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Shovelnose Sharks - Good Eating?


ritchie

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Hi All,

Just got back from a house boating weekend at Hawkesbury. 

Apart from the usual Bream & Flatties, we've caught quite a number of shovelnose sharks too, the biggest being just over 1.2m!! Some fat ones too.

Since we weren't sure whether they're edible, all has been released.

so the question is, are they edible? 

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Shovelnose definitely great eating, my favourite of all sharks. Can be a bit wasteful filleting them much smaller than 1.2mtr with only about 20 percent flesh to frame/cartilage/skin. Lots of Flake in shops is Shovelnose as they are regular bycatch for prawn trawlers up to 3 metres long.

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thanks ALOT gents!!! 

I THINK WE'VE CAUGHT About 8-9 of them within the space of 1 1/2hrs! Some big thumpers too. Definitely keeping some for the fryer next time ;)

on a side note, if they're flaky, then i reckon they'd go mad on some thai curry spices too..so WATCH THIS SPACE! haha

 

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