Caught a 200kg shark, had to use a crane to bring it ashore

Fishermen caught a shark weighing more than 200kg, and had to use a crane to bring it from the sea to shore.

A shark weighing more than 200kg was caught by fishermen in Ly Son and had to be brought ashore by a crane - Photo: PHUONG NGUYEN

On February 28, fisherman Nguyen Thanh (Ly Son island district, Quang Ngai) caught a shark weighing more than 200kg. When docking at the port, a crane had to be used to lift the struggling giant fish from the ship to shore.

Mr. Thanh caught this shark in the sea area about 2 nautical miles from Ly Son Island. When the fish bit the hook, Mr. Thanh did not expect it to be so big and had to work very hard to subdue the fish weighing more than 200kg.

After bringing the fish to the wharf on Ly Son Island, Mr. Thanh had to use a crane to lift the fish from the boat to shore. In all his fishing life, Mr. Thanh had never caught such a big shark.

Ly Son sea area often has sharks at a location from 1 to 2 nautical miles from shore. But most of the sharks that fishermen catch weigh a few dozen kilos. Catching a shark weighing more than 200kg is very rare.

Very quickly after that, the trader came to inquire and bought the fish for 70,000 VND/kg. Thus, after just one fishing session, the shark helped Mr. Thanh earn 15 million VND.

Marine sharks are a group of fish in the order Carcharhiniformes , with elongated bodies and characteristic rough skin. They come in many different species, with varying sizes and weights.

Some common species such as grey shark usually weigh 70-110kg, hammerhead shark can reach 150-400kg.

The largest is the whale shark, an adult can weigh up to 15-20 tons.

Many species of sharks are subject to conservation such as: Brown shark, docile shark, tooth shark, tuna shark...

The shark that Mr. Thanh caught was a milk shark, not on the list of banned species.

Source: https://tuoitre.vn/cau-duoc-ca-nham-nang-200kg-phai-dung-xe-cau-dua-len-bo-20250228170114078.htm