Biggest Great White Shark Caught, Released (Pic)

[sixmile]

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2011/05/110506-biggest-great-white-sharks-apache-caught-animals-science/

Yikes!

'The 17.9-foot-long (5.5-meter-long) male behemoth was found off Mexico's Guadalupe Island (map) in fall 2009.

The animal breaks the team's previous record of 16.8 feet (5.1 meters), set when they caught a female great white named Kimel. (Both records are unofficial and not maintained by a formal organization.)

The two-ton Apache put up a fight—at one point breaking free from his barbless hook, said expedition leader Chris Fischer.

"The battle with Apache was like nothing we've ever dealt with," Fischer said.

Once on board, the researchers fitted the fish with a satellite-tracking tag, took a blood sample, and released him, watching him vigorously swim away.'

more at link

[Robb]

1. Apache?

[sharp_stick]

4. Oh yeah

that's gonna piss some people off. ;-)

on edit: "The new titleholder was named Apache after the dog of Brett McBride, boat captain on the National Geographic Channel show Shark Men. (The National Geographic Channel is part-owned by the National Geographic Society, which owns National Geographic News.)"

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

32. Thankfully they didn't name him Squid.

Nerd joke. Move on.

[Fire Walk With Me]

2. YOU fit him with the satellite tracking tag.

NO, YOU fit him with the satellite tracking tag.

Okay, paper rock scissors, GO...

[lunatica]

14. LOL! All three of those men look like they're in trouble

[taterguy]

20. Your amusing comment made me chuckle

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

36. Nice Rio reference!

"Scissor cuts rock." :rofl:

[nadinbrzezinski]

44. You know what was funny about that scene?

You should see my much smaller nanday attack his STEAK! We were laughing so hard...

[crickets]

41. Marlin Perkins: "I'll remain in the helicopter...

while Jim tags the man eating shark below."

Couldn't resist the blast from the past. No slam on Marlin Perkins. I loved that guy. I've met Jim Fowler; he's pretty neat too. :)

[MineralMan]

3. Catch and Release!

It's how to fish.

[Adsos Letter]

5. Things continue on this track...

they're gonna' need a bigger boat. :hide:

[flvegan]

6. I've watched that show a time or two.

They have quite the apparatus there to help ensure that the shark is as unharmed as possible. I can also say you wouldn't catch me anywhere near them without a 7-figure paycheck.

[BlueIris]

7. Yikers. And thank goodness he lived.

I was sitting there going, "But...but...they didn't kill him, right???"

Phew.

[Glimmer of Hope]

16. Me too! Glad he is ok but I hope no one encounters him accidently.,

[dhill926]

8. that is one pissed off looking fish........

[arcane1]

10. "I could eat you whole and not even notice it", it seems to be thinking n/t

[baldguy]

13. They always look pissed off.

Sort of like John McCain.

[Solly Mack]

9. He's beautiful.

[stuntcat]

21. +1 beautiful!

:D

[teach1st]

11. Probed by strange looking creatures in a ship from above

When the shark gets back with his buddies, nobody will believe the story.

[MineralMan]

15. Yeah. His story will end up in the Dungeon for sure.

:rofl:

[pipi_k]

12. Bah! The shark in "Jaws" was TEN times bigger!

:7

[stuntcat]

22. yah

at least 3 or 4 times bigger anyway!

[RebelOne]

29. I was thinking the same thing.

This shark looks like a midget compared with the shark in "Jaws." But of course the "Jaws" shark was fictional.

[Downtown Hound]

17. The biggest ever caught was 21 feet

Though the average size of a Great White is 14-16 feet, less than people have been led to believe by Hollywood. But yeah, just like humans, sometimes they can get REALLY big.

[MoonRiver]

18. What a magnificent animal!

Will be very interesting to track his travels and adventures! :)

[givemebackmycountry]

27. LOL

Adventure number one: Eat something.
Adventure number two: Eat something.
Adventure number three: Eat something.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

31. lol

:)

[Blue-Jay]

35. HA!

It's not like he's going to be solving mysteries with Aquaman or anything. Sharks swim and eat. That's all they do.

[MoonRiver]

40. But, but, inquiring minds want to know...

WHAT did he eat? :D

[xchrom]

19. I will now have dreams about this.

None of them pleasant.

[felix_numinous]

23. He's eyeballing that big guy..

:rofl:

[stuntcat]

24. beautiful!

That's a very good shark, I can tell :loveya:

It must be so strong, I bet it felt scary standing next to it.

[KittyWampus]

25. Somehow I think the shark looks pissed.

[Sky Masterson]

26. Oh good.

I feared that they killed it.

[ddeclue]

28. Yikes! We're gonna need a bigger boat!

[rhett o rick]

37. Very good. That's one of the greatest lines of all times. nm

[pipi_k]

46. that and...

two of my favorites from the "Star Wars" movies...


Obi Wan: "You'll never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy" .

and

Yoda: "NO! Try not! Do or do not. There is no try!"

:)

[rhett o rick]

48. Very good, esp the second one. nm

[Duer 157099]

30. It's OK. They're giving him a bong hit. n/t

[Parker CA]

33. Big fish! Love that show too. Incredible passion and care for sea life those guys all have.

[givemebackmycountry]

34. That big guy's name is Steve.

And Steve just ate a Reese's and Snickers peanut cup.
Steve is going to be delicious!

[ZombieHorde]

38. Sharks are crazy. nt

[ellie]

39. She looks pissed.

[joe_sixpack]

42. The look on that fish makes one think

that it certainly knows it's at the top of the food chain.

[fishwax]

43. lol -- indeed

:)

[Bosso 63]

45. Great book about Great White sharks

and the Farallon islands.


http://www.amazon.com/Devils-Teeth-Obsession-Survival-Americas/dp/080507581X

[Rhythm]

47. Egads, what a beautiful animal...

Always been a fan of sharks... except in ice hockey. :hide: