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Are there sharks in the Med?

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Has anybody ever caught or seen a Great White Shark in the Mediterranean?
Des, Isle of Dogs

Answer

** Definitive **
Name: Adrian, Southwark
Qualification: Lived in Malta for three years
Answer: When I lived in Malta, there was an incident where a Great White actually came into Marsaxlokk Harbour and it caused great interest. Research as shown the that Great White uses the Mediterranean as its nursery. They have babies there and the big ones leave to the Atlanic almost immediately. I saw it myself, although I didn't catch it!

** Definitive **
Name: Brian, Croydon
Qualification:
Answer: The biggest Great White Shark caught for a long time was in Malta. It was in the Guinness Book of Records.