I think it is..see the faint stripping on its back behind the dorsal fin..
Most tigers I have seen only have very small dorsal fins like that,, but I am no shark expert.
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I think it is..see the faint stripping on its back behind the dorsal fin..
Most tigers I have seen only have very small dorsal fins like that,, but I am no shark expert.
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Cheers Ean
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Cheers Ean
Yeah looks like a tiger shark to me, just out of interest, arn't sharks protected or something and not alowed to be kept?
It might only be the grey nurse i'm thinking of though;)
TIM.
Looks like a tiger shark to me too. The stripes can be faded and not as obvious on the larger one. I have a book at home here written by a shark catcher in the Whitsundays in the 1930's and he has a picture of a head of a tiger shark he estimated to have been about 18' caught on a drum line. Something "BIGGER" had bitten it off just behind the head with 1 bite!:eek2:
i know that this is going to open up a arguement so be ...
that shark would have looked so much better in the water doing its thing in ITS ENVIROMENTinstead of been killed doing what it does in its own enviroment
no i am no tree hugger enviromentalist , i just appreciate our wildlife and marine life and believe in killing for food not because its anoying me
cheers Kelvin
Sadly some of the very big sharks do come close to our shores and once they get a sweet smell and taste of what we have to offer they tend to stay and before long a human life is lost.
Sharks in generel are the hoovers of the ocean, they often feed on old and or injured animals and stay out of the way.
I have done many dive tours as I worked as a dive instructor in the Red sea, queensland and SA but its not the one you see that gets you, its the one you don't and believe me, the way the ocean currents are warming and big boys like that come close, its better him be caught and on deck of the boat than some-one getting bitten and or killed.
IMHO
This is not actually true, according to the experts, sharks don't like the way we taste.Quote:
Originally Posted by big guy
Baz.
Your mates obviously a professional fisherman, so if it's a choice between feeding the missus and kids and paying the bills or leaving the shark be, well, too bad for the shark.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ean Austral
Deano:)
Under NSW State Law, professional fishermen are allowed to keep 1 or 2 AFAIR bycatch sharks, or their fins anyway. This applies only to state waters ie up to 3 nautical miles offshore.
They have told me they sometimes make more out of selling the fin than the entire catch.
Regards Philip A
In Queensland it's a bit different. Amateur fishermen aren't allowed to keep any non-protected shark over 1.5 metres. Professional fishermen can take non-protected sharks over 1.5 metres under the conditions of the boats licence. They are not permitted to take fins only. They must keep the whole fish.Quote:
Originally Posted by PhilipA
Deano:)