<c><1>Porbeagle Shark
<l><5>Porbeagle Shark.The Porbeagle Shark is less
<l><5>common in Irish waters than it once was, largely
<l><5>due to commercial pressures. It prefers the 
<l><5>cooler more northern waters of the North 
<l><5>Atlantic and as such is available all year round. 
<l><5>A comparatively short rotund shark, it can grow 
<l><5>to > 500 lbs (220 kgs) in weight. All the larger 
<l><5>sharks are typically caught using chumming... so 
<l><5>patience is required!  As a slow growing species 
<l><5>with very little exchange or migration between 
<l><5>the 'resident' populations in different areas, 
<l><5>any fish killed takes a long time to be replaced 
<l><5>- and these are a slower growing shark too 
<l><5>compared with the Blue Shark - so again catch 
<l><5>and release is strongly recommended to 
<l><5>anglers. The name derives from the French for 
<l><5>a Cornish village.
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