She is a fully finned female sand tiger that survived and all wounds are healed. Angler did not tag her because her girth made them believe she was carrying pups and to release asap. She was caught in Ocean City, MD in a spot 36 others were caught(no they were not finned) in the past month and a half, so shes cycling normal imo. She swam like a snake and was strong enough to knock angler over and break off swimming into surf.
-Caught 1\2 mile off Ocean City Inlet
-She was 91 inches from nose to what was left of lower caudal, 84 inches from nose to where caudal starts, estimated she would have been 100 inches if 3\4 of her caudal wasn’t gone.
-She was very “girthie” thought to have pups
-She swam like a snake. 3rd wave hit gills, he felt her pulsate and she exploded to right almost knocking him over.
– All wounds fully healed and he felt they were over a year old.
-Estimated at 300lbs
-He caught 36 total in same spot the past month and a half.
-His bait shop in Ocean City claimed its a normal occurrence with sandtigers in the area, when he showed them photos. They are caught yearly in that condition.
I believe this is the first ever documented full finning survivor. I do believe this might be species specific due to sand tigers gulping or holding air.
Photo Credits: E.L. Jehl.
Information Credits: Melissa Michaelson
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Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkOVtkUmq9c&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Your a loser Glen. Someone that doesn’t know how to put forward a point without discussing both sides of the story. I bet your a dole bludger that does not contribute anything to community biodiversity or society. The fact if you disappeared from this earth no one would care. Your opinions matter to you because you don’t consider the big picture people planet or the food chain.
Pretty brutal Lisa. I can’t imagine telling something so mean to someone. Bi would care if he died and he is God given addition to the world. Wow, you are quite rude.