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[=1][ 4]So much for surfing at Rottnest on the north side of[/]

Gage Road… just southwest of Cottesloe.

While the ocean vessel ‘Pirate’ was commercial fishing for dhufish,

this Great White Shark was hooked in the mouth. It only resisted slightly for

5 minutes before it came up alongside the boat to have a look; just long

enough for one of the crew members to slip a rope around it’s tail!

And that’s when the fun began.

The shark tookoff towing the 35-foot fishing boat backwards through the

water at an estimated 7 knots. Just like in JAWS, the boat was taking on

water over the stern and the crew watched in horror as the shark would actually

jump completely out of the water at times. This went on for an hour before

the shark finally drowned.

She weighed in at 1035 pounds It is suspected she followed a weak El Nino

current into localPerthwaters in search of food. Although mid 20 degree

water is considered ideal for these sharks, the larger ones can tolerate water in

the low 10s.

NOTE: The tail fin compared to the size of the man.

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You and your single fins chip, how ironic… It’s also a hoax. Thought you would have picked the telephone number on the crane! Don’t believe anythink you read on the internet including what I’m writing now! (or the below website??)

http://www.hoax-slayer.com/…ite-shark-hoax.shtml

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well spotted !

was that a canadian number then ??

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at first i was bummed to see someone killed such an animal. after i read the article talking about the hoax, i felt even worse. the shark was caught during a fishing tourney geared specifically towards catching sharks. WTF?

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Sharks are endangered… this is stupid.

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What a sad sight, i know these creatures kill but its their ocean and we are just visitors… Some people are just C***s

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Didn’t know Perth could get so foggy…

Martijn

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The shark in the photos is actually a Mako that was caught off Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, a couple years ago.

We also get to wear 6mm suits most of the year. No wonder there’s no crowds.

cheers

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Oh, I should have read Zap’s link first.

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Check the teeth. Not triangular, as in Whites. It’s a Mako.

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sharks are not endangered, some species are, like greatwhites, most species are fine,

thats like saying mammals are endangered because certain species are

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Don’t mean to hijack with my socio-political hard on but big picture it is quite possible that mammals ARE endangered! Ok, I’m done.

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sad that we humans want to kill such beautiful animals for “sport”.

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“Law of the Jungle.” You kill it you eat it. Are mako’s good eating? Mike

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In fact, Mako is an excellent food fish. It’s on a par with Thresher. Grilled is my personal favorite.

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Actually; I just heard last week that they are only considered “threatened”, not “endangered”. “Threatened” is a very broad category that includes such effects as climate change, changes in food supply, mankind etc. In fact: “threatened” can reflect the netting or capture of even one Great White. Which would be considered “depleted” by one. All I can say about that is tell the urchin and ab divers who frequent the Farallon Islands that Great Whites are to be pittied. Poor things!

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Any shark is good eating “smoked”. Nothin’ but a great big ol’ hunk o’ meat!

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All I can say about that is tell the urchin and ab divers who frequent the Farallon Islands that Great Whites are to be pittied. Poor things!

Haha!

Some of the most enthousiastic and fervent shark conservationists I have spoken are abalone divers in south africa…

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What? You watched “Shark Week” too?

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What? You watched “Shark Week” too?

ROFL!!

Nope, missed that but I can imagine… having been out to seal island and duiker island a couple of times…