eeeeeeeeeeekkkkkkkkkssssssss Sharks
May 20th 2007, 8:55 am
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eeeeeeeeeeekkkkkkkkkssssssss Sharks
Hi,
How many sightings of the Great White Shark(GWS) have there been in NZ or more to the point............How many attacks.
Love the sea but in the back of my mind always is DUH DUH DUH DUN
"going to need a bigger boat"
How many sightings of the Great White Shark(GWS) have there been in NZ or more to the point............How many attacks.
Love the sea but in the back of my mind always is DUH DUH DUH DUN
"going to need a bigger boat"
May 20th 2007, 9:03 am
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Re: eeeeeeeeeeekkkkkkkkkssssssss Sharks
relax...nothing ever happens in NZ...
though I did see this in my bath this morning
May 20th 2007, 9:05 am
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May 20th 2007, 12:36 pm
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Re: eeeeeeeeeeekkkkkkkkkssssssss Sharks
When we went fishing half a mile out from Auckland city centre last year our boat hooked a vicious looking hammerhead shark.
Unfortunatley it fell off the hook as it was being 'hauled-in'.
As it was only about 22 inches long I suspect a nasty nibble would have been as bad as it got had it attacked you
Unfortunatley it fell off the hook as it was being 'hauled-in'.
As it was only about 22 inches long I suspect a nasty nibble would have been as bad as it got had it attacked you
May 20th 2007, 12:41 pm
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Re: eeeeeeeeeeekkkkkkkkkssssssss Sharks
New Zealand Great White shark A proven man-eater with a preference for cooler areas, this shark is present throughout our waters often entering shallow water. Any animal life if suitable size is taken, including very large fishes and dead domestic animals. With recovering seal populations, increasing numbers of white shark sightings are reported each year. Its colour is variable, usually shades of grey, blue and brown with a tendency to dirty white in larger examples. The stout form and large, coarsely serrated triangular teeth are quite distinctive features. Great white and white pointer are widely used alternative names. These sharks are seldom targeted by New Zealand anglers
And info on the rest of the New Zealand sharks is here -
http://www.fishnz.co.nz/species.cfm?cat=Sharks
And info on the rest of the New Zealand sharks is here -
http://www.fishnz.co.nz/species.cfm?cat=Sharks
Last edited by justinthyme; May 20th 2007 at 12:59 pm.
May 20th 2007, 9:41 pm
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Re: eeeeeeeeeeekkkkkkkkkssssssss Sharks
yep, they're there. Seen a few when on Boyfriend's uncle's boat just off Tauranga - and bigguns too. At least 3 metres long and over. No joke.
May 20th 2007, 11:21 pm
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Re: eeeeeeeeeeekkkkkkkkkssssssss Sharks
Ugggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh - that scared me sh#tless, I dunno about witless 
I live in Northland, and regularly swim in the ocean.
But you never hear of any actual attacks, not like in SA and Oz ... or have I been on another planet???
I live in Northland, and regularly swim in the ocean.But you never hear of any actual attacks, not like in SA and Oz ... or have I been on another planet???
