As global warming causes UK waters to heat up, wildlife in those waters is being forced to adapt. Some are moving out, some are moving in and some are dying out entirely. And the latest to soon arrive on our shores? Well, that might be one of the ocean’s largest predators: the great white shark.
Ocean data collection firm and shark trackers Ocearch believe that, on the hunt for seals and cooler waters, these beasts of the sea could soon migrate up France’s Atlantic coast and into areas around Cornwall.
However, not all marine biologists are convinced – so it might be best to hold the Jaws theme tune, for the time being. While there may have been witness reports of a shark near Porthlevel back in February, there is no record of great whites officially occupying the Cornish coast. Author and biologist Gregory Skomal told The Independent that he doesn’t expect to see them any time soon, either.
Typically, great white sharks like cool water and are most closely associated with coastlines in Australia and California. Ocearch still plans to visit Cornwall next summer in the hopes of finding some great whites, but Cornish bathers might not need to frantically paddle back to shore just yet.
Did you see these three UK road trips have been named the most romantic in the world?