Despite the misgivings of some members of the boat crew, marine predator calmly floated next to a biologist, not paying at the scientist no attention.

the American biologist Jeremy Wade has decided to deny well-established myth that salmon sharks attack people.

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Near the coast of Alaska usual Pacific mackerel, or salmon, shark. This predatory fish can reach a length of 2.5 meters and weigh up to 300 pounds. Because of its size, this shark is considered to be potentially dangerous to humans, although officially not been a single documented case of this predator attacks on divers, people continue to believe in the myth of the bloodthirsty fish.

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American biologist and avid fisherman Jeremy Wade volunteered to dispel this misconception. For a start, he ran into the ocean remote VideoRay underwater vehicle using was found shark. Then Wade threw into the water a few fish to lure the predator to the boat, and dived the shark.



Despite the misgivings of some members of the boat crew, marine predator calmly floated next to a biologist, not paying at the scientist no attention.

Salmon sharks are found in the Eastern and Western Pacific ocean. Despite its size, predators mostly only eats herring, squid and salmon. It is believed that this species is not of great commercial value, however, the Japanese fishermen and American sports fishermen still continue to hunt these sharks.

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