Monster shark spreads fear off Queensland coast

Posted on October 28th, 2009 by Ali Perkins

Sarah Vogler
October 24, 2009 11:00pm

A MONSTER predator lurking off the Queensland coast is so big it was nearly able to bite this 3m white pointer shark in half.

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The massive chunks were probably taken out by a giant white pointer that could easily be more than 5m long, based on the size of the huge bites on the sides of its smaller rival, experts say.

The shark-on-shark attack occurred off North Stradbroke Island, east of Brisbane.

The monster took advantage of the smaller shark being snared on a baited drumline set off the island’s popular Cylinder, Main and Deadman’s beaches.

Read full article from the Courier Mail.

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One Response to “Monster shark spreads fear off Queensland coast”

  1. Ali Perkins, on October 29th, 2009 at 3:29 pm Said:

    Hear interview with the Shark Control Program Manager from Queensland Fisheries on Radio New Zealand National at 14:11 on Thursday 29th October.

    http://www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/afternoons/20091029

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