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Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 20 February 1919, Page 2

While other varieties of fiah are scarce, sharks are extremely plentiful (says the Warkworth Times). Mesbrs (sreen Bros, who go into the sharking industry as a side line to their ordinary farming operations, report having broken all previous records with regard to the number caught* Large numbers of sharks are being caught, sometimes quite close to the mouth of the Matakana f^iver. sphere is an unlimited demand for the oil, jyhich is in demand fqr calf food and various oth.er-[[uses. Manure is made of the carcases, and the fias find a ready sale. Every part of the shark can be profitably utilised, and a large industry could be built up if the business waßgone into more extensively.