SHARK-FISHING
FOR 'SUNSHINE'
EADLY foc of the shipwrecked sailor, the killer shark has also
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become one of man's best friends. Where once the sight of a shark's fin slicing through the water brought dread to the hardiest mariner, the iron-jawed monster is now eagerly sought for the rich oil stored in its liver. When refined, this oil produces the sunshine Vitamin A so important for growth.
While many fishermen hunt the shark for sport, the bulk of this 'fishing is done by large commercial fleets, mainly of Florida. The ships lay out mile-length chains studded with giant steel hooks at night. The next morning the catch is hauled in. Very often shark refuses to co-operate and has to be clubbed into submission or shot before it can be dragged aboard.
Besides being a rich source of Vitamin A oll, sharks have many other uses. Their fins are highly-prized by Chinese for making soup. Shark skin makes the toughest leather In the world. And In some places the meat is a rare delicacy,
THE ARRANGEMENT of chains for hooking sharks is so intricate a fisherman must be careful he doesn't go overboard with the bait. The payoff comes when a giant, like the one at right, is hauled in.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1950,
FIGHTING to the end, the sea titan summons the last of its waning strength to savagely resist being taken aboard a ship off the Florida coast.
It fights to the lost." The careless fisherman who gets too close to a shark before it is dead risks a smashing blow from its powerful tail.
PLACING a hoisting hook in a shark's mouth and removing the hook-with which it was caught is a dangerous operation. Although stunned, shark has enough power in its jaws to rip dff an armo.
There is no Waste as the Man-Killing Shark is Converted Into Vitamin-Rich Oil, Choice Food, Leather and Other Commercial Products.
FRESHLY-REFINED oil from`a shark's liver is tested by a chemist for its content. The sea'killers are aʼrich source of Vitamin A.
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