Man catches shark in tiny net and releases it into open sea

This is the remarkable moment a brave member of the public caught a shark in a tiny net, removed it from a marina and released it into the open sea.

The man spotted the shark swimming around the marina in Abacos in the Bahamas with several large sting rays. The sea creatures had been dumped in there by a local fisherman in an attempt to create some kind of sea-life attraction, according to the man.

The man resolved to try to help the shark, so got a net and entered the water.

"It was filled with rotting bait and fish carcasses," the man told Newsflare.

"A group of people started to form and helped locate the shark in the murky water, filled with stingrays," he added.

According to the man, local fishermen were jeering as he tried in vain to catch the shark.

Then by chance the shark suddenly swam into the net and the man managed to drag it to shore in his arms.

When he got to the dock, he removed the shark from the net and somehow lifted the writhing fish in his arms.

"The shark was solid muscle," he said. "Any bigger and I would have needed help."

He walked with the shark down the beach and released it into the sea where, after a few moments, it swam away.