Dun-uh. Dun-uh. Dun-uh.
Over the weekend, a group of fishermen accidentally caught a young great white shark off the coast of New Jersey.
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Jeff Warford, the boat captain of Real Innovation Sportfishing, said his party was fishing for thresher sharks. However, the boat was surprised when a great white shark became hooked on one of their lines.
According to Newsweek, this happened a mile off of Seaside Heights Pier.
In video footage captured by the fishermen, you can see the predator trying to free itself from the hook. The boat crew then had to cut the fishing line, which allowed the shark to escape.
"It started coming up and I said, 'Oh my God, it's a great white,' and we got him boat-side and took video and picture and cut the line and let it go," Warford said.
The captain explained how the shark was young and estimated it to be around seven feet long and weighed about 110 pounds.
"First for me. Baby great white we caught today a mile off the beach. Luckily the hook landed right in the corner of its mouth for a safe release," Warford wrote in a post on the Real Innovation Facebook page.
The boat was floating above roughly 50 feet of water when they caught the creature. Experts confirmed that the catch indicates that it is a good sign that other great whites are in the area.
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While it may seem scary for humans, it's an indication that the environment is in good shape.
"This is a wonderful thing, with sharks in the ocean, that means the ocean's healthy, healthy shark populations, healthy ocean and vice versa," Bob Hueter, chief scientist from marine non-profit OCEARCH, told ABC 7.
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