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Etoloakarnania: Blue shark made its appearance in Mytikas – Watch video

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Blue shark made its appearance in Mytikas, Etoloakarnania, according to ichthyologist Christos Loverdos Stelakatos.

“It is a blue shark Scientific name: Prionace glauca. It is harmless and a sample of the many inhabitants of the sea. “It reaches a length of 3.8 meters and weighs 390 kilograms, although the average is around 200. It is a species almost endangered and endangered by humans and not humans by the blue shark,” he said.

In the Greek seas there are 35 species of sharks that feed mainly on fish.

The most common shark in Greek waters is the glaucous shark or blue shark (Prionace glauca), like the one found in Mytikas.

It can reach 4 meters in length, but rarely exceeds 3 meters and weighs 200 kilograms. As it follows herds of fish to feed, it can enter bays and be observed in shallow water.

It is estimated that 10 to 20 million sharks of this species are killed each year by fishermen. Their meat is used both as food and in the pharmaceutical industry.

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