JAPAN: Extremely rare megamouth shark caught

This rare megamouth shark was caught in fishing nets five kilometres from Owase Port in Mie Prefecture and was around five metres in length.

It weighed around 1000 kilos (2200 pounds) and was bought by a Japanese fish monger.



Megamouth sharks have been reported to swim between depths of 130 and 170 metres under water during the day, ascending to between 10 and 30 metres during the night.