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However, researchers warn that establishing the shark's exact size is difficult, and highlight the fact that three very large females have been spotted in the area over consecutive days. Britain's first GREAT WHITE: Shark expert claims fearsome predator hunts are in UK waters near popular beaches. John Richardson of the Shark Trust said: “Due to the confined nature of the harbour, which could hinder the shark's ability to naturally move away from disturbance, the trust strongly advises people not to get into the water with the shark.”, Blue sharks are rarely considered dangerous, with only 13 biting incidents and four fatalities since 1503 but Richardson adds, “it looks to me like a adult shark. One of the divers, Kimberly Jeffries, said she was working with scientists to get an accurate size measurement of Deep Blue based on her pictures. Sharks did not intentionally seek out humans for consumption but they are large powerful prayers and they should be afforded that respect. A MASSIVE great white shark estimated to be at least 10 feet long was spotted close to a Cape Cod beach in Massachusetts over Labor Day Weekend. The existing Open Comments threads will continue to exist for those who do not subscribe to Independent Premium. "The bigger females like that are obviously there to feed and some of the smaller sharks are a little more dangerous because they don't know who you are. What is a little unusual,  is to see a blue shark come off this close. People have already been saying they won't be swimming now.". Deep Blue is estimated to be up to 50 years old and is something of a celebrity in the world of shark enthusiasts - she even has her own Twitter account and featured in an episode of Shark Week. Are you sure you want to mark this comment as inappropriate? Ms Ramsey cautioned against swimming anywhere where sharks were feeding but told the newspaper sharks would only attack humans if they were curious or if they mistook people for their normal prey. It is only the third ever sighting of Deep Blue, who was last spotted in Mexico in 2013, and is estimated to be around 20 ft long and weigh 2.5 tonnes. It was the opportunity of a lifetime: the chance for a team of divers to photograph themselves alongside Deep Blue, the notorious great white shark. Independent Premium Comments can be posted by members of our membership scheme, Independent Premium. The 9ft 8in predator was found “just off the shore near Greenwich” in Connecticut, according to ocean research company Ocearch. The diver hit out at critics on Instagram, writing in a post: "I know some people criticise touch but what some don’t realize is that sometimes sharks seek touch.". ", I waited quietly, patiently, observing as she swam up to the dead sperm whale carcass and then slowly to me passing close enough I gently put my hand out to maintain a small space so her girth could pass. The 9ft long predator was captured on film swimming in a harbour in St Ives and has been identified as a blue shark. You need to be a subscriber to join the conversation. ‘They’re fished for their meat and their fins as well. “But when it does, you’ll end up as a statistic on the International Shark Attack File, and the news headline won’t be ‘Stupid human dies chasing a 20 foot shark’, it will be ‘Shark kills human’, and that activity is very bad for conservation efforts.”. Stunning video and photos of a shark fin gliding through the water were captured by beachgoers just a few feet from the shore. The sighting comes just two weeks after a Great White was spotted off the coast of Majorca in Spain for the first time in 40 years. Whilst the UK is home to 40 species of shark, the Blue Shark is a summer visitor, heading to our shores only when the water gets warmer. Are you sure you want to delete this comment? 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It allows our most engaged readers to debate the big issues, share their own experiences, discuss real-world solutions, and more. We urge you to turn off your ad blocker for The Telegraph website so that you can continue to access our quality content in the future. A rare great white shark has been spotted in the Long Island Sound on the northwest US coast.

Please continue to respect all commenters and create constructive debates. Cornwall currently hosts 20 species of shark in its waters, making it the most diverse shark population of the UK. Find out more, The Telegraph values your comments but kindly requests all posts are on topic, constructive and respectful. Start your Independent Premium subscription today. Campaigners in Australia have today released photographs showing sharks in snared in hooks placed as part of the Queensland government’s Shark Control Program, Operating in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, the program is intended to reduce the threat of attacks in Queensland’s waters by capturing sharks with nets and drumlines, permanent fishing hooks buoyed off coast, A diagram showing the drumlines used by the Queensland government to catch sharks, The Australian Marine Conservation Society (AMCS) and Humane Society International (HIS) are calling for the immediate removal of the drumlines, Though Queensland has seen a decline in fatal attacks since the program launched in 1962, campaigners argue that control measures are not proportional to the threat posed by sharks and lament the program’s devastating effect on certain shark populations, For example, nearly 9000 tiger sharks have been caught since the program was launched, “Their numbers have dropped by up to three quarters” says Dr Leonardo Guida, senior shark campaigner at Australian Marine Conservation Society, Citing the findings of the recent official Australian Shark Report Card, Dr Guida continues “numbers will keep dropping unless we make major improvements to the way they are managed”, “The government should not be sanctioning the culling of a species in such perilous decline”, The release of this footage comes weeks before the implementation of a law that would make its capture illegal, The Queensland Government’s Fisheries Amendment Bill 2018 outlaws being within 20 metres of shark control equipment on the grounds of public safety, but campaigners view it as a way to hide the impact of the Shark Control Program, Nicola Beynon, head of campaigns at HIS says “not only does the Queensland Government insist on slaughtering sharks, but it has recently passed legislation making it illegal to document the horror.

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