INDOZONE.ID – Residents around Newlyn Harbour, Penzance, Cornwall, England, were surprised by a very rare sighting, namely a blue shark swimming on the harbor wall.
As reported Mirror, the sighting of a 183-centimeter long blue shark was first seen by William Harvey, owner of seafood shop W Harvey & Sons. At that time he saw a blue shark swimming on the harbor wall, while he was observing the ships returning to Newlyn Harbor on Thursday (9/8/2023) afternoon.
He admitted that this was not the first sighting of wild animals seen at the port. But there is a blue shark swimming near the harbor wall, of course a surprising and rare sighting.
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“I saw a 6ft blue shark swimming under the harbor wall. Of all the wildlife I’ve seen in the harbor, including dolphins, seals and even a deer swimming one morning, that must have been the biggest surprise,” he said to CornwallLive.
Geoscientist Rosie Moore in her interview with Daily Star, calling climate change such as changes in sea temperature, pushing shark species to migrate to the colder northern earth. In addition, the dynamics between predators is also a factor in the migration of shark communities.
Rare sighting of a blue shark swimming in a harbor in England (Cornwall Live)
“Experts have noted that rising ocean temperatures are pushing shark species to migrate from the warmer and less densely populated southern hemisphere, to the colder and more densely populated northern regions.,” she said.
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“Predation dynamics can also drive sharks closer to shore or to new territories, potentially leading to increased interactions with humans, such as instances where sharks follow schools of baitfish in coastal waters.,” he continued.
The blue shark species is usually sighted in UK waters between June and October. Usually, they are often seen on the south coast, but about 10 miles from the ocean.
Blue sharks usually eat small fish and squid, although they have been known to eat seabirds and even other small sharks.
They have been recorded swimming at depths of up to 350 meters, so they also feed on fish that live close to the seabed.
2023-08-13 08:55:00
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