Sharks in QATAR, Identifying needed please!!

[sanadw]

Back to the original question of what type of Shark it is, it looks like a Bronze Whaler to me.
I caught AND RELEASED a few a couple of years ago in Namibia.
I’ll post a picture next week.
All the Sharks we caught went back to the sea with no harm done.
Probably to take revenge on the first spearo they come across!!!!!

Thank you podge .... I appreciate the direct answer...

 

[Craig Thailand]

Probably to take revenge on the first spearo they come across!!!!!

:waterwork :waterwork :waterwork

 

[island_sands]

I also thought it was a bronze whaler. I didnt' think you got Silkies in the Gulf region.

 

[Amphibious]

pretty sure there are silkies in the gulf, but I could be mistaken. we caught a lot of "reef sharks" that we assumed were silkies when I lived in saudi.

 

[island_sands]

A silky is a pelagic shark though... rarely come to the reefs except for cleaning.

 

[Craig Thailand]

Here is a distributionmap of silky sharks

 

[island_sands]

Here is a distributionmap of silky sharks

bit small, what's the link?

 

[Craig Thailand]

Sorry, the website seems to have some trouble opening, or it could be the office computer.
Anyways go to www.fishbase.org type in silky and away you go!! It is a real cool site, you can even select your own country and it will list what fish are found there, when they were found, how big the specimens were etc.

 

[podge]

There you go one Bronze Whaler.
This one happy is in much better condition than the ones at the start of this thread.

 

[Marwan]

podge, how so? did this one die of old age?

 

[podge]

podge, how so? did this one die of old age?

This one and the rest of the Sharks we caught were all measured weighed tagged photographed and released back to the sea UNHARMED.

 

[Marwan]

ok !, must have been fooled by the photo, it looks like the classic "i caught a shark" picture...
cheers

 

[miles]

Hiya

Podge, i'll hazard a guess...... caught that in South West Africa / Namibia?

Regards
miles

 

[sanadw]

Nive ctach Podge....

 

[MJK]

hi there, where do you go diving in Qatar????

 

[sanadw]

allot of places to dive here, it depends if your going to dive inshore or deep sea!!??

the easiest one to go is the old reef... At C-line area, to the left side of the resort.
there is also Al Odaid area .. allot of nice places there, but you need a 4X4 and a good guide to take you there.... don't go alone if you don't know it.

some nice places near Dukhan.

but don't expect allot of reefs here, are you into spearfishing or diving only???

PM me if you need more info. will be glad to help.

 

[podge]

Hiya

Podge, i'll hazard a guess...... caught that in South West Africa / Namibia?

Regards
miles

Hi Miles your spot on Namibia 2004.
A few friends and myself have a trip abroad every year or so and I can tell you mate that one was a real hum dinger.:friday :friday

 

[Craig Thailand]

The pics of the sharks in the start of the thread seemed to have a more profound black tip than that whaler. Does the colour vary from shark to shark??

 

[Shadowkiller]

If these people were not vegetarians I would ask them if they think shark fins are collected humanly and how many they think are killed a year?
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Time and time again I see people attempting to justify the taking of sharks, or rare fish (or any fish) with the line "the commerical fishos do way more damage".

What a cop out. If you think your fishing style is sustainable, say so. Dont use the "its ok to do it because other people do more of it anyway" excuse.

Thats like me claiming its ok to kill a person because Hitler murdered 6 million people. Its doesnt make any sense.

It makes spearos look like idiots. Promote the sustainability of spearfishing, dont try to deflect criticism by pointing at the mistakes of others. It doesnt put your activity into perspective, it just makes you look like part of the problem.

:head

 

[Craig Thailand]

It seems as though you may have seen this type of situation arise on forums many times in the past. Unfortunatly the vibe i get from most people is that they are not so concerned about the sustainability of the sport, more about the pain that the animal goes through. That was more my point about the shark finners, but again you are right because justifying ones actions against the mistakes or actions of others is not correct either. I really find it hard to justify this part of spearfishing, it is not putting that animal in pain that satisfys us but some people tend to confuse the overall situation.
It may seem as though i am passing the proverbeal 'hot potatoe' here but, how do you get around this obstacle that I am sure as a seasoned spearo have encountered many times? I tend to explain that we eat what we kill, reply being why don't you buy it from the market; and there we are back at square one again.