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VIDEO: Is this really the first great white shark spotted in Spanish waters for 30 years?
Marine biologists have released remarkable video footage of the first sighting of a great white shark in Spanish waters for three decades.
First great white spotted off Spain in decades
A great white shark was spotted in waters off Spain's Balearic Islands this week in what is the first such sighting by scientists in at least 30 years, a marine conservation group said Saturday.
JAWS! Great White shark spotted off Balearic Islands
Marine biologists have photographed a great white shark in Spanish waters for what is believed to be the first time in three decades.
VIDEO: Ten-foot shark sparks panic among bathers on Costa del Sol beach
Authorities in Fuengirola ordered swimmers out of the water on Sunday after a blue shark measuring around 3 meters (10ft) was spotted in the shallows off Torreblanca beach.
Beaches closed in Mallorca amid shark fears
A shark that caused terror on beaches around Mallorca over the weekend has been caught and killed.
Two-headed shark born in Spanish laboratory
Scientists at the University of Malaga found the embryo of a shark with two heads and just one body.
Costa del Sol beach closed over shark fears
Swimmers were told to keep out of the water at a beach in the popular resort of Fuengirola after a shark measuring an estimated four meters in length was spotted in shallow waters.
Pictured: Costa Blanca shark attack victim reveals wound
The 40-year-old man who on Friday was bitten by a shark while swimming at his local beach has released photos of his wound.
Beach closed after shark attack in southern Spain
A man was bitten on the hand in a suspected shark attack at a beach on the Costa Blanca on Friday prompting authorities to ban swimming as a precaution.
Weird new glow-in-the-dark ninja shark discovered
The shark, discovered by a Spanish research team, has its very own flashlight built into its cells to find its way through the murky depths.
How to be a mermaid: Spanish swim school makes a splash
A horrible accident inspired one Spanish woman to follow her lifelong dream... to become a mermaid and help others follow in her wake.
Tourist bitten by shark during Christmas swim off Gran Canaria
Roast turkey is the traditional fare for many at Christmas but one unsuspecting tourist discovered that she was on the menu when she went for a dip off a beach in Gran Canaria.
Anyone for calamari? Fishermen net giant squid off northern Spain
A giant squid measuring 10 meters long and weighing in at a whooping 150 kgs has been caught off the coast of Asturias.
Lost whale calf spotted swimming alone off Barcelona beach has died
UPDATED: A young whale that appeared off the beach in Barcelona had to be put down by vets on Friday after becoming so weak because it had lost its mother.
Benidorm’s 'shark attack' becomes the butt of a million internet jokes
The alarmist overreaction to this week’s fish bite incident in Benidorm has seen Spaniards take to social media to mock those afraid to go back in the water.
It's not Jaws: Benidorm urges calm after child is bitten by mystery fish
Benidorm council insists that it the incident was "definitely not a shark attack" and that bathers can be assured that it is safe to go back in the water.
Crowded Benidorm beach closed after boy bitten by mystery fish
Poniente beach in the popular Spanish holiday resort of Benidorm was closed on Tuesday after a young boy got a rather nasty bit from an unidentified fish.
Costa Brava beaches closed over shark fears
Police on the Costa Brava were forced to close four beaches on Thursday after sharks were spotted in shallow waters.
Magaluf 'shark' terrifying tourists was tuna fish
Holidaymakers panicky about a 'sighting' of a great white shark in shallow waters off the popular resort of Magaluf can be assured; It is safe to get back in the water.
Shark attacks boy on Spanish beach
A 16-year-old boy playing in the sea at the popular Catalan tourist town of Salou this month needed thirty stitches after being bitten on the hand by a shark.
Spanish hotel giant signs up to shark fin ban
Spain's biggest hotel chain Melia Hotels International said on Monday it has removed shark fins from the menu of all of its restaurants around the world, joining a growing global campaign against the dish considered a delicacy in Asia.
Barcelona beaches reopened after shark alert
Six beaches in Barcelona were reopened on Wednesday morning after being closed when lifeguards spotted several sharks very close to shore on Tuesday.
Man helps shark give birth
An animal lover in southern Spain was shocked to discover the 'dolphin' he'd spotted on a local beach was actually a shark that was giving birth.