Diver captures rare video of great white shark in Mediterranean Sea

“Statistically, it is way more likely to win the lotto jackpot than to meet such an iconic animal underwater,” said diver Derk Remmers after his encounter with a great white shark in the Mediterranean Sea, where the species is close to extinction. Subscribe ► youtube.com
Remmers came across the shark while volunteering on a mission to remove abandoned fishing nets from a shipwreck in the strait of Sicily. Healthy Seas – the NGO that organised the mission – says the video is the first underwater footage of an adult great white shark in its natural habitat in the region. Shipwrecks can function as artificial reefs. However, when nets settle on them, they can transform into underwater traps, entangling and killing the marine life they attract. “What makes this encounter so powerful is not only the shark itself, but the context in which it happened,” Veronika Mikos, director of Healthy Seas said. “Moments like this remind us how much life can still exist in offshore Mediterranean waters and how important it is to protect it from preventable threats like abandoned fishing gear or overfishing.” Watch: The hunt for Europe's great white shark ► youtube.com
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