MONSTER THRESHER SHARK
A ZANE GREY CAPTURE:
(Special to “Northern Advocate.”) WHITIANGA, This Day. A monster thresher shark was captured on Monday by Zane Urey, fish.ing off Mercury Bay in his new launch.
Frangipani. The shark was caught after two. and a half hours’ tight and is claimed to be the record thresher shark for these waters. It measured 16 feet in length, y feet in girth, and weighed 622 pounds.
Fish arc reported to be plentiful
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Northern Advocate, 21 December 1932, Page 4
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