Rare shark captured...

This was an interesting article:

TOKYO, Japan (Reuters) -- A species of shark rarely seen alive because its natural habitat is about 2,000 feet under the sea was captured on film by staff at a Japanese marine park this week.

The Awashima Marine Park in Shizuoka, south of Tokyo, was alerted by a fisherman at a nearby port on Sunday that he had spotted an odd-looking eel-like creature with a mouthful of needle-sharp teeth.

Marine park staff caught the 5 foot (1.6 meter) long creature, which they identified as a female frilled shark, sometimes referred to as a "living fossil" because it is a primitive species that has changed little since prehistoric times.

Unfortunately the shark died several hours later, but if you are interested in this topic there are more links at the CNN link as well as on wikipedia and here. Why this was considered important is because there have been very few situations where this type of shark has been found alive. The majority of previous incidents where the shark had been found had been several days later when decomposition had already started.