An enormous nice white shark snatched a 100 pound tuna from a Hawaii fisherman, leaving his hand "all lower up" from the place the fishing line was dragged deep underwater.
Nick Morris, who was 15 miles off Honolulu County, had the yellowfin tuna on his fishing line when a nice white shark appeared by the facet of his boat, native broadcaster KHON2 reported.
The shark snatched the tuna from Morris' fishing line in a matter of seconds, dragging it 30 to 40 ft underwater. In an interview with the tv station, Morris confirmed KHON2 the purple mark on his hand the place the fishing line was dragged from his hand.
When Moris pulled the road again as much as see what was left "the entire [fish] was gone" and the road was "chopped from the very high."
Nice white sharks are normally present in South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, the North Atlantic, and Northeastern Pacific. They're not often seen close to Hawaii.
They often go to Hawaii's waters from Mexico and California, however consultants should not certain why. Some assume they're attracted by the humpback whale breeding season, which takes place off the coast of Hawaii from November to April—nice whites are recognized to feast on whale carcasses.
5 minutes after snatching the fish, the shark reappeared along side the 27 foot fishing boat. When Morris bought a greater take a look at the shark, he estimated it measured between 17 to 19 ft, the broadcaster reported.
Nice whites have been recognized to succeed in as much as 20 ft lengthy, however that is uncommon. The common measurement for an grownup nice white is between 15 to 16 ft.
The shark was so big that initially, Morris thought it might need been a whale shark. That is the world's largest fish and might develop as much as 39 ft lengthy.
"I seen massive sharks however not that massive, like two weeks in the past, we had a 12-foot shark eat one in all our fish subsequent to the boat, however it's regular," Morris informed KHON2. "It was broad. I used to be telling my good friend no matter occurs, don't fall in as a result of he simply ate a 100-pound ahi no downside in any respect, and he nonetheless got here again he in all probability needs extra."
This was solely Morris' second encounter with an ideal white, regardless of having fished for many years.
Morris took a number of clips of his encounter, which KHON2 confirmed to Carl Meyer, a member of the shark analysis staff on the Hawaii Institute for Marine Biology.
Meyer informed KHON2 that the shark's barely pointed snout is a typical characteristic of the good white. The benefit with which it snatched the tuna fish was additionally a giveaway, he mentioned—whale sharks can solely eat small shrimp, fish and plankton, whereas an ideal white's jaws are made for consuming bigger prey.
Nice white sharks are a listed as a susceptible species on the IUCN Crimson Listing, with a lowering international inhabitants. It's hunted for its fins and enamel and as a trophy for sport fishing.
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