tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8440191218735653005.post2309831359459821392..comments2023-12-27T01:58:48.548-08:00Comments on CFZ-NEW ZEALAND: Great White Shark hauled from harbourUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8440191218735653005.post-16719210736136009482011-07-10T05:10:33.364-07:002011-07-10T05:10:33.364-07:00What is totally amazing is that we are often unawa...What is totally amazing is that we are often unaware of what lies up beyond the breakers of the areas we often use for swimming.The area in which this shark was caught last year contains a quite sizeable seal colony often visited by recreational divers for fun.<br />I'm sure that they had known that an extremely large great white was sharing a similar interest they would not have been so keen.<br /><br />Not so long ago an extremely large Bronze whaler shark was caught off the pier at Petone which extends into Wellington Harbour and was a once very popular swimming spot during the 1950's and 60's.<br />And yet the amount of shark attacks for Wellington Harbour is exceedingly small.Tony Lucas - Citizen Scientisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09516900716418646433noreply@blogger.com