Rare Goblin Shark captured alive
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I think we have some ROV's that can make the trip but human excursions are definitely cost prohibitive.
I'm surprised there's not more theories in this thread about why these sharks are coming so close to the surface inistead of "why are the japs raping the fish" talk.
To die would be the most probable thing. But then again did it was what type of fishing it was? It still could of been down reasonably deep with some of the nets used these days. It is possible it was perfectly healthy.
You do have to wonder but with our limited knowledge of their biology, behavior, and breeding, it's hard to make an educated guess. I always assumed disorientation due to illness or injury.
Anyone have ideas as to why two seperate deep water sharks came up in roughly the same time period and area?
<Anyone have ideas as to why two seperate deep water sharks came up in roughly the same time period and area?>
maybe there was a change in ocean currents? maybe they share similar habitats? maybe they where eating the same fish as the fisherman where trying to catch(a disection would answer this)
i may be wrong but when a super deep sea fish comes up to the surface, don't they usually die(thinking about oar fish) if you pull something up in a net that was several thousand feet down then the odds of what you pull up then the odds of it surviving aren't all that great. if it was going to die anyway then i'd have rather seen them keep it than throw it back, now scientists will be more likely to find it worth study and try to protect it. think, if i go hiking in florida and bring back pics of a 30ft alligator next to a canoe then nobodies going to believe me or care much(except maybe the media for a day or two) but if i bring back that 30ft gator(dead or alive or even just it's skull) then every scientist with even the slightest interest in reptiles will be crawling all over the area demanding it be protected
maybe there was a change in ocean currents? maybe they share similar habitats? maybe they where eating the same fish as the fisherman where trying to catch(a disection would answer this)
i may be wrong but when a super deep sea fish comes up to the surface, don't they usually die(thinking about oar fish) if you pull something up in a net that was several thousand feet down then the odds of what you pull up then the odds of it surviving aren't all that great. if it was going to die anyway then i'd have rather seen them keep it than throw it back, now scientists will be more likely to find it worth study and try to protect it. think, if i go hiking in florida and bring back pics of a 30ft alligator next to a canoe then nobodies going to believe me or care much(except maybe the media for a day or two) but if i bring back that 30ft gator(dead or alive or even just it's skull) then every scientist with even the slightest interest in reptiles will be crawling all over the area demanding it be protected
