finin Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 Saw it yesterday, apparently a victorian trawler off portland Victoria landed a 6.3M Basking Shark. I didnt know they even existed in Australian Waters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest no one Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 Ha, "landed" makes it sound like they actually caught it on a rod and line... Baskings are massive prehistoric creatures, used to see loads when I lived in the Shetland Islands, really scary looking things. Usually a really cold water fish, not sure what it would be doing round here... certainly sounds like its lost! Also - nothing surprises me about these trawlers... although I am surprised they've not caught a mermaid yet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camo1808 Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 Ha, "landed" makes it sound like they actually caught it on a rod and line... Baskings are massive prehistoric creatures, used to see loads when I lived in the Shetland Islands, really scary looking things. Usually a really cold water fish, not sure what it would be doing round here... certainly sounds like its lost! Also - nothing surprises me about these trawlers... although I am surprised they've not caught a mermaid yet! Haha yeah i completly agree with tef. Even on the news they admitted it got tangled in their nets hahaSent from my SM-G900I using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cameldownunder Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 Also - nothing surprises me about these trawlers... although I am surprised they've not caught a mermaid yet! I would need a Fresh-Water mermaid, for the pool . Not sure about reaction of Wife Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest no one Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 I would need a Fresh-Water mermaid, for the pool . Not sure about reaction of Wife Sad thing is I think my life would like her better than me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyNurse Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 (edited) Yeah Ed, I read the story as well and was a bit surprised that a basking shark was observed so far from "home". However, it's not the first caught in Australian waters. According to Wiki, their distribution is world wide. I'd love to know their migratory pattern. And apparently it was donated to the Victoria Museum, so kudos to the trawler skipper and crew. Edited June 25, 2015 by GreyNurse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finin Posted June 25, 2015 Author Share Posted June 25, 2015 Greynurse, well after a bit more reading as you said they are found in Australian waters all the way from perth down and around the bite to tassy and all the way up the east coast ending near the reef and out to NZ. Breeding grounds iceland and nth europe. Usually found way over the shelf and the last one caught in Australian waters was 130yrs ago! Yes has been donated to Museum Victoria. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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