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'Minnow' price for monster shark 'Minnow' price for monster shark
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One of the biggest thresher sharks caught off the coast of Cornwall has been sold at market.One of the biggest thresher sharks caught off the coast of Cornwall has been sold at market.
The 16ft (5m) shark, caught off Lands End on Wednesday, weighed in at 510kg (1,125lb).The 16ft (5m) shark, caught off Lands End on Wednesday, weighed in at 510kg (1,125lb).
The "monster of the deep" sold at Newlyn Fish market for 50p per kilo - fetching a total of £255.The "monster of the deep" sold at Newlyn Fish market for 50p per kilo - fetching a total of £255.
Fishermen W Stevenson and Son based in Penzance, said the carcass had easily beaten the previous record for the heaviest of the species - about 400kg.Fishermen W Stevenson and Son based in Penzance, said the carcass had easily beaten the previous record for the heaviest of the species - about 400kg.
A Stevenson spokesperson said the shark only went for its starting price because it was so big no one else could take it away. There is a possibility it may not be eaten but stuffed instead Elizabeth Stevenson
It was bought by a local wholesaler and taken to premises on a nearby industrial estate. Elizabeth Stevenson said there were rumours the shark could be put on display.
"There was an awful lot of interest from people watching and wanting to see the shark," she said.
"There was not too much interest in buying it, it is difficult to physically move and sell that amount of fish.
"We've heard that there is a possibility it may not be eaten but stuffed instead."
The world record for a thresher shark is believed to be 723lb
Thresher sharks feed off mackerel and herring in warm and temperate oceans, including the east and west Atlantic.Thresher sharks feed off mackerel and herring in warm and temperate oceans, including the east and west Atlantic.
The Cornish shark was caught by skipper Roger Nowell who had been trawling for squid and John Dory.The Cornish shark was caught by skipper Roger Nowell who had been trawling for squid and John Dory.
It was bought by merchant Julian Smart who said he expected to sell it whole.
According to the UnderwaterTimes website, the current world record for a thresher is a 723lb specimen caught by rod off Hawaii in 2005.