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| Monster 16ft shark sold for £255 | Monster 16ft shark sold for £255 |
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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. |
| It was bought by fish merchant Julian Smart who expects the carcass to be sold whole. The current record for a thresher shark is less than 400kg. | |
| There is a possibility it may not be eaten but stuffed instead Elizabeth Stevenson | There is a possibility it may not be eaten but stuffed instead Elizabeth Stevenson |
| Fishermen W Stevenson and Son based in Penzance, said the Cornish carcass had easily beaten that record. | Fishermen W Stevenson and Son based in Penzance, said the Cornish carcass had easily beaten that record. |
| Elizabeth Stevenson said there were rumours the shark could be put on display. | 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 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. | "There was not too much interest in buying it, it is difficult to physically move and sell that amount of fish. |
| The world record for a thresher shark is believed to be 723lb | The world record for a thresher shark is believed to be 723lb |
| "We've heard that there is a possibility it may not be eaten but stuffed instead." | "We've heard that there is a possibility it may not be eaten but stuffed instead." |
| 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 shark was caught by skipper Roger Nowell who had been trawling for squid and John Dory. | The shark was caught by skipper Roger Nowell who had been trawling for squid and John Dory. |
| According to the UnderwaterTimes website, the current world record for a thresher is a 328kg (723lb) specimen caught by rod off Hawaii in 2005. | According to the UnderwaterTimes website, the current world record for a thresher is a 328kg (723lb) specimen caught by rod off Hawaii in 2005. |