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Title: It was swimming....
Post by: John H on February 22, 2018, 20:57.

.....close to you

Regards all

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Title: Re: It was swimming....
Post by: masmu on February 22, 2018, 22:28.

O M G!!!!  Where did you see the photos John?

Title: It was swimming....
Post by: John H on February 22, 2018, 22:55.

It’s on lots of the local Facebook pages
Apparently it weighed in at 200kg!!


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Title: Re: It was swimming....
Post by: Tony Gillam on February 23, 2018, 06:41.

Uusual fins for a shark. Anyone know what type it is?

Title: Re: It was swimming....
Post by: Maricia on February 23, 2018, 07:51.

Local press refer to it being possibly a Blue Shark:

http://www.diarioinformacion.com/baix-vinalopo/2018/02/22/aparece-tintorera-muerta-playa-santa/1991513.html

BW

Maricia

Title: Re: It was swimming....
Post by: Sookie on February 23, 2018, 08:56.

 I’ve only just over come my fear of fish swimming around my feet.  :o  more reason to just stay sat on the sand.

Title: Re: It was swimming....
Post by: John H on February 23, 2018, 11:06.

A friend was only saying last night she’s waiting for the headlines in the Daily Frail “Great White terrorises Costa Blanca”


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John


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Title: Re: It was swimming....
Post by: masmu on February 23, 2018, 11:43.

Thanks for the information John. 

Title: Re: It was swimming....
Post by: ian-steele on February 23, 2018, 12:02.

and i thought Darb's fish were big !

Title: Re: It was swimming....
Post by: Tony Gillam on February 24, 2018, 07:24.

Definitely not a blue. They have a much finer head and, as I said earlier, the fins are unusual for any shark that I know of.

Title: Re: It was swimming....
Post by: llamedos on February 24, 2018, 15:30.

Quote from: kevinb on February 24, 2018, 13:55.

Basking shark ?

It will be in Mercadona fish stand by now.


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Title: Re: It was swimming....
Post by: kevinb on February 24, 2018, 16:30.

Yes llamedos, I looked at the picture and thought it would go nicely with some chips.

Title: Re: It was swimming....
Post by: mike and judith on February 25, 2018, 08:29.

Second pic looks like a basking shark.  If this is the case, perfectly safe.  Suspect this is the case as there's no sensationalism in the story.

Title: Re: It was swimming....
Post by: Stuart159 on February 27, 2018, 14:00.

I think it’s possibly a Thresher Shark, also known as a Fox Shark.

Title: Re: It was swimming....
Post by: Tony Gillam on February 28, 2018, 06:45.

The fins are wrong for a Thresher. From the pics, I think it's most probably a Basking shark.