Gargantuan Hammerhead Shark In Queensland
couriermail - A monster hammerhead shark caught off the NSW north coast could soon become a Queensland tourism attraction.
Famed Hervey Bay shark hunter Vic Hislop has bought the 1200kg, 5m monster and this week transported the amazing catch to Queensland.
The huge shark made headlines in northern NSW last month when it was caught by a fishing boat four nautical miles off the coast of Evans Head.
It had eaten a smaller shark hooked by the fishing boat and then became trapped itself.
At 5m long, the shark is longer than a family car and could probably comfortably fit a few family members inside its massive belly.
Researchers estimate the shark was at least 40 years old.
Speaking to The Courier-Mail , Mr Hislop said he had not decided whether to house the spectacular specimen at his Hervey Bay shark show.
"It's a magnificent specimen that's for sure," he said.
"I haven't decided what I am going to do with it yet though.
"If I keep it there (at the shark museum) I will freeze it first."
Some species of hammerheads are on the global endangered list, but they are rarely implicated in attacks on humans.
Although that would be of little comfort to someone faced with a shark bigger than most Great Whites, the most feared of all sharks.
And Mr Hislop had even more chilling news.
"That's not the biggest one I've seen either," he said.
"I've caught bigger."
NOTE: damn shame it's dead. Truly a magnificent creature...Lon
Gargantuan Hammerhead Shark In Queensland
posted by Lon Strickler at 2:26 PM
3 Comments:
What a shame! Why some people feel that if they find something extraordinary they have to kill it infuriates me! Wouldn't it have been better to contact authorities so it could have been tagged and followed and appreciated for months or years? So sad.
i dont understand! was it dead when they reeled it in? seems like something like that, a natural treasure of the ocean should have been kept alive and released so it good genes could have been spread. especially for an endangered species... Humans can really suck...
This is absolutely amazing, it makes you wonder if the large species of shark we are seeing now a are a product of natural environmental changes, or whether we are now seeing deeper water species coming closer to the surface and being able to be caught.
For with a and as a result of species now being protected and being allowed to grow to their full potential.
This is actually the second photo of a giant Hammerhead I have seen on the last couple of months.
Because the larger species of shark, such as the great white island truly being hunted to extinction could this be the next species to step up and take the plate.
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