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Originally Posted by Radar Chief
The fish is injured (hooked) and in a fight for it’s life. They literally expend every ounce of energy they have trying to get away. If not properly revived by forcing water through their gills they can very easily die.
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It's much more than that.
Sharks can't "rest". They don't have swim bladders nor do they have any means to express water through their gills.
This is why they can't survive a long fight while most bony fish can...