Mako Shark Spotted Off Majorca, Great Whites Return

0:00It's March 28th. This is Lester News today, driven by AI, a big shark turned heads off Mforka's coast this Friday during a rigada in Palma Bay. Sailors spotted this hefty creature gliding near the boats, and one grabbed video of accruing peacefully close to shore. This comes just weeks after folks caught a great white and nearby Spanish waters. Experts like shark specialists Juan Poyados took a look and pegged it as likely a Mako shark. One of those speedy ocean hunters from the lamnidae, family, Makos chased down the fastest fish, hitting speeds around 30 miles per hour. Could also be a poor beagle or even great white bives, but hard to say for sure from the clip. Sailors got a real scare with all those boats packed in, but no one got hurt. Sightings like this are rare in balleric waters, mostly seasonal. Meanwhile, back in February, fishermen hauled in a young great white about 7 feet long, paying 80 to 90 kilos off Spain's east coast. That juvenile fine has scientists buzzing about possible great white breeding in the Mediterranean

1:04again after years of thinking they were mostly gone, except for Shreys. Still, another catch happened in 2023, but these sharks stay super scarce. All this points to sharks bouncing back a bit, which is solid news. These predators signal a healthy sea, even if populations have tamed hard in the mid. Keep an eye on those waters, folks. There's reminding us who's boss down there.