Porbeagle Shark in Mayo

[bovenip]

Such a shame it was killed though...

http://www.westernpeople.ie/news/story.asp?j=29867

[petekd]

Im kind of curious to how a 490 pound shark would get tangled in a pot line? Wonder was it depressed.....

[hairyconger]

I reckon it wuz something to do with mayo :lol:

[steve t]

How did this get caught in potting gear? It cant have been caught far from Killcummin , i think thats about 6 miles from Killala, saw a basking shark in same area last year, thought it was going to end up in drift nets as they were everywhere. Blowin, now you know what to do with that hook i gave you last week, pollack flapper on light tackle :lol:
Steve

[Drew]

Dear Sir,

I have recently been pointed in the direction of an article Pulished on your Website, Concerning the capture of a Large Female Porbeagle shark close to the Mayo coast. Though I am sure I has made for a good read, the glofication of the culling of such a magnificent creature is surely Unjust.

Maybe pointing Mr Flannery and Mr Gallagher in the direction of "Wikipedia" would show them the Error of their ways? It states that "The Porbeagle is listed as "Vulnerable" on the IUCN (World Conservation Union) Red List of Threatened Species. Canada also lists the Porbeagle as an endangered species and overfishing has recently decimated numbers in British waters. ref http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porbeagle#Distribution".

Im sure the capture of such a specimin was a triumphant moment for these Gentlemen, However it is overshadowed by the Death of a creature which had reached breeding age for an already endangered, and largely unknown species.

Yours Faithfully
D McMinn
Co Down

[col]

A couple of weeks ago there was a large, around 80lbs I'd guess, Porbeagle shark, presumably washed up, on Red barn beach in Youghl Co.Cork.
It was in front of the car park quite far up the beach on the dry/soft sand well away from the water.
It was a very depressing sight with its gut cut open and top fin cut off though few people seemed to notice it.