30
June 2018
For
the first time in more than 40 years, a great white shark has been recorded
swimming off the Spanish Mediterranean island of Majorca.
A
wildlife conservation group captured footage of the shark wandering around the
Cabrera archipelago.
The
last confirmed sighting of such a fish in the Balearic Islands was by a
fisherman in 1976.
Great
whites can weigh up to two tonnes, grow to lengths of 20ft (6m) and reach
speeds of 40km/h (25mph).
"The
presence of great white sharks in Spanish waters has been a constant
rumour," biologist and documentary maker Fernando López-Mirones told Efe
news agency.
"However,
we've been unable to document their presence for many years."
Scientists
with Spanish conservation group Alnitak recorded the shark for over an hour.
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