A 2,000-pound great white shark carrying six pups was caught by a fisherman off Taiwan's east coast, and later sold at a local fish market for $6,374.
Focus Taiwan, which did not post a photo with its story (the shark image with this post is generic), reported that the capture of the 13-foot predator occurred Wednesday about 1,000 feet off a beach in Taitung County.
A major surfing competition begins Thursday in the same general area.
There have been a handful of white shark sightings recently off Taiwan, which may be an indication that the long-polluted marine ecology has improved.
White sharks are supposedly protected in Taiwanese waters, and fishermen are required to report any captures.
A major surfing competition begins Thursday in the same general area.
There have been a handful of white shark sightings recently off Taiwan, which may be an indication that the long-polluted marine ecology has improved.
White sharks are supposedly protected in Taiwanese waters, and fishermen are required to report any captures.
This is a rare and important finding for this species. 4.5 m is closer to 15 ft, which is actually a significant and important difference in size! This size is also at the smaller end of reported pregnant white sharks, and frustratingly it would be interesting to know if this was the measured fork length or the total length of the shark?
Posted by: Andrew Fox | Jan 01, 2013 at 01:06 AM