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Old 07-17-2008, 07:47 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Grey Nurse Shark saved from 4 foot Gaff
Grey Nurse Shark at my local dive site had a 4 foot fishing gaff caught down its throat.

Here is the media report: Yahoo!7 Sunrise - Video

BTW the local diver that located the shark was yours truely

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Very interesting - good find, and good operation they did! Thanks for posting it.
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two mate! good work....
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That was on Good Morning America this morning. What a great story.
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Grey Nurse Shark at my local dive site had a 4 foot fishing gaff caught down its throat.

Here is the media report: Yahoo!7 Sunrise - Video

BTW the local diver that located the shark was yours truely

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Great job~!

By the way, nice pic for your avatar.
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Belching air... makes sense. Great video & great job.

thanks for posting
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Good on you, mate!! Job well done.
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