Whale carcass sends tiger sharks into feeding frenzy
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Tiger sharks have been enjoying a feeding frenzy in the Ningaloo Marine Park following the death of a humpback whale a fortnight ago.
Keen fisherman Adam Gallash, who runs WA's biggest fishing website www.fishwrecked.com , witnessed the first hours of the attack and took rare video footage of the feeding frenzy.
"There were 10 to 12 tiger sharks of between six to 13 feet just feasting on the whale. They didn't seem to take much notice of us, they were well and truly blubbered up," Mr Gallash said.
He said the sight of sharks tearing at the carcass in clear shallow water was one he would never forget.
"It is the most amazing thing I have seen in my three years living at Exmouth. I've never seen as many tiger sharks in one place," he said.
The attack took place in the Bundegi Sanctuary zone in the Ningaloo Marine Park.
The footage shows tiger sharks cruising around the dead whale and ripping at its tail fluke and mouth.
One shark is seen thrashing the water as its tears at the humpback's tongue.
Mr Gallash said a number of fishermen witnessed the first hours of the attack while one woman paddled alone among the man-eating sharks in a sea canoe.
The whale carcass has since been tethered to the beach and is floundering in the surf zone at the remote beach.
A spokeswoman from the Department of Environment and Conservation said the whale had been tethered to prevent it floating into a more populated area.
Signs have been posted on the beach near the carcass warning swimmers and divers to stay away from the whale because of the threat from sharks.
The spokeswoman said the whale was expected to take up to 20 weeks to decompose.
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Colin Hay
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Good one Adam
It is good to get some exposure for the site and your great video.
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thats awesome
thats awesome
Lucky Tim
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ha ha I love it. Nothing
ha ha I love it. Nothing like a sneaky plug. I'm sure the "WA's biggest..." quote will ruffle a few other website feathers.
deepwater
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Excellent well done Ads
excellent mate in the paper and WAs biggest fishing site well done with everone here and more coming we can get australias biggest fishing site
WELL DONE ADS
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wow kool, i havent seen
wow kool, i havent seen anything like that before
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I bet that generated a few
I bet that generated a few referals!
kaney68
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Nice one Adam
Great bit of footage and as mentioned above top exposure for the site..
Would have been awesome if you could have gotten on the whale and filmed close up
Use a monopod and stick the camera right in there !!
Paul
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WHY CAN"T I SEE IT?
Why is it going at 2 second intervals? I let the whole lot play through while i walked the dog thinking that it just needed to download but same thing happened and REALLY want to see this. Its bad enough being nearly house bound and definately land bound . Can any one help me?
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just hit the pause buttom
and let it load first mate then it should play ok
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frenzy!
Exellent footage Adam and a nice plug for FW!