116 Mail Agiihist Shark 



Young Lang Hedemann looks into the gaping mouth of an 11-foot, 2-inch Tiger shark 

 (Galeocerdo cuvieri) caught in an Hawaiian shark hunt by his father (behind Lang) 

 and three others. The shark weighs 700 pounds. It was caught in the same Hawaiian 

 shark-hunting campaign inspired by the fatal attack on Billy Weaver. The shark shown 

 was caught less than 1,000 yards from the spot where Billy Weaver was killed. 



Courtesy, Honolulu Star -Bullet in 



1886, there had been 16 known shark attacks in Hawaiian waters, and 

 only 5 had been fatal. But, even before Billy Weaver was killed, there 

 had been a growing apprehension about sharks in Hawaii. For six months 

 prior to the boy's death, a research vessel had been hunting sharks around 

 Oahu. The vessel had been scheduled to hunt off the Lanikai area early 

 in December. The trip had been canceled because of heavy weather. 

 And now it was too late. Billy Weaver was dead. 



Within two days after Billy was killed, community leaders and gov- 



