Rick Austin, an avid fisherman from Nova Scotia, had an unforgettable experience while fishing in the Minas Basin. A recent video he shared on Facebook captured the thrilling battle he had with a remarkable creature.

“I put it on whole,” Austin exclaimed, describing the mackerel he had caught on his line. Little did he know that he was about to encounter something much more astonishing.

Within moments, something powerful took hold of his line, and the drag on his reel screamed as the creature fought back. Austin’s head-mounted camera recorded the adrenaline-filled encounter as a massive grey shape emerged from the depths and swiftly darted under his boat.

Astonished, he shouted, “What the BLEEP is that!?”

Thinking the leaping fish was a porpoise, he considered releasing it. However, after a closer look, Austin realized the truth.

The fish that had taken his bait was no porpoise; it was a great white shark. Acting responsibly, he decided to cut the fishing line, bringing the epic struggle to an end.

The incident caught the attention of biologists at the New England Aquarium in Boston and the Department of Integrative Biology at the University of Guelph, Ontario.

Through the video evidence, they confirmed that the creature was indeed a great white shark. Estimated to be between 6 to 8 feet in length and weighing between 200 to 250 pounds, this shark encounter left Austin in awe.

Nova Scotia has become a valuable research hub for scientists studying great white sharks. The region is known for its breeding population of these majestic creatures and has proven to be an ideal location for tagging and studying their global movements.

In 2020, OCEARCH scientists working off the coast of Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, tagged a massive great white shark named “Nukumi,” or “queen of the ocean.”

Measuring an impressive 17 feet and 2 inches in length and weighing a staggering 3,541 pounds, Nukumi holds the distinction of being the largest white shark ever tagged by the research organization.

For marine biologists and enthusiasts alike, Nova Scotia’s waters offer a unique opportunity to deepen our understanding of these magnificent apex predators.

Austin’s encounter with the great white shark serves as a reminder to always be vigilant on the ocean as man is not even close to the biggest thing in the sea.

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