Net result: Ocean warming may see sharks in uncharted waters

Creatures of sub-tropical habitats are recorded here increasingly and great white sharks may do likewise. They already frequent the Bay of Biscay, and ocean warming may lead to expansion of their range

A great white shark breaches the water in False Bay, Cape Town, South Africa. Fish records for the Mediterranean go back to 1862. Great white numbers have declined and stragglers turn up only very occasionally there nowadays. Picture: AP

You’re more likely to be killed by your kitchen toaster than by a shark — Ted Danson 

In April 2023, a strange fish was captured in Spanish Mediterranean waters. Post-mortem examination confirmed it as a great white shark.