Shrimp Fisherman Nets Rare Goblin Shark, Released Alive

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It is not unusual for shrimp fishermen in Key West to haul up strange and unusual items, but Captain Carl Moore was flabbergasted when his crew brought an 18-foot-long goblin shark aboard. According to The Miami Herald, the creature was found caught in his ship's trawling net about 15 miles off the Florida coast last month. "First thing I told them boys was, 'Man, he's ugly! Looks prehistoric to me,'" Moore told
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