Man Catches 500-Pound Shark In Miami
POSTED: Monday, November 22, 2004
MIAMI -- It took five people to reel in a 500 pound shark and the size could be record breaking. The longest hammerhead shark on record was 12 feet long. The shark caught Sunday on South Beach was just a half inch longer, weighing over 500 pounds. Several fisherman on a chartered fishing trip say they caught a 12 and a half foot scalloped hammerhead shark just a few hundred yards off the coast. Mark Farmer said he was excited when he reeled in the huge shark. He said it's rare to catch one in the area during this time of year. But marine biologist Neil Hammerschlag said fishermen in Florida have told him they've noticed a decline in catches and occurrences of hammerhead sharks. The largest hammerhead caught in Florida was a 991-pounder in 1982.
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