- Volunteer divers encountered a four-metre-long Great White Shark in the Strait of Sicily while clearing abandoned fishing nets from a shipwreck.
- This rare sighting is believed to be the first time the predator has been filmed underwater in the Mediterranean sea.
- The divers, from Healthy Seas Foundation, Ghost Diving, and SDSS, described the shark as curious and non-aggressive during the encounter.
- The incident highlights the significant problem of 'ghost nets', with an estimated 640,000 nets lost or discarded globally each year, which trap and kill marine life.
- Healthy Seas is calling on governments and the fishing industry to reduce the abandonment of fishing nets to protect marine ecosystems.
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