The multinational search for a clue in the Indian Ocean to establish the fate of MH370 is now in its fourth week. So far the unprecedented multinational search in the vast and desolate ocean has not provided any positive clue, despite the repeated satellite sightings of various objects floating in the deep ocean.

According to reports, the search experts are beginning to worry as the days pass by without any positive development. Time is running out for the black box to emit its signals as the battery is said to last only for 30 days and we have only another couple of days left. If the crash site is not located in time by identification of the debris on the ocean, the chances of retrieving the black box appears to be very slim.

Let’s hope and pray in the next few crucial days, the deployment of Ocean Shield which is equipped with a high-tech black box signal detector gets lucky. Once the black box  is detected it will somewhat bring this nail biting national agony to a closure.

However, in the event we are unable to detect the black box, we should not give up hope but to look into other methods of determining the fate of the missing MH 370 and all its passengers and crew on board. We should re-examine the flight path and look at the possibility of the plane ending up on a remote land mass without being detected.

It is also pertinent at this juncture to re-examine and expand our search focus. Instead of focusing all our resources, energy and effort on detecting MH 370 debris alone, I suggest we also look into the guts of some of the  ocean carnivorous fishes in the suspected crash site waters. It’s a long shot but under the present circumstances it’s worth an attempt.

A DNA analysis of the gut contents of the ocean sharks and other likely carnivorous fishes may provide us with some vital clues.

It has been reported that sharks in the oceans have an extremely good sense of smell. Apparently sharks can detect a single drop of blood dissolved in as much as a million gallons of water. These ocean marine giants are also said to be very sharp in sensing minute electrical disturbances in the water

Taking a closer look at these marine animals may provide some vital clues to the fate of MH370.We should seek the professional expertise of marine biologists and look into examining the gut contents of some of the carnivorous marine animals in the likely crash sites. Some may scorn at this idea but I believe it is worth the attempt.

Even if we are not successful in finding any clue from their guts the findings can add to the existing body of knowledge of sharks and the other carnivorous marine animals from this part of the ocean