NZ Shark Taggers Issue Fresh Warning - "Taranaki Terror" 19ft Great White Shark

New Zealand News ^ | 02 February 2006 | By MICHELLE SUTTON

[Mongeaux]

Scientists issued a fresh warning about a great white shark seen cruising Taranaki's coast line last night after attempts to tag it with a satellite tracker failed.

Marine scientist Clinton Duffy and former New Plymouth marine biologist Demian Chapman attempted to tag the terror of the deep with pop-off satellite tags to monitor its movements.

However, during the mission Mr Duffy did see a great white at least 4m long dive out of the water near Seal Rock, off Port Taranaki.

It is the latest of several sightings in the past month, of the shark dubbed the Taranaki Terror.

"We stopped for the sunset and as we were watching I saw a huge white shark almost breach, it almost jumped completely clear of the water off Seal Rock," Mr Duffy said.

[Mongeaux]

This is possibly the fifth sighting this year of that particular fish.

[Flavius]

4...3...2...1....

we need a bigger boat

yahoo !!!! first one to post it

[neodad]

Teddy Kennedy picture alert!

[Mongeaux]

LOL! CONGRATS! I like to see people enjoying my shark posts...

[Mr. Mojo]

"Y'all know me. Know how I earn a livin'. I'll catch this bird for you, but it ain't gonna be easy. Bad fish. Not like going down to the pond and chasing bluegills and tommycocks. This shark, swallow you whole. No shakin', no tenderizin', down you go."

[jazusamo]

"He said the warning was not intended to scare people."

Hey mate, just thought I might mention you're swimming with a 19' Great White Shark but don't worry about it. Sheesh! Those people down there must really be laid back.

[Fielding]

My kayak looks kinda small after this post.

[Tuscaloosa Goldfinch]

I still don't know why God made sharks ... or grizzly bears.

[pcottraux]

Predators play a vital role in the ecosystem, I'm afraid.

Great White Sharks are about the most awesome and complex creatures alive on Earth. However, I would advice keeping distance.

[Flavius]

thats when spielberg was making movies

what the h happend to that guy,

[PzLdr]

That's a shark, not a beached whale.

[Nomorjer Kinov]

died 1978

[Tuscaloosa Goldfinch]

I'm sure they do -- I just can't cultivate an appreciation for anything which might not consider that I should be at the top of the food chain, and not somewhere in the middle :-/ LOL

[Jack Hammer]

"This was no BOATING ACCIDENT!"

[pcottraux]

Indiana Jones 4 is his next project.

[Unrepentant VN Vet]

"I still don't know why God made sharks ... or grizzly bears."

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Don't have any sharks in Montana, but the Griz we do have generally:

1) Eat

2) Sleep

3) Make little griz

4) Scare the crap out of a bunch of tourists who don't know any better than disturb them while they are occupied with the first three items on my list.

5) As a special treat, dine on slow tourists.

[pcottraux]

I can cultivate an appreciation for it. Appreciate in the sense that, "Wow, that creature is amazing, I'm going to stay FAR, FAR away from it!"

Appreciation = respect.

[pcottraux]

Scare the crap out of a bunch of tourists who don't know any better than disturb them while they are occupied with the first three items on my list.

That statement there, my friend, explains almost EVERY animal attack against humans. They don't consider us part of the food chain...as long as we don't bother them.

[skimask]

The only thing a shark is afraid of is a bigger shark

[Brian Allen]

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Shoot the bastard.

[Where's a Japanese whaler when you want one?]