Is this shark good eating??

[BillyT2382]

Heya guys went out this morning hornibrook all i could scounge up were 3 undersize bream, a stinger, and this shark..which gave me a bit of a fight!!...lol
Just wondering is this type of shark ok to eat???:P

Cheers
Billy (The crazy kiwi)


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Was too scared to pick it up for a pic..hahahaha:o

[wags on the water]

You might want to add the pic Billy

[pipifin]

is the shark ok to eat what?

[Yellowjack]

I dont see anything wrong with it.....






I dont see anything LOL

[BillyT2382]

There ya go wags i forgot to add it hahaha..cheers

[wags on the water]

There ya go wags i forgot to add it hahaha..cheers

Keep ya pants on billy..... or were they scared off????

[BillyT2382]

hahahaha yea i hell aint touching a live one that for sure...hahaha i will wait till its dead before i touch it...lol

[chaspion01]

A couple of billion asians can't be wrong Billy, they eat them all! Give it a crack mate, nice in a beer batter I reckon with a few chips and a spot of tartare

[MudRiverDan]

Is that a little whaler?

Shark is good to eat, though you have to do it properly, bleed etc, dont touch skin or something.

[Camhawk88]

Shark is shark mate- they all taste alright but give the bigger ones (<30kg) a miss as they have high mercury levels.
Like any fish its best to bleed asap but havent heard the one about not touching their skin- could be tricky. You will notice the smell when you cut them up- this is ammonia. Dont worry about it it dissapears completely in the cooking process.
Id say a whaler is a good call but too hard to tell from the pics. with little fellas like that hold the line in one hand and get a strong grip right behind the dorsal fin- havent been bitten yet but they are strong so always be respectful of them.

[chaspion01]

I think you have to remove the fins asap if your'e gunna eat them as they taint the flesh or something

[GBC]

Yes, barrel them asap: head, tail, fins all off. A barrel should be less than 1m long to retain eating qualities. As stated anything bigger has mercury levels too high and tastes horrible.

[David Ambler]

Looks quite a good eating size. Should be quite nice. The Blind shark (Brachaelurus waddi) which I sometimes caught in the Sandy Straits always tasted of ammonia. Even copious amount of lemon juice didn't help. Would really have to be very hungry to eat one.

[MudRiverDan]

Shark is shark mate- they all taste alright but give the bigger ones (<30kg) a miss as they have high mercury levels.
Like any fish its best to bleed asap but havent heard the one about not touching their skin- could be tricky. You will notice the smell when you cut them up- this is ammonia. Dont worry about it it dissapears completely in the cooking process.
Id say a whaler is a good call but too hard to tell from the pics. with little fellas like that hold the line in one hand and get a strong grip right behind the dorsal fin- havent been bitten yet but they are strong so always be respectful of them.

I have only heard this.

1.) Bleed (method varies depending on how humane you are), cutting off tail is one method but I would just cut throat and remove fins.
2.) Remove head and gut section in one piece, leaving boneless fin-less body.
3.) Skin but do not touch flesh with skin as is high in ammonia, or touch flesh with hands after skinning.
4.) Throw straight on ice.

Never done it myself but that seems to be a method.

[GES]

It is ESSENTIAL to bleed and gut them ASAP after capture, otherwise the amonia will make them inedible. Their liver is full of amonia and quickly spreads through the flesh.
Take off the fins, head and tail, slit the body down the centre, open it up and give it a good wash in salt water straight away. Then, put it on ice immediately. If you treat the flesh like this they are good eating. Don't keep any big ones because, as someone said earlier, they can have a high mercury content and there is also a size limit of 1.5 metres maximum length with a limit of 1 (one) per person in your possession.

GES

[Lapras]

Guys,

Are you allowed to "barrel" the shark straight away if your on a boat? I thought the head and tail might have to be intact for fisheries?

Dave

PS. Well done on all the fish lately Billy

[GBC]

Good question. I 'assumed' that if the barrel was longer than 40cm it would be ok. Don't know for sure.