August 25, 2012

TURKEY: huge 1000 lb bluntnose sixgill shark


On Yeniköy, Karacabey in the state of Turkey a giant  Bluntnose sixgill shark (Hexanchus griseus) was landed. It was  said to be 4 metres in length, and 500 kg  - 1000 pound in weight. It was caught in the Sea of Marmara.