The warter around here is too cold for swimming anyway...

Ferocious_Imbecile · 01-14-2007, 02:35 AM

Caught off Ucluelet B.C

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So much for swimming in the Ocean around here!!!! UCLUELET, B.C. (West side of Vancouver Island) While the ocean vessel 'Dawn Raider' was commercial fishing for dogfish, this Great White was hooked in the mouth but only resisted slightly for
15 minutes before it came up alongside the boat to have a look; long enough for one of the crew members to slip a rope around it's tail !!! 'And that's when the s**t hit the fan!!. The Shark took off towing the
42 foot fishing boat backwards through the water at about 7 Knots. Just like in JAWS, the boat was taking on water over the stern and the crew watched in horror as the shark would actually jump completely out of the water at times. This went on for an hour before the shark finally drowned. She weighed in at 1035 LBS. It is suspected she followed a weak El Nino current into local waters in search of food. Although mid 60 deg. water is considered ideal for these sharks, the larger ones can tolerate water in the low 50s.

Figisaacnewton · 01-14-2007, 02:39 AM

HOLY F&CK!

lonelyjew · 01-14-2007, 03:25 AM

Wow, wonder how that happened, next thing you know we'll find one in the great lakes(I suppose it will be able to survive in fresh water).

[R-DEV]GeZe · 01-14-2007, 03:26 AM

I've been there. I live on the same island (Vancouver Island), but a little south (Victoria more specifically).

Darth.Skyline · 01-14-2007, 08:48 AM

Quote:

shark finally drowned

You cant drown sharks. They live underwater.

Silly.

Guerra norte · 01-14-2007, 08:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Darth.Skyline

You cant drown sharks. They live underwater.

Silly.

Yes you can, they need to stay in almost constant movement to breathe.

Darth.Skyline · 01-14-2007, 08:56 AM

Oh, see i love watching animal/shark documentries, and i think there are these types of sharks that breathe even when they are not moving, so i must have gotten em confused.

But still, it sounds silly.

Guerra norte · 01-14-2007, 09:25 AM

I think they can stand still in the water if there's a sufficient current to feed their gills with oxygen.

Griffon2-6 · 01-14-2007, 09:36 AM

It also could have died from too much stress and not enough food.

[R-DEV]PARAMEDIC.CA · 01-14-2007, 09:42 AM

That shark was not caught on the WEST coast, it was caught on the east coast and its a MAKO Shark, not a GW shark... I think you have been dipping in the BC hydo weed (now thats what BC is famous for) ....just kidding, lol!... Good catch though!

HERe the proof:

and more

01-14-2007, 02:35 AM	#1
Ferocious_Imbecile Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 895	The warter around here is too cold for swimming anyway... Caught off Ucluelet B.C -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- So much for swimming in the Ocean around here!!!! UCLUELET, B.C. (West side of Vancouver Island) While the ocean vessel 'Dawn Raider' was commercial fishing for dogfish, this Great White was hooked in the mouth but only resisted slightly for 15 minutes before it came up alongside the boat to have a look; long enough for one of the crew members to slip a rope around it's tail !!! 'And that's when the s**t hit the fan!!. The Shark took off towing the 42 foot fishing boat backwards through the water at about 7 Knots. Just like in JAWS, the boat was taking on water over the stern and the crew watched in horror as the shark would actually jump completely out of the water at times. This went on for an hour before the shark finally drowned. She weighed in at 1035 LBS. It is suspected she followed a weak El Nino current into local waters in search of food. Although mid 60 deg. water is considered ideal for these sharks, the larger ones can tolerate water in the low 50s.
Ferocious_Imbecile Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 895

01-14-2007, 03:25 AM	#3
lonelyjew Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 2,762	Wow, wonder how that happened, next thing you know we'll find one in the great lakes(I suppose it will be able to survive in fresh water).
lonelyjew Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 2,762	Thanks luizinhuu for the find People are hopelessly ignorant of their own ignorance. -Me

01-14-2007, 03:26 AM	#4
[R-DEV]GeZe PR Developer Join Date: Feb 2006 Canada Location: Victoria, BC Posts: 2,935	I've been there. I live on the same island (Vancouver Island), but a little south (Victoria more specifically).
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01-14-2007, 08:56 AM	#7
Darth.Skyline Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: London, UK Posts: 3,122	Oh, see i love watching animal/shark documentries, and i think there are these types of sharks that breathe even when they are not moving, so i must have gotten em confused. But still, it sounds silly.
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01-14-2007, 09:25 AM	#8
Guerra norte Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 1,685	I think they can stand still in the water if there's a sufficient current to feed their gills with oxygen.
Guerra norte Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 1,685

01-14-2007, 02:39 AM	#2
Figisaacnewton Join Date: Nov 2004 United States of America Location: Seattle, Washington Posts: 1,903	HOLY F&CK!

01-14-2007, 09:36 AM	#9
Griffon2-6 Join Date: May 2006 Location: Here Posts: 2,615	It also could have died from too much stress and not enough food.
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01-14-2007, 09:42 AM	#10
[R-DEV]PARAMEDIC.CA PR Mapper Team Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Halifax, NS Posts: 514	That shark was not caught on the WEST coast, it was caught on the east coast and its a MAKO Shark, not a GW shark... I think you have been dipping in the BC hydo weed (now thats what BC is famous for) ....just kidding, lol!... Good catch though! HERe the proof: and more
	Cheers, Paramedic

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