- Location
- Midtown Manhattan
Sharks in NYC?
- Thread starter NYCEnglish
- Start date
I came here just to see if there were any info on this shark that was found on the Ditmars bound N-Q line, whichever train don't care, don't matter. but Somebody on this community knows who it belongs to, or who's it is.
Whoever did this pathetic prank needs to face justice. If this wasn't your pet, than you are filth, and if it IS your shark, then you are lower than filth.
Makes all aqualife keepers look bad.
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Not everyone has a shark, again, and in NYC, only about a handful of people have one that big.
Whoever did this pathetic prank needs to face justice. If this wasn't your pet, than you are filth, and if it IS your shark, then you are lower than filth.
Makes all aqualife keepers look bad.
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Not everyone has a shark, again, and in NYC, only about a handful of people have one that big.
- Location
- 10022
I hope authorities investigate where it came from
- Location
- Suffolk county, NY
That is so messed up. I don't understand people these days man. Who the hell brings a shark on a train? Not cool. Hope they find the person..
- Location
- Staten Island
More likely it was caught in our local waters. I doubt this came from a home aquarium or pet shop. Anything is possible though. Either way it's a shame that someone would kill and dump it on a train.
That looks like a sandshark to me, can almost guarantee it was caught locally. One or two things come to mind...
I't fell out of some fishermans bucket/bag or something or it was caught and left there as a prank. Although i wouldn't - many people eat these sharks. I guess anything is possible. [probably left there as a horrible prank]
I't fell out of some fishermans bucket/bag or something or it was caught and left there as a prank. Although i wouldn't - many people eat these sharks. I guess anything is possible. [probably left there as a horrible prank]
Sandshark. They are edible, abundant, and legal to keep, however, it is a shame to kill it and let it go to waste. I guess this story got so much attention being shark week and all 
Here is a real shark from NY. A 275lb thresher shark that I caught last week only 3 miles off rockaway beach. Yes it is legal to catch and very good eating. We also had one substantially larger 400+ lbs that we broke off the same day, as well as several others in the 200lb range released on other trips. We actually have an inshore fishery for sharks in the last few years. All within 10 miles from the beach there have been many confirmed catches of blue sharks, makos, thresher sharks, brown sharks, sand tiger, and hammer head sharks.
Here is a real shark from NY. A 275lb thresher shark that I caught last week only 3 miles off rockaway beach. Yes it is legal to catch and very good eating. We also had one substantially larger 400+ lbs that we broke off the same day, as well as several others in the 200lb range released on other trips. We actually have an inshore fishery for sharks in the last few years. All within 10 miles from the beach there have been many confirmed catches of blue sharks, makos, thresher sharks, brown sharks, sand tiger, and hammer head sharks.
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like mentioned probably just a prank for shark week. it was one shark, chinese fishing boats catch hundreds of sharks, lop their fins off and throw them back alive to drowned. how cruel and a waste of the rest of the fish, but nobodies complaining. i think they should chop the fisherman's arms off and throw them in to drown. what a bunch of cruel people, if you want to call them people.
- Location
- Staten Island ny
Sand shark for sure, and this time of year they are common in the Coney Island and Jamaica bay fishing areas , most people take them for show to friends and dump them rather than catch and release , stupid prank at the very least , punishable by a quick rogue beating!!! ..... At least I think so.
- Location
- Flushing NY 11355
Some error in your statement, shark finning fishing boats are mostly not Chinese in Asia. However, China is probably the major consumption country of shark fins nowadays after Taiwan ban shark finning in 2011. New York has just signed into law that "possess, sell, or distribute a shark fin in New York state" is illegal." However, the law does not apply to "both spiny and smooth dogfish, due to its important commercial value in England. According to the Governor's Office, the fish is exported to England and the fins are then sent to Asian countries, where they are used in a traditional dish called shark fin soup."
Major production come from Caribbean Sea and the waters North of Australia-neither area are Chinese fishing area.
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Gordon Ramsey tastes shark fin soup for the first time, and experiences first hand the methods of getting it. A lot of finning occurs in south america if I'm not mistaken.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r65FgUYdBOc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r65FgUYdBOc
- Location
- Brooklyn
- Location
- Rego Park, Queens
The photo I saw on CNN showed what was clearly a smooth dogfish, also called "sandshark". These are very common in all NY waters during summer and fall. Undoubtedly someone caught it on a boat out of Sheepshead Bay, then decided to leave it in the subway car as a prank.
- Location
- Union County, NJ
great video. its scary how people think of it as only a status thing.
i bet if you told americans champagne/ sparkling wine was cruel youd still see ppl sipping it and rappers pouring it.
serious problem with no easy answer
- Location
- Brooklyn
- Location
- Brooklyn
- Location
- Flushing NY 11355
Caviar would be much better comparison, some have to actually use surgical method to extract. They are served in many political banquets and fund raisers. US politicians, in particular, should really consider a ban on it as it kill two birds in one stone-1)it show that they care and 2)kill their enemy's economy as a large portion is coming from Iran directly or indirectly nowadays.
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- Location
- Edgewater, NJ
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