the hotel

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A stingray is being transferred out of a water tank

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Arabian carpet sharks eggs are being hatched at the fish quarantine facilities

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A baby Arabian carpet shark is transferred to the Persian Gulf waters during a conservation project by the Atlantis Hotel, at the The Jebel Ali Wildlife Sanctuary

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