{"id":434024,"date":"2022-04-19T16:20:36","date_gmt":"2022-04-19T13:20:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/massive-hammerhead-freaks-out-florida-beach-goers\/"},"modified":"2022-04-19T16:20:36","modified_gmt":"2022-04-19T13:20:36","slug":"massive-hammerhead-freaks-out-florida-beach-goers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/massive-hammerhead-freaks-out-florida-beach-goers\/","title":{"rendered":"#Massive hammerhead freaks out Florida beach-goers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a245a3ec7580\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a245a3ec7580\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/massive-hammerhead-freaks-out-florida-beach-goers\/#%E2%80%9CMassive_hammerhead_freaks_out_Florida_beach-goers%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Massive hammerhead freaks out Florida beach-goers&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CMassive_hammerhead_freaks_out_Florida_beach-goers%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Massive hammerhead freaks out Florida beach-goers&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>It was a Jaws-dropping sight.<\/p>\n<p>Florida beach-goers were shocked after stumbling upon a 11-foot, 500-pound female hammerhead that had washed ashore in Southeast Florida. Footage of the fishy flotsam is <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=X8ObluWaaIA\">currently going viral<\/a> online. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a pretty rare event,\u201d Hannah Medd, founder of the American Shark Conservancy, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2022\/04\/16\/us\/florida-hammerhead-shark-scn-trnd\/index.html\">told CNN<\/a> Of the macabre sighting, which occurred April 6 on Pompano Beach. \u201cWe get a call for maybe one to four a year that have washed back up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The colossal corpse belonged to a pregnant great hammerhead shark, the largest of all hammerhead species, capable of attaining a maximum size of <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/oceana.org\/marine-life\/great-hammerhead-shark\/\">20 feet long and 991 pounds.<\/a> A construction crew subsequently deployed a tractor to haul the creature off the beach as a crowd gathered to watch, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.local10.com\/news\/local\/2022\/04\/06\/hammerhead-shark-washes-ashore-in-pompano-beach\/\">Local 10 News reported.<\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/hammerhead-shark-pompano-beach-florida-4.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"The beast measured 11 feet long and weighed 500 pounds.\" class=\"wp-image-21951881\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/hammerhead-shark-pompano-beach-florida-4.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/hammerhead-shark-pompano-beach-florida-4.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/hammerhead-shark-pompano-beach-florida-4.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The beast measured 11 feet long and weighed 500 pounds.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">WPLG<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>While many bystanders were amazed at the awe-inspiring animal, others thought it\u2019s death was quite sad given that the shark\u2019s size and gender.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou never want to see an animal this big laying on the beach,\u201d lamented Pompano Beach resident Kevin Nosal. \u201cIt\u2019s a female, so it\u2019s always sad when a female passes.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/hammerhead-shark-pompano-beach-florida-3.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"\u201cYou never want to see an animal this big laying on the beach,\u201d lamented Pompano Beach resident Kevin Nosal.\" class=\"wp-image-21951880\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/hammerhead-shark-pompano-beach-florida-3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/hammerhead-shark-pompano-beach-florida-3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/hammerhead-shark-pompano-beach-florida-3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>\u201cYou never want to see an animal this big laying on the beach,\u201d lamented Pompano Beach resident Kevin Nosal.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">WPLG<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Hammerhead shark washes ashore in Pompano Beach\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/X8ObluWaaIA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Hannah Medd, whose team was subsequently called in to take samples, revealed that the beached creature was pregnant and weighed <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>roximately 500 big ones. <\/p>\n<p>During their inspection, the ASH found a hook in the hammerhead\u2019s mouth. This suggested that it may have been caught and released by an angler, whereupon it subsequently succumbed to shock and washed ashore.  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is some fishing line in her gills, and from earlier pictures, there was a large hook in the side of her mouth, which indicates she was probably involved in fishing,\u201d Medd told Local 10 <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a>. \u201cIt [the death] may have to do with post-release mortality, which means the species in particular gets a little stressed out when it\u2019s caught, it fights really hard.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/hammerhead-shark-pompano-beach-florida-5.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"\u201cThis is a pretty rare event,\u201d said Hannah Medd, founder of the American Shark Conservancy.\" class=\"wp-image-21951882\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/hammerhead-shark-pompano-beach-florida-5.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/hammerhead-shark-pompano-beach-florida-5.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/hammerhead-shark-pompano-beach-florida-5.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>\u201cThis is a pretty rare event,\u201d said Hannah Medd, founder of the American Shark Conservancy.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">WPLG<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/hammerhead-shark-pompano-beach-florida-6.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"The hammerhead likely perished due to stress after being caught and released by anglers.\" class=\"wp-image-21951883\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/hammerhead-shark-pompano-beach-florida-6.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/hammerhead-shark-pompano-beach-florida-6.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/hammerhead-shark-pompano-beach-florida-6.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The hammerhead likely perished due to stress after being caught and released by anglers.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">WPLG<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.floridagofishing.com\/fishing-catch-and-release.html\">Catch and release is currently legal in the state of Florida<\/a>, and is often viewed as a humane alternative to keeping the fish. However, studies have shown that C&amp;R often results in the same fatal outcome as catch-and-kill \u2014 even if the angler practices proper technique while releasing the quarry. <\/p>\n<p>In fact, great hammerhead sharks are listed as critically endangered, a decision that was inspired by, among other factors, the species\u2019 vulnerability after being caught and released, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/americas\/florida-hammerhead-shark-11-foot-b2060091.html\">The Independent reported.<\/a> Despite their global scarcity the critters are common off the coast of Florida.<\/p>\n<p>The American Shark Conservancy intends to use the beaching incident as a means to motivate anglers to employ safer catch and release techniques.<\/p>\n<p>These included outfitting boats with stronger tackle, which would undoubtedly mitigate the exciting  \u201cfight time\u201d while reeling in this coveted sport fish, according to Medd. However, it would also reduce the hammerhead\u2019s stress and therefore the likelihood of injury and death.<\/p>\n<p>In a similarly rare flotsam find in December, California beach-combers stumbled upon a ghoulish-looking football fish that looked straight out of a Tim Burton night terror. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/hammerhead-shark-pompano-beach-florida-2.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Studies have shown that catch and release often results in the same fatal outcome as catch-and-kill -- even if the angler practices proper releasing techniques.\" class=\"wp-image-21951879\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/hammerhead-shark-pompano-beach-florida-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/hammerhead-shark-pompano-beach-florida-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/hammerhead-shark-pompano-beach-florida-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Studies have shown that catch and release often results in the same fatal outcome as catch-and-kill \u2014 even if the angler practices proper releasing techniques.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">WPLG<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/hammerhead-shark-pompano-beach-florida-1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"The American Shark Conservancy urges anglers to employ stronger tackle to reduce the fight time and therefore mitigate the likelihood that the fish gets injured or killed.\" class=\"wp-image-21951878\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/hammerhead-shark-pompano-beach-florida-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/hammerhead-shark-pompano-beach-florida-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/hammerhead-shark-pompano-beach-florida-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The American Shark Conservancy urges anglers to employ stronger tackle to reduce the fight time and therefore mitigate the likelihood that the fish gets injured or killed.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">WPLG<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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