Bluntnose sixgill shark (Hexanchus griseus) COSEWIC assessment and status report: appendix 1
Appendix 1. References to bluntnose sixgill shark in early non-scientific publications
| Date | Headline | Comments | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | Shark Fishing About to Start | Processing plant located at Parker Island, near Active Pass. Mostly focused on shark leather products. As common as dogfish. 100 fathoms or greater. Fishing in June. Sharks 12-14 feet in length. | Times, May 14 1920, p. 14. |
| 1921 | Shark Industry Being Developed on Coast | 500 mud sharks in two months. Between Galiano and Mayne Islands | Times, June 21, 1921 p. 8. |
| 1921 | Shark Fishing Industry to be Located on Alberni Canal | Reference to mud sharks producing up to 10 gallons of oil each. Refers to mud sharks being found primarily in the Gulf of Georgia. Best paying part of the fish is the skin. | Port Alberni News, August 31 1921. |
| 1921 | Shark Industry to be Developed on Large Scale | Details of an expedition: 21 days in Gulf of Georgia. Averaging 225 pounds each (total 40 t). | Times, August 25, 1921 |
| 1922 | Sharks to Yield Big Money, Says Industries Head | Details of a single fishing expedition: 24 days of fishing, one set of gear, 357 sharks, 965 gallons of oil, 225 hides. Total selling value $1023.40 | Times, May 4 1922, p. 13. |
| 1938 | Vitamin Tucked Away Wins Mud Shark Place Among Useful Fish Products | Reports 25-30000 pounds of mud shark liver caught around Prince Rupert. | Fisheries News Bulletin, January 1938, p. 2. |
| 1942 | Stuart Island | Mud sharks abundant in Loughboro Inlet | The Fisherman, March 31 1942, p. 4. |
| 1943 | Killing Mud Sharks for Livers Nets Tidy Return, Protects Salmon Too | Fisheries News Bulletin, 1943 | |
| 1943 | Mud Shark | Diet: 7-15 sockeye in every stomach caught by fishermen. A total of 500 or so sharks caught in that one season alone. ~160 lbs of liver/shark. |
Western Fisheries, June 1943, p. 45. |
| 1943 | Mud Sharks Now Valuable for Liver Oil-Big Bottom Feeders Can Move Fast | Similar reference as above: diet of lingcod, sockeye, and hair seal [harbour seal]. Enemy of salmon fishing. | Canadian Fisherman, June 1943, p. 19. |
| 1943 | Prices for Dogfish Liver Oil and Mudshark Liver Oil | 8-10.4¢/lb depending on vitamin A potency. | Canadian Fisherman, July 1943, p. 25. |
| 1944 | Dogfish, Mudshark Liver Settlement | Mud shark liver 19¢/lb | The Fisherman, June 6, 1944, p. 2. |
| 1945 | Soupfin, Mud Sharks | Not usually bigger than 10 feet although some “twice” that long are not unknown. | The Fisherman, October 16 1945, p.3. |
| 1971 | Sharks Lurking in Georgia Strait | Interview with old fisherman. Describes hot spot area: trench ~ 3 miles off east side of Mayne Island. Little sixgill sharks along the west bank of trench. Big ones down deep. | Province, August 26, 1971, p. 33. |
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