Blue shark discovered with missing tail on West Coast beachSUPPLIED A metre-long blue shark was found on a beach near Greymouth with a missing tail. The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) will investigate after a blue shark was found on a West Coast beach with its tail missing. Stuff reporter Joanne Carroll was walking her dog along the beach near Paroa, south of Greymouth, just after 3pm on Tuesday when she found the metre-long shark. SUPPLIED Blue sharks are not a protected species, but expert says there's no reason to only take the animal's tail. Department of Conservation marine scientist Clinton Duffy said blue sharks were not a protected species and were common bycatch for fishing crews around New Zealand.

Source: Stuff March 21, 2018 04:18 UTC