{"id":4634,"date":"2026-06-09T13:02:08","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T13:02:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/09\/great-white-shark-filmed-in-rare-mediterranean-encounter\/"},"modified":"2026-06-09T13:02:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T13:02:09","slug":"great-white-shark-filmed-in-rare-mediterranean-encounter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/09\/great-white-shark-filmed-in-rare-mediterranean-encounter\/","title":{"rendered":"Great white shark filmed in rare Mediterranean encounter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>2026-06-09 13:02:07<\/b><br \/>\n<BR>A diver has captured what could be the first underwater footage of an adult great white shark in its natural Mediterranean habitat.<BR><br \/>\nDerk Remmers was one of three divers in the water between Sicily and Tunisia when the enormous predator suddenly appeared near a shipwreck where his team was working.<BR><br \/>\nThe Healthy Seas conservation group had been recovering abandoned fishing nets from the wreck in the Strait of Sicily when the rare encounter unfolded.<BR><br \/>\nMr Remmers told BBC News: \u201cWe saw this huge shark \u2013 it was pretty clear it was a massive one.<BR><br \/>\n\u201cIt looked and appeared to be a white shark.\u201d<BR><br \/>\nThe shark swam close to the divers before disappearing and then returning for another look.<BR><br \/>\nHe said: \u201cThe shark was there pretty close to the wreck \u2013 pretty close to us, in fact. It swam away, turned around and came back.&#8221;<BR><br \/>\nRather than fearing the shark, Mr Remmers admitted his biggest concern was missing the moment on camera.<BR><br \/>\nHe said: \u201cI think my biggest fear was that I wouldn\u2019t be able to get the camera running, that I couldn\u2019t record this rare event.\u201d<BR><br \/>\nMr Remmers stressed the sighting should not alarm beachgoers.<BR><br \/>\nHe said: &#8220;It is important to me that no one gets scared, because it was offshore, it was in the central Mediterranean, it was not close to a beach where people could feel endangered.<BR><br \/>\n&#8220;This might very well be the first underwater footage of an adult white shark in its own habitat in the Mediterranean\u2026 it sank in a little bit that this was pretty special.\u201d<BR><br \/>\nThe sighting comes as conservationists warn Mediterranean great whites are teetering on the brink of extinction.<BR><br \/>\nResearch by conservation group Blue Marine Foundation suggests at least 40 great white sharks were killed and sold for food in North African markets last year alone.<BR><br \/>\nThe Shark Trust classifies Mediterranean great whites as critically endangered, with sightings extremely rare.<BR><br \/>\nPaul Cox, chief executive of The Shark Trust, is quoted by The Telegraph as saying: \u201cWe\u2019ve long known of the presence of great white sharks in the Mediterranean. The video shared on World Oceans Day of them in the Straits of Sicily is exciting.<BR><br \/>\n&#8220;It suggests that, perhaps, despite the challenges faced by the regional population, these extraordinary animals are managing to maintain a foothold in the region.\u201d<BR><br \/>\nHealthy Seas director Veronika Mikos added to the outlet: &#8220;What makes this encounter so powerful is not only the shark itself, but the context in which it happened.<BR><br \/>\n\u201cWe were there to remove ghost nets trapping marine life on a shipwreck ecosystem that is a hotspot for biodiversity. Moments like this remind us how much life can still exist in offshore Mediterranean waters.\u201d<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Visit Bang Bizarre (main website) <\/a><br \/>\n<br \/><script src=\"https:\/\/geo.dailymotion.com\/player\/xtbac.js\" data-video=\"\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2026-06-09 13:02:07 A diver has captured what could be the first underwater footage of an adult great white shark in its natural Mediterranean habitat. 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