It may come as news to some that the seas of the uk are home to a number of different shark species some of which are huge, In todays article we will be giving you a list of 3 sharks that can be found in our waters.
The Basking shark
The Basking shark is normally the first shark that people think of when you talk about sharks the inhabit our waters, this beasts is the second largest shark in the world with only the Whale Shark reaching bigger sizes. Basking Sharks can regularly reach lengths of up to 12 metres long and can weigh as much as 6 tonnes. Despite their colossal size Basking Sharks feed exclusively on plankton, they do this by swimming near the surface of the water with their mouth open with gill rakers catching the plankton as the water filters through their gills.
The Blue Shark
The blue shark is a migratory shark and visits our seas during the summer months, During these summer months the coasts of Cornwall seem to be something of a hotspot for them however before anyone begins to worry deadly interactions between Blue Sharks and humans are incredibly rare. Their diet consists mainly of fish and cephalopods and they can reach lengths of up to 12.5 ft long, Its slender body and elongated dorsal fins help make it one of the fastest sharks alive.
The Greenland Shark
The Greenland Shark is the second largest species of carnivorous shark alive today preying on fish, cephalopods, carrion and seals. It mainly inhabits the deepest and most northern parts of our ocean and it’s because of this that sightings of the Greenland shark are rare although they do happen, Back in 2022 a juvenile Greenland Shark was found washed up on a beach in Cornwall which was the first time one of these Sharks had been in our waters for 9 years. Greenland Sharks are thought to have the longest lifespan of any known vertebrate with an average known lifespan of between 250-500 years old.
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