Today's beach find was a first for me: a 2 metre Blue shark (Prionace glauca). So much bigger than the sharks that usually wash up on Waikawa Beach.
Also known as the blue whaler or blue pointer, the blue shark’s upper body is a striking cobalt blue and the underside is bright white. Their large black eyes have a protective membrane to shield it from struggling prey.
Via: Summer Series Week 2: Sharks of summer | NIWA.
Miraz Jordan @cheribaker Yes, the gulls had had a go. Apart from being dead it looked healthy. I wonder if some fishing boat hit it, or maybe they caught it and threw it back…
