Sixgill Sharks caught in Turkey
Helmut Nickel, Shark Year Magazine,08. December 2011
Two recent records of Sixgill sharks from Turkey.
1st Specimen:
Date: reported on 06. December 2011.
Location: Karabiga, Biga District, Çanakkale Province, Turkey.
Species: Bluntnose sixgill shark ( Hexanchus griseus ).
Size: said to be 3 metres in length, 200 kg.
The specimen was caught in a fishing net in the Sea of Marmara.
Source and Photo Credit: A’DANZ’YE Haber.
2nd Specimen:
Date: reported on 06. December 2011.
Location: Yeniköy, Sarıyer District of Istanbul, Turkey.
Species: Bluntnose sixgill shark ( Hexanchus griseus ).
Size: said to be 3.5 metres in length, 400 kg.
Yeniköy is located on the European shores of the Bosporus Strait.
Source and Photo Credit: Karacabey Blog.
