The appearance of a shark drew crowds to a waterfront park in Busan should be seen as a serious warning about rising sea temperatures, not just an inadvertent tourist attraction, Korea's Green Party said. The party criticized public fascination with the shark, which has remained in the waters around North Port Waterfront Park since Sept. 18, saying its unusual appearance was being treated merely as entertainment. In a commentary titled "The shark came to warn us" released Tuesday, the Green Party took aim at the attention surrounding the animal. "Major media outlets are making a fuss about North Port becoming a new 'hot spot,' with more than four times the usual number of visitors, while some people on social media are cheering that 'a shark aquarium has opened in Busan' and calling the shark 'Bukangi,'" the party said. The nickname "Bukangi" combines the Korean name for the area with a suffix commonly used in Korean nicknames. The Green Party said the shark's appearance was linked to rising sea temperatures off Busan. "The appearance of a subtropical shark in Busan's waters is believed to