Tuesday, February 21, 2012

'Jaws' on the prowl near Tauranga coast

A great white shark could be circling the Bay of Plenty.

Just over a week after two fisherman reported a "huge" great white near the Tauranga Harbour entrance, a surfer has said one cruised "very close by" while he was surfing with several others near Mt Maunganui.

"This shark was larger than a 12ft surfboard and had huge pectoral fins with a very large girth - and cruising water as shallow as 1.5m. Its demeanour seemed rather inquisitive and docile.

"I was left in awe at seeing such a magnificent creature so close to land and in its natural environment."

New Zealand Herald 5:30 AM Tuesday Feb 21, 2012

2 comments:

Veronica Wald said...

STAY. OUT. OF. THE. WATER.
(sharks are a particular phobia of mine)

merinz said...

I agree with you entirely Veronica.

I am amused at the surfer's comment that 'its demeanour seemed rather inquisitive and docile' - I don't think that I would be waiting around long enough to assess its mood!