HUGE SHARK CAUGHT.
CLAIMED TO BE A RECORD. (By Telegraph.—Own Correspondent.) WBITIANGA, Tuesday. A thresher shark weighing 6221b was caught yesterday by Mr. Zane- Grey, fishing off Mercury Bay in his new launch Frangipani. The shark was caught after a 24-hour fight, and is claimed to be the record thresher shark for these waters. It measured 16ft in length and sft in girth. Fish are reported to :be plentiful.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 302, 21 December 1932, Page 9
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