Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleVolunteer divers encountered a four-metre-long Great White Shark in the Strait of Sicily while clearing abandoned fishing nets from a shipwreck. This rare sighting is believed to be the first time the predator has been filmed underwater in the Mediterranean sea. The divers, from Healthy Seas Foundation, Ghost Diving, and SDSS, described the shark as curious and non-aggressive during the encounter. The incident highlights the significant problem of 'ghost nets', with an estimated 640,000 nets lost or discarded globally each year, which trap and kill marine life. Healthy Seas is calling on governments and the fishing industry to reduce the abandonment of fishing nets to protect marine ecosystems. In fullGreat White Shark filmed in the Mediterranean for the first time by stunned diversThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Divers film rare Great White Shark in the Mediterranean sea
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleVolunteer divers encountered a four-metre-long Great White Shark in the Strait of Sicily while clearing abandoned fishing nets from a shipwreck. This rare sighting is believed to be the first time the predator has been filmed underwater in the Mediterranean sea. The divers, from Healthy Seas Foundation, Ghost Diving, and SDSS, described the shark as curious and non-aggressive during the encounter. The incident highlights the significant problem of 'ghost nets', with an estimated 640,000 nets lost or discarded globally each year, which trap and kill marine life. Healthy Seas is calling on governments and the fishing industry to reduce the abandonment of fishing nets to protect marine ecosystems. In fullGreat White Shark filmed in the Mediterranean for the first time by stunned diversThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
