Mackerel Beach might not be popular for swimming or sunbathing, but it’s a spectacular location to snap a few pics. And sometimes, you might just find a fish in the sky!
Anglers sometimes cast a line here, while trek-netting also takes place, and divers are given an easy shore entry into the colourful sea life.
Just a little offshore are the last remains of the Clan Stuart, which was wrecked here in 1917, after dragging anchor in a southeasterly gale.
And this is exactly where a young fisherman caught a massive stingray. Stingrays have broad fins that run the full length of their bodies, giving them a flat, round shape. To swim, some stingrays move their whole bodies in a wavy motion that propels them through the water.
Stingrays have tails that are armed for defence and some have a spine in their tail with a very sharp point and edges that are serrated or notched.
The stingray was gently released back into the ocean.
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