S_N
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Is this true? I haven't seen it in the press anywhere, but apparently there have been sightings of 2 off St Ives. Anyone know?
Great White Sharks seen off Cornish Coast?
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PapaFrita
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Yep, it is true apparently. Twas on google news. I've only heard of the one shark; about 20ft!!
PapaFrita
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Oh, hang on... have just checked and apparently it was a 'mistake' and the sharks (you're quite right, it was 2) were in fact harmless basking sharks.
Then again... they would say that, wouldn't they? to stop all the tourists leaving. I've seen JAWS dontcha know!!
On second thoughts perhaps the sightings will attract lots of shark hunters... like in JAWS.
Then again... they would say that, wouldn't they? to stop all the tourists leaving. I've seen JAWS dontcha know!!
On second thoughts perhaps the sightings will attract lots of shark hunters... like in JAWS.
S_N
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PMSL PF!! I've managed to find some stuff on it now that Google is co-operating!
The most frightening thing I've ever encountered in British waters is a Weaver Fish - OWWWwwwwwwwwwww
The most frightening thing I've ever encountered in British waters is a Weaver Fish - OWWWwwwwwwwwwww
PapaFrita
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What's a weaver fish?
*PF goes back to Mr Google*
*PF goes back to Mr Google*
PapaFrita
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Found it! OUCH! indeed! Sounds horrible!
AimeeLou
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apparently there was one last year or the year before that swam right into a harbour somewhere in cornwall.
Diane_Pepper
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oh god i hope not!
i'm going to cornwall on holiday soon!!!
i'm going to cornwall on holiday soon!!!
AimeeLou
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lol. i've just come back
rema
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It said today in the paper that it is not a great white but a porbeagle shark which is very similar looking but harmless to humans.
vhf
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Hi,
Speaking as someone who sees St. Ives bay daily...
Sorry, but no confirmed sightings of a great White down here ever - closest confirmed sighting was in the 1970's in the Bay of Biscay, about 300 miles away. Nothing to stop one swiming up for his hols though.
They get "sighted" here every year - I think possibly it's encouraged a bit to keep the tourists excited when the weather's not so great! (Boat trips out suddenly very popular...)
We do get porbeagles, (sp?) which look very like Great Whites but are harmless, and the basking sharks, which are really impressive and well worth seeing, but also harmless unless you get in the way of one swinging its tail!
to be honest, there's more risk of sharks on the streets of Newquay of an evening...
Speaking as someone who sees St. Ives bay daily...
Sorry, but no confirmed sightings of a great White down here ever - closest confirmed sighting was in the 1970's in the Bay of Biscay, about 300 miles away. Nothing to stop one swiming up for his hols though.
They get "sighted" here every year - I think possibly it's encouraged a bit to keep the tourists excited when the weather's not so great! (Boat trips out suddenly very popular...)
We do get porbeagles, (sp?) which look very like Great Whites but are harmless, and the basking sharks, which are really impressive and well worth seeing, but also harmless unless you get in the way of one swinging its tail!
to be honest, there's more risk of sharks on the streets of Newquay of an evening...
Rachel_M
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I did love the Sun's front cover on the story, that was quite funny and made so much sense...........
DER-DUM DER-DUM
DUM, DUM, DUM, DUM, DUM, DUM
Can anyone guess?
DER-DUM DER-DUM
DUM, DUM, DUM, DUM, DUM, DUM
Can anyone guess?
kayleigh_and_rocky
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There was a sighting and photo taken of a shark just floating off the coast of newquay, watching all the people. I was there when it was taken!!! People paniced that it was a great white but twas reported to be a basking shark - was the length of nearly the whole bay
kayleigh_and_rocky
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Here's the report from this sighting
http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2007340903,00.html
Seems pretty convincing to me having watched the video and read what the expert said
http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2007340903,00.html
Seems pretty convincing to me having watched the video and read what the expert said
dozzie
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Its the Sun for goodness sake!!!!!
Most likely a basking shark! They are huge and harmless like most sharks, providing you dont antagonise them.
Its quite interesting that all of this has come just after they showed a repeat of Jaws on TV.
Most likely a basking shark! They are huge and harmless like most sharks, providing you dont antagonise them.
Its quite interesting that all of this has come just after they showed a repeat of Jaws on TV.
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Donkeymad
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We regularly get basking sharks here, and they are perfectly harmless. NEVER has a Great White been seen down here.
There has been a photo shown of a Great White, but there is NOTHING to indicate either when or WHERE the photo was taken.
Come on down, the water's lovely!!
There has been a photo shown of a Great White, but there is NOTHING to indicate either when or WHERE the photo was taken.
Come on down, the water's lovely!!
Onyxia
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I am happy to belive that if conditions become right they would come here but dont belive we have them now.
Most people have no idear about what lives in our waters let alone be able to tell the difference between sharks from a quick look.
Untill we have a confirmed sighting or one is caught off our coast I wont think it is anything other a mistake.
Most people have no idear about what lives in our waters let alone be able to tell the difference between sharks from a quick look.
Untill we have a confirmed sighting or one is caught off our coast I wont think it is anything other a mistake.
druid
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There's a fricking huge basking shark in the Dublin Natural history museum - runs the whole length of the building!
MagicMelon
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I thought occassionally giant whites did come near the coast sometimes. I heard of one caught in the North Sea not long ago. I think its perfectly normal and not much to worry about.