A WA fisherman got more than he bargained for when he went out fishing last March 23, 2015. Albany local Brendan Hilder was out handline fishing for salmon on Shelley Beach when his fishing line caught a massive 13-foot tiger shark. This resulted in a 2-hour tussle between man and fish. The struggle was captured in a series of YouTube videos that went viral almost instantly. Although tiger sharks are a protected species in Western Australia and catching them entails penalties and fines, Fisheries WA said in a statement that Hilder will not be penalised because it was obvious from the video that he was unaware that what he caught was a tiger shark. "It was only when he pulled it in to shallow waters he became aware, at which point he called for a knife to cut it free,” a Fisheries representative said.
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