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10ft / 3m long shark spotted in Plymouth Barbican harbour

By Scott Grenney on

National Marine AquariumA 10ft / 3m long shark was spotted by Andrew Wells last night (15th April 2012) near the National Marine Aquarium harbour waters.

Copied from this post on the Barbican Waterfront Facebook Page:
Andrew Wells I have just stood and watched a basking shark at least 10ft long feeding next to the aquarium . Approx 10ft from the rocks . Stunning.
Barbican Waterfront Any photos Andrew? :)
Andrew Wells No sorry i didnt have my camera or phone . I thought is was a seal at first as it was mostly submerged but then as it basked saw a large fin prominent on the surface . The Lock bridge was in operation and it didn’t startle it all .

On Twitter @CAWSW posted: @PlymBarbican @DrDaveNMA @NMAPlymouth Interesting. My friend from Switzerland & I convinced we saw one near foreshore yesterday…

Aftering a bit of searching I found a photo of a shark captured on the Barbican in the 1950s!.

If anyone has any more sightings or can get a photo of this shark or even the seal who is a regular visitor to the harbour please let me know! Please comment below or email scott@barbicanwaterfront.com :) .

I’ll forward all information to Dr Dave Gibson from the National Marine Aquarium who is keen to hear about more sightings.

About Scott Grenney

Scott is the owner & editor of the BarbicanWaterfront.com. He has lived on the Barbican & keeps close ties with the Plymouth Barbican community and is a member of the Association of Barbican Businesses (ABB).

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2 responses to “10ft / 3m long shark spotted in Plymouth Barbican harbour”

  1. sarah cooper
    sarah cooper
    16/04/2012 at 7:51 pm | | Reply

    Bob, the seal often frequents the same water and has been there for years!!!

    1. Scott Grenney
      Scott Grenney
      17/04/2012 at 11:42 am | | Reply

      Hi Sarah,

      I’ve seen him a number of times, but like many he is impossible to get a decent photo of. Hopefully someone will capture one, one day! :)

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