‘Never Seen One Like That,’ Fisherman Who Caught Albino All-white Shark Off Britain Released It Back Into Sea
For 50-year-old fisherman Jason Gillespie, it was a rare first to have caught an albino all -white shark one day. He was deep-sea fishing near the Isle Of Wight on Tuesday along with some friends when he made the marvellous catch, claims reports. Any Jaws references will seem almost forced at this point but this is an incredible catch truly. The three-foot-long all -white tope shark is said to be leucistic which means its skin is devoid of any pigment. “I’ve been fishing for 30 years and I’ve never seen one like that. apparently it’s a condition where the pigment dies out of the skin colour. It’s similar to an albino, but they have red eyes generally,” Gillespie, who hails from Waterlooville, Hampshire, told Daily Mail in an interview. “I caught it on Tuesday, off the Isle of Wight – what’re the chances? I have no idea. It’s the fish of a lifetime, one in a million. I’ve certainly never seen one,...