When animate being wash away up on beach it isall too commonthat the drive is swallow some human - produce pollutant , such as plastic . However , sometimes even the things that are meant to be dinner deform out to be a bite too much to feed . Agreat white shark(Carcharodoncarcharias)found beat between Geraldton and Shark Bay , Western Australia , appears to have died from receive asea lion(Neophoca cinerea ) seal its throat .
A statementfrom the Western Australian Department of Fisheries said , “ The four - beat male shark had no visible signs of injury or disease , however , it look the shark had a big Australian sea king of beasts stick inside its throat . "
Two days before what is believed to have been the same shark was filmed by tourists in patent suffering .
“ This could explicate why the shark was exhibit such unusual conduct in shallow waters off Coronation Beach . It is possible that the shark was trying to reposition the blockage , ” said the Department ’s Dr Rory McAuley . “ Such a large object may have damage the shark ’s internal organs or impeded water flow into his lamella , contributing to his death . or else , the shark may have accidentally become stranded in his attempts to get rid of the blockage . ”
Local Brad Tapper , who filmed the shark over the weekend , toldThe West Australian"When we spotted it , it was about 50 m off shore and we thought it was a diver or something . We went to reckon at it , it started complain and thrashing around again so we thought it was meter to pull up stakes . "
Brad Tapper
In a foretoken of the gulf between westerly Australian attitudes to shark and those of the political science , beachgoers attempted to pull the stressed shark out to ocean , as might otherwise be done for hulk . The government is in the process ofkilling hundredsof theapex predator , despite overwhelmingexpertandpublicopinion against the cull .
The eyes - bigger - than - his - throat shark had been tagged in January thousands of kilometers away off South Australia , “ Confirmation of when and where this shark was mark attest the extraordinarily mobile nature of this species , ” articulate McAuley .
