Report released into mysterious death of massive great white shark at Port Broughton
With a liver weighing 70kg, the report stated the great white was “in moderate to good body condition”.
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Details have been released following the death of a 480kg great white shark at Port Broughton over the weekend.
The 3.5m female shark was collected by PIRSA Fisheries officers on Friday after it was found dead at the popular Yorke Peninsula spot.
On Monday, Shark Watch SA revealed the South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI) findings from a necropsy on the mammoth creature.
It concluded that the shark, with a liver weighing 70kg, was “in moderate to good body condition”.
But the report stopped short of offering an explanation for the mystery death.
“There are no gross findings to explain the unusual swimming behaviour of the shark or the cause of death,” it said.
“The liver weighs approximately 14 per cent of the total body weight, suggesting the animal had reasonable fat reserves.”
Results from the histopathology tests done on tissue samples from the shark are still pending.
The great white death comes after multiple sharks washed up on SA beaches this month as the toxic algal bloom crisis continued to impact the state’s marine life.
About two weeks ago, at least nine sharks were reported dead by locals using the iNaturalist app, including multiple Port Jackson sharks found at Maslin Beach, Kingston Park, Tennyson, Port Noarlunga and Largs Bay.
Gulf and Cobbler Wobbegong sharks have also been reported at Hallett Cove, Corny Point, Seacliff and Glenelg North.
Originally published as Report released into mysterious death of massive great white shark at Port Broughton
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