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A NORTH Yorks fisherman got more than he bargained for when he caught a 16ft thresher shark, weighing 1,000lb just 200 yards off the Yorkshire coast.
According to The Sun, Pip Farline had to call other fishermen to help him haul in the shark. It was just 12 inches shorter than his boat.
The last time a deep water shark was caught off the Yorkshire coast was reported to be almost 80 years ago.
Thresher sharks are found in all temperate and tropical oceans of the world and can grow up to 25 ft in length. Although occasionally sighted in shallow, inshore waters, thresher sharks are primarily pelagic.
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