Giant tiger shark hauled from water at popular Gold Coast surf break

A 4m tiger shark as wide as the boat that caught it has divided Gold Coast residents after being hauled from waters off popular Snapper Rocks.

The 4m tiger shark is as wide as the boat on which it was hauled after reportedly being caught on a baited drum line off Snapper Rocks on Monday morning. Picture Instagram

Frightening footage has emerged of a giant shark caught by the state government shark contractor off one of Queensland’s most popular beaches.

The 4m tiger shark is as wide as the boat on which it was hauled after reportedly being caught on a baited drum line off Snapper Rocks on Monday morning.

Coast man Brendan Gauci posted drone footage of the terrifying catch on his @bthedrifter Instagram account.

The post divided followers, with some reacting with anger and others relief at the sight of the lifeless predator on the back of the boat.

Gold Coast man Brendan Gauci posted drone footage of the terrifying catch on his @bthedrifter Instagram account.

“As scary as they are, it’s hard to see them like this too!” Gold Coast TV personality Liz Cantor commented.

“What a huggggeee predator – you must have been thinking ‘I can’t believe what I’m seeing!’.”

Another user said: “I’d rather see that shark dead on the back deck than swimming around surfers and people swimming. Good work boys, thanks for keeping us safe!!.”

Another user called @shark_enthusiastt responded: “I’d rather be dead on the back of that boat than that poor shark.”

“I’m sorry, am I going crazy? Why is majority of comments congratulating them for killing an innocent animal,” they wrote.

Frightening footage has emerged of a giant shark caught by the state government shark contractor.

Greenmount next to Snapper Rocks was the scene of the Gold Coast’s last fatal shark attack when local real estate agent Nick Slater was mauled to death while surfing the popular break in September 2020.

A Department of Primary Industries spokeswoman said 10 tiger sharks had been caught so far this year at Rainbow Bay.

“Tiger sharks can grow up to approximately 6 metres in length so while this is a very large shark, it is far from the largest for this species,” she said.

“Tiger sharks are a target species for the (shark control) program. The purpose of the shark control program is to reduce the risk of shark attacks along Queensland’s coastal beaches.”

Originally published as Giant tiger shark hauled from water at popular Gold Coast surf break