Weird Mako

[Chuck D]

I caught a Mako (I think) on the Yak the other day (La Jolla) and got a good underwater shot of it. The weird thing is that the Makos dorsal fin looked really strange like it had a big bite out of it and red strings dangling off the back. Has anyone ever seen this before? What do you think it is??? Heres the video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTHJyuHMwSY

[MrM]

That looks strangely similar to photos of tail rot on halibut. Maybe the same thing here? What'd you do with it?

[Chuck D]

Yea, could be. Let him go, I don't kill sharks.

[dos ballenas]

parasitic copepods....you see them on most makos, but usually not that bad. poor lil guy!

Chuck, did you cut that line or did it snap?

[Chuck D]

Thanks Owyn, you always got the answers!
The Makos teeth eventually cut the line, I wasn't going near those teeth anyways He can keep the hook.

[BigBalsa]

Unusual to see a shark with fins of any sort these days...

[ashmoz]

Same red stuff on the one we caught on sat...

[smithers]

Originally Posted by dos ballenas

parasitic copepods....you see them on most makos, but usually not that bad. poor lil guy!

Good call.

Here's a video of them on great whites.

http://www.thedorsalfin.com/shark-ne...-sharks-video/

2:02 shows similar ones attached to dorsal fin.
I think the guy names the particular species but I'm not very good at translating aussie (or is it kiwi ?)

[Jimmyz123]

Originally Posted by Chuck D

I caught a Mako (I think) on the Yak the other day (La Jolla) and got a good underwater shot of it. The weird thing is that the Makos dorsal fin looked really strange like it had a big bite out of it and red strings dangling off the back. Has anyone ever seen this before? What do you think it is??? Heres the video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTHJyuHMwSY

Those things you're seeing as someone else said is very common. Check out the photos in this Google search. I alway thought is was some growth they had.
https://www.google.com/search?q=mako...w=1024&bih=585