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Look inside a giant mako shark's stomach
Dissection of a potential world-record mako shark reveals a hidden surpriseOn June 3 this year, a giant 600.1kg shortfin mako shark was landed off Huntington Beach, California, after a 2.5-hour battle. That mako surpassed the standing all-tackle record by more than 45kg.
The fish measured 3.35 metres long and jumped four times after being hooked. Thankfully, it re-entered the water after those cartwheels.
The angler, Jason Johnston, donated the shark’s organs to science. Shark biologist Antonella Preti from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in America dissected the shark’s stomach to determine what it ate.
This is something she does for a living, gathering information on the marine food chain and, ultimately, helping other scientists shape fisheries management.
See the video below to see what the giant mako shark has in its stomach Warning: there’s lots of guts and gastric juices.
Meantime, the mako is of course one of the most revered -- and feared -- fish in the sea. No other shark is quite as unpredictable, typically leaping high in the air once hooked, sometimes with catastrophic consequences.
A mako exacted its revenge on a game fisher off Sydney in July this year. After the fish took the bait, the estimated 200kg shark exploded from the surface and landed smack bang on the outboard engine.
Luckily, the shark fell back into the sea, but not before inflicting thousands of dollars worth of damage. Had the mako ended up in the cockpit of the 24-foot tinnie, the result could have been much worse.
Anglers mostly tag their makos and the record distance travelled for an Australian release is 2577 nautical miles from Sydney to the Philippines after 12 years at liberty.
Now let's see what that giant shortfin mako shark had for its last meal...
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