THE Narooma News reports a small mako shark was seen swimming disorientated into Dalmeny Lake on the NSW South Coast, last Friday morning.
The shark had a hook in its mouth and was trailing what looked to be a length of thick fishing line.
The shark estimated to be around 5-foot or 1.5-metres in length was seen by a number of people on the bridge over the lake entrance between 7am and 8am.
This includes Dalmeny local Paul Davies who took photos of the shark and was sure it was a mako shark based on his years of working with professional fishermen out of Narooma.
He said the shark was trailing around 2 to 3 metres of fishing line and seemed to be disorientated and weak, possibly suffering from the impact of the line and hook.
“I thought about grabbing it to remove the hook but then I have seen what they do to boats, I also thought about calling Fisheries.”
Earlier in the day the Narooma News received another report and photo of the same shark from someone who thought it was a whaler shark, but who did not get as close a look as Davies.
See images and read more at: http://www.naroomanewsonline.com.au/story/2712862/shark-swims-into-dalmeny-lake-photos/?cs=4137
