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NZ Shark Taggers Issue Fresh Warning - "Taranaki Terror" 19ft Great White Shark
New Zealand News ^ | 02 February 2006 | By MICHELLE SUTTON

Posted on 02/01/2006 8:58:09 PM PST by Mongeaux

Scientists issued a fresh warning about a great white shark seen cruising Taranaki's coast line last night after attempts to tag it with a satellite tracker failed.

Marine scientist Clinton Duffy and former New Plymouth marine biologist Demian Chapman attempted to tag the terror of the deep with pop-off satellite tags to monitor its movements.

However, during the mission Mr Duffy did see a great white at least 4m long dive out of the water near Seal Rock, off Port Taranaki.

It is the latest of several sightings in the past month, of the shark dubbed the Taranaki Terror.

"We stopped for the sunset and as we were watching I saw a huge white shark almost breach, it almost jumped completely clear of the water off Seal Rock," Mr Duffy said.

(Excerpt) Read more at stuff.co.nz ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: greatwhite; kiwis; needbiggerboat; newzealand; nz; shark
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This is possibly the fifth sighting this year of that particular fish.

1 posted on 02/01/2006 8:58:10 PM PST by Mongeaux
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To: Mongeaux

4...3...2...1....

we need a bigger boat

yahoo !!!! first one to post it


2 posted on 02/01/2006 8:59:18 PM PST by Flavius (Qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum)
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To: Mongeaux

Teddy Kennedy picture alert!


3 posted on 02/01/2006 9:03:58 PM PST by neodad (Rock Chock Seahawks)
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To: Flavius

LOL! CONGRATS! I like to see people enjoying my shark posts...


4 posted on 02/01/2006 9:04:01 PM PST by Mongeaux (You are a wise man and I agree with you completely. This was a cage diving operation, was the water)
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To: Flavius

"Y'all know me. Know how I earn a livin'. I'll catch this bird for you, but it ain't gonna be easy. Bad fish. Not like going down to the pond and chasing bluegills and tommycocks. This shark, swallow you whole. No shakin', no tenderizin', down you go."

5 posted on 02/01/2006 9:10:35 PM PST by Mr. Mojo
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"He said the warning was not intended to scare people."

Hey mate, just thought I might mention you're swimming with a 19' Great White Shark but don't worry about it. Sheesh! Those people down there must really be laid back.
6 posted on 02/01/2006 9:12:39 PM PST by jazusamo (A Progressive is only a Socialist in a transparent disguise.)
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To: Mongeaux
My kayak looks kinda small after this post.
7 posted on 02/01/2006 9:12:54 PM PST by Fielding (Sans Dieu Rien)
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To: Mongeaux

I still don't know why God made sharks ... or grizzly bears.


8 posted on 02/01/2006 9:13:26 PM PST by Tuscaloosa Goldfinch
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To: Tuscaloosa Goldfinch

Predators play a vital role in the ecosystem, I'm afraid.

Great White Sharks are about the most awesome and complex creatures alive on Earth. However, I would advice keeping distance.


9 posted on 02/01/2006 9:15:52 PM PST by pcottraux (It's pronounced "P. Coe-troe.")
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To: Mr. Mojo

thats when spielberg was making movies

what the h happend to that guy,


10 posted on 02/01/2006 9:16:01 PM PST by Flavius (Qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum)
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To: neodad

That's a shark, not a beached whale.


11 posted on 02/01/2006 9:16:57 PM PST by PzLdr ("The Emperor is not as forgiving as I am" - Darth Vader)
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To: Flavius

died 1978


12 posted on 02/01/2006 9:18:10 PM PST by Nomorjer Kinov (If the opposite of "pro" is "con" , what is the opposite of progress?)
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To: pcottraux

I'm sure they do -- I just can't cultivate an appreciation for anything which might not consider that I should be at the top of the food chain, and not somewhere in the middle :-/ LOL


13 posted on 02/01/2006 9:19:39 PM PST by Tuscaloosa Goldfinch
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To: Mongeaux

"This was no BOATING ACCIDENT!"


14 posted on 02/01/2006 9:20:19 PM PST by Jack Hammer
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To: Flavius

Indiana Jones 4 is his next project.


15 posted on 02/01/2006 9:22:13 PM PST by pcottraux (It's pronounced "P. Coe-troe.")
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To: Tuscaloosa Goldfinch

"I still don't know why God made sharks ... or grizzly bears."



Don't have any sharks in Montana, but the Griz we do have generally:

1) Eat

2) Sleep

3) Make little griz

4) Scare the crap out of a bunch of tourists who don't know any better than disturb them while they are occupied with the first three items on my list.

5) As a special treat, dine on slow tourists.


16 posted on 02/01/2006 9:23:24 PM PST by Unrepentant VN Vet (I can't really accept a welcome home until the last MIA does.)
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To: Tuscaloosa Goldfinch

I can cultivate an appreciation for it. Appreciate in the sense that, "Wow, that creature is amazing, I'm going to stay FAR, FAR away from it!"

Appreciation = respect.


17 posted on 02/01/2006 9:23:48 PM PST by pcottraux (It's pronounced "P. Coe-troe.")
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To: Unrepentant VN Vet
Scare the crap out of a bunch of tourists who don't know any better than disturb them while they are occupied with the first three items on my list.

That statement there, my friend, explains almost EVERY animal attack against humans. They don't consider us part of the food chain...as long as we don't bother them.
18 posted on 02/01/2006 9:25:37 PM PST by pcottraux (It's pronounced "P. Coe-troe.")
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To: Mongeaux

The only thing a shark is afraid of is a bigger shark


19 posted on 02/01/2006 9:39:19 PM PST by skimask (The United States Marine Corps is, quite frankly, the finest fighting force on God's earth.)
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To: Mongeaux

<< NZ Shark Taggers Issue Fresh Warning - "Taranaki Terror" 19ft Great White Shark >>

Shoot the bastard.

[Where's a Japanese whaler when you want one?]


20 posted on 02/01/2006 9:40:44 PM PST by Brian Allen (How arrogant are we to believe our career political-power-lusting lumpen somehow superior to theirs?)
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