10-foot Shark Nearly Bitten in Half by 20-foot Shark
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A stunning picture shows a 10ft predator thrashing about with two massive chunks missing on either side of its body, off the Queensland coast.
Experts said its rival may be 20ft (about six metres) long, judging by the size of the huge bites.
I've heard about the big one lurking. Every surfer is always cautious over here.
Surfer Ashton Smith. The great white was savaged after it got snared on a drum line - a baited hook attached to a buoy - near North Stradbroke Island, east of Brisbane.
The wounded creature was still alive when a crew hauled it onto a boat, close to Deadman's Beach.
"It certainly opened up my eyes. I mean the shark that was caught is a substantial shark in itself," Queensland Fisheries' Jeff Krause told Australia's Daily Telegraph.
Swimmers have been warned to stay out of the water near the island.
The attack also worried many at a nearby tourist Mecca - Surfers Paradise, south of Brisbane.
Surfer Ashton Smith, 19, of the Gold Coast, told the Courier Mail: "I've heard about the big one lurking. Every surfer is always cautious over here."
Drum lines and shark nets are used to defend swimmers from sea predators, but they have been criticised for occasionally trapping migrating whales.
Fisheries minister Tim Mulherin told the Mail that the capture of the bitten shark - and the indication of a larger one feeding in the area - bolstered the decision to keep defences in place.
He added there were no special plans to hunt the attacking shark but contractors had reset the drum lines
Last edited by muha; October 27th, 2009 at 04:30 PM.
Note that the smaller shark appears to be a male based on what seem to be claspers below the bite. Possible rivalry over a female? I've seen GWS in the 6 m range... fortunately from the confines of a cage while filming off Guadalupe. The female I saw dwarfed the other cage which held Dr. Guy Harvey and his crew.
Someone showed me this earlier then when we went back for more info they were reporting it as a possible hoax. Although this does happen, it is an unusual location for a bite let alone 2, let alone on opposite sides. No blood. No entrails. Also, the attitude of the sharks head seems to be one of agression. Doesn't seem likely to me considering the trauma with only a small portion of the backbone intact. If it's true, and it may be, I'd like to see the other fish!
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