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Scientists lasso shark to remove hook from its mouth | Scientists lasso shark to remove hook from its mouth |
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Marine scientists have lassoed an angry shark and removed a large hook from its mouth off Byron Bay in Australia. | Marine scientists have lassoed an angry shark and removed a large hook from its mouth off Byron Bay in Australia. |
Serious concerns were held for the critically endangered grey nurse shark after it was spotted with a metre-long hook lodged in its mouth. | Serious concerns were held for the critically endangered grey nurse shark after it was spotted with a metre-long hook lodged in its mouth. |
The Sea World Research and Rescue team sent divers in to find the shark earlier this week. | The Sea World Research and Rescue team sent divers in to find the shark earlier this week. |
The team then threw a rope around its body and waited as the shark thrashed around before tiring itself so it could be brought to the surface. | The team then threw a rope around its body and waited as the shark thrashed around before tiring itself so it could be brought to the surface. |
Sea World Director of Marine Sciences Trevor Long says murky water and strong currents made the mission difficult. | Sea World Director of Marine Sciences Trevor Long says murky water and strong currents made the mission difficult. |
"And to top it off, the shark was also quite feisty, putting-up a real fight once it had been roped," he said. | "And to top it off, the shark was also quite feisty, putting-up a real fight once it had been roped," he said. |
A large PVC pipe was inserted into its mouth. | A large PVC pipe was inserted into its mouth. |
The hook was lodged in jaw cartilage and took 25 minutes to remove. | The hook was lodged in jaw cartilage and took 25 minutes to remove. |
"With less than 1500 of the critically endangered Grey Nurse Sharks living along the east coast of Australia, every single animal is so important," Mr Long said. | "With less than 1500 of the critically endangered Grey Nurse Sharks living along the east coast of Australia, every single animal is so important," Mr Long said. |
Grey nurse sharks have very low reproductive rates, only breeding about every three years, and giving birth to only one or two pups at a time. | Grey nurse sharks have very low reproductive rates, only breeding about every three years, and giving birth to only one or two pups at a time. |
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