Huuuge shark.

[FordSVT]

Yesterday, a friend of mine who works for Parks Canada showed me these photos he took in Alma on the Bay of Fundy near Fundy National Park in New Brunswick. This is near where I live. A basking shark had been caught in a weir (fishing structure) and because it was in Park waters it was their responsibility to free it. It was measured at about 29 feet.

Not coincidentally, the largest basking shark ever caught and accurately measured was also caught in the Bay in 1851. It was a monstrous 40.3 feet and weighed almost 13,000 pounds. The only bigger fish is the whale shark, thank goodness they eat plankton.

 

[Colonel Green]

That's quite a fish, but the question must be asked: Did your friend attempt to jump it?

 

[the 4th hanson bro]

They need a bigger boat?

That's one big fish.

 

[John Picard]

Wow!

 

[An Officer]

Whoa! Did it survive? It looks pretty hurt.

 

[FordSVT]

It had died by the time they reached it, it could have been caught up in the nets for a day before anyone noticed it.

 

[Mallory]

That's one big shark. Definitely not something I'd want to run into, plankton eater or not.

 

[OmahaStar]

That's it? Here I thought you were talking about one of the Megs.

 

[FordSVT]

Yes, because the first news you'll here about a 60ft long prehistoric Megalodon won't be CNN, it will be via me on this BBS.

How big does a fish have to be to impress you?

 

[OmahaStar]

How big does a fish have to be to impress you?

Bigger than my ego.

 

[Plecostomus]

It had died by the time they reached it, it could have been caught up in the nets for a day before anyone noticed it.

Too bad it's dead, that's an impressive creature. Did they at least donate it to research or get someone with SCIENCE! credentials out to look at it?

 

[mr.peany]

That's quite a fish, but the question must be asked: Did your friend attempt to jump it?

 

[FordSVT]

It had died by the time they reached it, it could have been caught up in the nets for a day before anyone noticed it.

Too bad it's dead, that's an impressive creature. Did they at least donate it to research or get someone with SCIENCE! credentials out to look at it?

Not a clue. I wouldn't be surprised, it was on the news and I'm sure the Parks Dept. scientists would have had a look at it. There are also a couple of prominent marine biology programs and a museum with a large fossil and marine mammal collection in the province that would no doubt love to have a look at it. It would be a shame to just burn it or something.

 

[Holdfast]

How big does a fish have to be to impress you?

Bigger than my ego.

Never gonna happen...

 

[Samurai8472]

Now to find a 257 foot radioactive lizard.........

 

[tharpdevenport]

Should be f interesting note, that shark is bigger than the monsterous one in "Jaws".o

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

It needed a fricken' laser beam on its fricken' head.

 

[kitkat]

That's it? Here I thought you were talking about one of the Megs.

Yeah, I thought it was gonna be a big one too.

 

[M'Sharak]

Whoa! Did it survive? It looks pretty hurt.

Most sharks need to swim to maintain the flow of water over their gills. When caught in a net or weir for even a short time, they usually don't survive.

Should be f interesting note, that shark is bigger than the monsterous one in "Jaws".o

Adult basking sharks generally are, you know.

 

[FordSVT]

As I said, this one is about 10 feet and 5,000 pounds smaller than the record holder.