Is there any sharks in uk waters?

Question

Is there any sharks in uk waters?

Answer 1

Basking Sharks :D

They only eat a tiny amount of food so you shouldn't worry about them, you be more worried about JELLYFISH! There have been many sightings of them around the devon and cornwall sea's (where i live) because of global warming there may be more and maybe different species of sharks in u.k as the sea is hotter and they can now survive. But if only deep in the water, they can't come to the beach (jellyfish can though). Did you gather i hate jellyfish ;) :L  

Answer 2

Yes and especially at this time of year

Answer 3

Yes there are several types of shark in British coastal waters

Answer 4

Yes but nothing to worry about, there are basking sharks that don't harm humans.  

Answer 5

What on earth is Cecile talking about - there are sharks all around the UK waters.

Especially on the south west coastline.

Most are completely harmless (basking sharks) but one or two others do attack over the year.

Answer 6

no less than 21 species! -  dogfish, tope, bull huss and thresher, not to mention the more well known hammerhead, basking and blue sharks.

There have been several sightings of big snappers in UK waters

The biggest sharks in UK waters are the massive but harmless basking sharks

Answer 7

i live in cornwall, and we quite often get basking sharks on our coast during the summer.

Answer 8

No the waters are too cold and too shallow! we have had the rare sighting off the south east coast when warm waters are being pushed up from the Mediterranean.

Answer 9

Blunt Nose Six Gill Shark (Hexanchus griseus)

Frilled Shark (Chlamydoselache anguineus)

Greater Spotted Dogfish (Scyliorhinus stellaris)

Lesser Spotted Dogfish (Scyliorhinus canicula)

Blackmouth Dogfish (Galeus melastomus)

Hammerhead Shark (Sphyrna zygaena)

Porbeagle Shark (Lamna nasus)

Short Fin Mako Shark (Isurus oxyrinchus)

Basking Shark (Cetorhinus maximus)

Thresher Shark (Alopias vulpinus)

Blue Shark  (Prionace glauca)

Tope (Galeorhinus galeus)

Common Smooth Hound  (Mustelus mustelus)

Starry Smooth Hound (Mustelus asterias )

Spurdog (Squalus acanthias )

Bramble Shark  

Greenland Shark (Somniosus microcephalus)

Darkie Charlie

Velvet Belly (Etmopterus spinax)

Monkfish (Squatina squatina )

NOT FORGETTING SKATES AND RAYS;



Electric Ray (Torpedo nobiliana)

Marbled Electric Ray (Torpedo marmorata)

Common Skate  (Raja batis)

Shagreen Ray (Raja fullonica)

Long-nosed Skate

White Skate (Raja alba)

Thornback Ray (Raja clavata)

Undulate Ray (Raja undulata)

Cuckoo Ray (Raja naevus)

Starry Skate (Raja radiata)

Sandy Ray (Raja cirularis)

Spotted Ray (Raja montagui)

Small Eyed Ray (Raja microcellata)

Blonde Ray (Raja brackyura)

Sting Ray (Dasyatis pastinaca)

Eagle Ray (Myliobatis aquilla)

Answer 10

try first direct they are sharks ha ha

Answer 11

These are all sharks that have been caught or sighted in UK waters:

basking

mako

porbeagle

blue

thresher

These below aren't called sharks but are basically just smaller versions of the same basic body model

tope

smoothhound

greater spotted dogfish

lesser spotted dogfish