Recently Ian Welch age 45 a British biologist broke a world record for catching a 55-stone sting ray. It was a 90 minutes battle between Ian Welch and the stingray and took 13 men to heave it out of the water. The fish was measured to be 7 feet long and 7 feet wide while its long sting measured 10 feet long!
Ian Welch is a freshwater biologist who was visiting Thailand to help with a stingray tagging programme when he found the fish on the Maeklong River. He said that he was nearly pulled over while battling against the stingray.
It was a tough pull and they manage to land the stingray and took its DNA before releasing it. The giant freshwater fish is now listed as a vulnerable species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
‘I was exhausted after wards. I did very little for the rest of the day – and just had a cold beer.’ Mr Welch
Reference from dailymail
Similar Posts:
- None Found
wahh this is HUGE!! this is the one who killed crocodile man in australia.
This stingray is so huge. it must taste really good with bbq.
“wahh this is HUGE!! this is the one who killed crocodile man in australia.”
nope, this one is fresh water, the one which killed the croc man was sea water and is much smaller but more aggressive
the name’s steve irwin btw.