3,500kg basking shark pulled from Australian waters - video

A Victorian trawler has caught a basking shark weighing 3,500kg and measuring 6.5 metres. The animal, which is rare in Australian waters, has been donated to the Victoria Museum for science. It was caught in the Bass Strait, off the coast of Victoria, on Sunday. Video shows the huge animal being lowered to the ground by a crane watched by a gathering crowd Continue reading...