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May 19, 2009 11:45 pm US/Eastern
14-Foot Tiger Shark Reeled In Off Key Biscayne
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A 1,200 pound, 14-foot long Tiger Shark caught off Key Biscayne, Fla., on Tuesday, May 19, 2009.
Mark "The Shark" Quartiano
South Florida boat captain Mark "The Shark" Quartiano, a captain who has fished off Miami Beach for more than 30 years, has reeled in a whopper of a shark.
On board his charter boat, Striker-1, Quartiano caught a 1,200 pound, 14-foot long Tiger Shark Tuesday morning. The shark was caught in about 30-feet of water just off Key Biscayne.
He says it's the biggest Tiger Shark he has seen in all of his years of fishing off the South Florida coast.
The tiger shark is a predator and is considered one of the sharks most dangerous to humans. They are aggressive, large and often visit shallow reefs, harbors and canals.
They're also known for eating just about anything and are often called the "wastebasket of the sea". A tiger shark can be identified by its dark stripes, similar to a tiger pattern.
Tiger sharks are listed as a near threatened species which has many shark advocates angry and upset about this most recent catch. While shark fishing is legal, it's not quite as morally acceptable as in the past.
Many sport fishermen release the sharks they catch in this era of shark conservation due to the declining number of sharks around the world.
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