A few days ago, a spectacular discovery was made in front of the popular Balearic island of Mallorca: Last Thursday, a Great White Shark was spotted off Mallorca. The five-meter-long animal was discovered by biologists in the Cabrera Natural Park. 

According to information from several regional newspapers such as the Mallorca Newspaper became the Any on the 28. June 2018 around ten in the morning by the researchers near the island of Cabrera very close to Mallorca discovered. The scientists of the expedition Alnitak have first published the photo of the animal on their Facebook page and there information about the sighting of the Great white shark announced before Mallorca. The rare discovery has been called a "historical sighting" by biologists.

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Sensational discovery: First documented sighting of a white shark off Mallorca at all

The research team, led by the biologist Ricardo Sagarminaga van Buiten, has sighted the great white shark about eight miles from the island of Cabrera in southwest Mallorca. The big fish stayed in the vicinity of the research vessel for about 70 minutes - a very long time spent doing such observations.

This sighting of a great white shark off Mallorca is the first discovery that has really been scientifically documented. All further encounters go back to rumors and speculations. The last scientifically documented Great white shark presence in Spanish waters goes back 30 years. In their social media account, the team of scientists proudly reports that this sighting is now all the better documented: Ten people from five countries saw, filmed and photographed the great white shark off Mallorca. the Natural parks off Majorca's coast are known for their biodiversity under water.

Video: Is the Majorca shark a danger for tourists?

On the current topic of the great white shark off Mallorca, there is a worth seeing and balanced contribution by the Hessischer Rundfunk, which investigates the question of whether there is now a shark danger for holidaymakers in Mallorca and in which shark expert Gerhard Wegner also has a say and gives important information about the animals.

Great White Shark off Majorca: Do predatory fish occur more frequently in the Mediterranean?

The fact that sharks in general and also great white sharks occur in the Mediterranean is not uncommon and is now well documented. Last year, a blue shark made headlines that got lost on Mallorca's beaches and was ultimately euthanized. However, the discovery of a great white shark is of a completely different caliber - because the animals are in the Mediterranean discovered only very rarely. However, that they can occur in the Mediterranean is well known. For example, there were sightings around Malta and Sicily. There, the big fish seem to be particularly comfortable.

The big predator lives in almost all seas on earth and is also known for its migratory movements. the sea ​​animals are anything but bloodthirsty monsters. Rather, they are important to keep the flora and fauna of the oceans in balance. Of the White shark like many other shark species is still critically endangered. We already have that Sharks in the Red Sea, Sharks of the Maldives, Sharks in Mauritius and Sharks in Thailand reports, which are also severely threatened. Because the sharks' greatest enemy is humans: while fewer than a dozen fatal attacks by sharks on humans documented, humans kill more than 100 million sharks worldwide each year.

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