Video: mako shark struck by boat returns the favor

WARNING Video contains language that some might find offensive.

YouTube user ozfishwa posted the video above which documents a large shortfin mako (Isurus oxyrinchus) having a few goes at a fishing boat. According to the video description, the shark had been accidentally struck by Damo & Teeny Dwyer’s boat off Dampier, Western Australia. When they stopped the boat the shark made multiple approaches and bit the boat’s propeller.

One of the persons on-board is attempting to hook the mako in the latter part of the video using a piece of tuna as bait. While the mako does grab onto the line at one point, the fisherman is never successful at actually hooking the shark in the footage shown.

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About George Probst

George T Probst is an award-winning American photographer best known for his underwater great white shark photography. In addition to his work underwater, Probst travels to schools, businesses, and communities for public speaking events to discuss the importance of sharks and ocean conservation.

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