Bull shark caught in Potomac River
by TheDorsalFin on Sep.02, 2010 at 5:25 pm, under Shark News Stories
NBC Washington is reporting that an 8′ (2.4m) long bull shark was caught on August 31 in the Potomac River. According to the report, Willy Dean was fishing in Maryland’s St. Mary’s County in hopes of netting cownose rays for a biologist from Solomons Island, MD. Dean inadvertently netted the bull shark, which put up “quite a fight,” according to the fisherman. Dean says he will likely have the shark’s head “mounted” and is currently keeping the carcass in his freezer, according to the report.
Photos of the shark carcass are posted at NBC Washington.
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