Fishermen Catch Extremely Rare Megamouth Shark Then Eat It
Fishermen in the Philippines inadvertently caught and later ate a Megamouth shark. The Megamouth Shark is so exceptional rare that this was the 43rd only to be ever recorded. The Megamouths Shark which was 1,100 pounds and around 13 foot long. Apparently the Megamouth Shark perished while struggling in the fishermen’s nets on the 30th march, just of Burias Island which is one of the three major islands of Masbate Province in the Philippines. The Megamouth was taken to nearby Donsol in Sorsogon province Philippines.Shark meat is the main ingredient in a local delicacy. The first Megamouth was discovered in Hawaii in 1976, prompting scientists to create an entirely new family and genus of sharks. Megamouth sharks are docile filter-feeders with wide, blubbery mouths. Rare megamouth shark feeding on shrimp larvae, this is only known due to the contents of the rare sharks stomach. Others Megamouths have been encountered in California, Japan, Taiwan, Indonesia, Brazil, Ecuador, Senegal, South Africa, Mexico and Australia.
List of megamouth shark specimens and sightings
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