Merc14 Posted May 5, 2014 #1 Share Posted May 5, 2014 A Georgia shrimper caught a huge Goblin Shark in his net. Story here http://www.dailytech.com/Rare+Catch+and+Release+Casts+Light+on+Giant+Elusive+Goblin+Shark/article34862.htm http://www.dailytech.com/Rare+Catch+and+Release+Casts+Light+on+Giant+Elusive+Goblin+Shark/article34862.htm 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Still Waters Posted May 5, 2014 #2 Share Posted May 5, 2014 It was caught up in their nets by accident they said.......poor shark. The Daily Mail reports the shark is thought to be a female, and they're showing a full sized image of it so you can see how big it actually is - http://www.dailymail...inty-teeth.html 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merc14 Posted May 5, 2014 Author #3 Share Posted May 5, 2014 It was caught up in their nets by accident they said.......poor shark. The Daily Mail reports the shark is thought to be a female, and they're showing a full sized image of it so you can see how big it actually is - http://www.dailymail...inty-teeth.html Much better link, thanks. I love the retractable jaws! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rafterman Posted May 6, 2014 #4 Share Posted May 6, 2014 Amazing creature. It's odd though that it would show up in a shrimp net given that it us generally considered a deep water inhabitant and shrimping is a fairly shallow water activity. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merc14 Posted May 6, 2014 Author #5 Share Posted May 6, 2014 Amazing creature. It's odd though that it would show up in a shrimp net given that it us generally considered a deep water inhabitant and shrimping is a fairly shallow water activity. I have no clue but isn't it generally thiought that when these deep sea animals come up it is because they are sick? Someone in the article said it was following the shrimp up for a meal but I'm not so dure about that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rafterman Posted May 6, 2014 #6 Share Posted May 6, 2014 I have no clue but isn't it generally thiought that when these deep sea animals come up it is because they are sick? Someone in the article said it was following the shrimp up for a meal but I'm not so dure about that. I was thinking that it was probably sick as well. But who knows, there's probably a good deal we don't know about goblin sharks. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Still Waters Posted May 11, 2014 #7 Share Posted May 11, 2014 Update - Something else spotted in that goblin shark photo has Gulf scientists excited http://www.chron.com...oto-5456952.php 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myles Posted May 12, 2014 #8 Share Posted May 12, 2014 Very cool. Hope it survived. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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