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A rare sight caught on video today by Tasos Varvarigos. A shark swimming without a care in the world off the caost of Zakynthos. In particular in the deep sea where most fisherman love to fish.
According to the competent bodies in Greece, there are 17 species of sharks. Among them are of course the fox fish, the common shark, the so-called pilgrim, the blue and of course the well-known, great white.
As Anastasia Miliou, a hydrobiologist and director of research at the Institute of Marine Research “Archipelagos”, explains a while ago in another incident to newsit.gr, “the image we have of sharks is dominated by the stereotypes created by the action and horror films of the film industry.” “These fish usually live in great depths and open seas, with the result that their observation reports are very rare to non-existent,” he added.
some species feed exclusively on plankton, others on fish and it is certain that they do not pose a threat to humans, while on the contrary they are very important species for marine biodiversity, as superior predators play a very important regulatory role in their populations.” other fish. ” In fact, Ms. Miliou emphasizes, “they are considered sea sanitizers as they usually feed on the weakest fish in the herds, as a result of which they consolidate the remaining populations.” He also notes that in Greece we do not have invasive species, due to climate change for example.
However, it is known that 45 species of sharks and skates live throughout the Mediterranean. However, no detailed research has ever been done on sharks in Greece. “It simply came to our notice then to cover some of the big gaps in knowledge about their populations, “says Anastasia Miliou, pointing to the need to finally dispel the shark-monster myth.
