Jan 02 2008
The shark that was killed twice
Sometimes strange things happens. In the 1950’s a Norwegian fishing vessel was hunting basking sharks off the coast. In those days they only used the shark liver. After removing the liver, the fishermen let the carcass go. The basking shark was harpooned and then forced to the surface where it was killed by a bullet in its head (a rifle). One day a vessel had caught a shark, and removed the liver. The carcass of the basking shark was floating freely near the surface.
Another fishing vessel came along. They spotted a shark fin and approached what seemed to be a swimming basking shark. The shark was then harpooned but the crew was a bit disappointed when they found out that they had caught a dead shark with no liver. That poor shark had been shot and harpooned twice.
You may also be interested in seeing a film of the basking shark fishery.
