Greece: Two records of Thresher sharks from the Argolic Gulf

Helmut Nickel, Shark Year Magazine,
01. April 2017

Please find below the short report on two recent catches of thresher sharks from the Argolic Gulf (located in the Aegean Sea off the east coast of the Peloponnese, Greece).

1st Specimen :

Date: reported on 21st of March 2017
Location: Nea Kios, Peloponnese, Greece
Species: Bigeye thresher shark (Alopias superciliosus)
Size: said to be 120 kg in weight, 2,5 metres in length.
Source: Argolida Portal (video below).

2nd Specimen :

Date: reported on 19th of March 2017
Location: Nea Kios, Peloponnese, Greece
Species: Common thresher shark (Alopias vulpinus)
Size: said to be 4 metres in length, 300 kg in weight.
Remark: pregnant female
Source:  Argolida Portal (video below)

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