Great White Sharks in Irish waters by 2048.

One for those who like going into the sea I suppose. Jaws is a comin.....

https://www.rsvplive.ie/news/irish-news/new-research-shows-great-white-12936852

WoollyRedHat

Finally, we watch Marty Morrissey narrate Shark Week.

Cina

I for one welcome our new sea faring overlords.

Pkiernan

Can't wait to hunt one!

dmc17

Probably need to look at getting a bigger boat so

archer22

I see a new ad for Specsavers...a Great White being mistaken for Fungi.

Birdie Num Num

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Great White Sharks in Irish waters by 2048.

What?! 12mins to 9!. Blast, there goes a sea swim tonight!

Wibbs

I suspect they're already here and have been for quite some time. Great Whites can migrate through cold waters because they have a neat little trick unusual in non mammals in that they have some control over their internal body temperature and can raise it above sea temperatures. Their ranges already include quite chilly waters. There are enough prey species in Irish waters, seals, dolphins, fish, I'd be surprised they're not here TBH. At least as occasional visitors.

A few years ago there was a sighting of what appeared to be one of the Scottish west coast. Not your usual non expert sighting either as it was observed by a marine biologist who was convinced of it.

The question i would ask is: is there the Gardai equivalent of a Chief Brody out there somewhere if these boyos switch from seals to humans...... ?

Wibbs

Wibbs wrote: »

I suspect they're already here and have been for quite some time. Great Whites can migrate through cold waters because they have a neat little trick unusual in non mammals in that they have some control over their internal body temperature and can raise it above sea temperatures. Their ranges already include quite chilly waters. There are enough prey species in Irish waters, seals, dolphins, fish, I'd be surprised they're not here TBH. At least as occasional visitors.

A few years ago there was a sighting of what appeared to be one of the Scottish west coast. Not your usual non expert sighting either as it was observed by a marine biologist who was convinced of it.

Fascinating stuff Wibbs. This Irish Times article from 2014 shows a Great White being tracked some 1200 km off Ireland.

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/great-white-shark-tracked-1-200kms-off-irish-coast-1.1719286

whiskeyman

Are you even allowed to have 'great' and 'white' in the same sentence these days?

Rhys Essien

A blue shark beeched himself in the inner part of Cork harbour only yesterday.Luckily two lads got him back in the water.

There are photos on twitter.

whiskeyman

whiskeyman wrote: »

Are you even allowed to have 'great' and 'white' in the same sentence these days?

‘Carcharodon carcharias’ is a bit of a mouthful tbh and id pity the poor lifeguard having to repeatedly use the term to get people out of the water if one was about.

SEPT 23 1989

Three tons of him

Rory28

Would a great white beat an orca in a fight? I don't think so. Most of us will be fine.

Hector Savage

Wibbs wrote: »

I suspect they're already here and have been for quite some time. Great Whites can migrate through cold waters because they have a neat little trick unusual in non mammals in that they have some control over their internal body temperature and can raise it above sea temperatures. Their ranges already include quite chilly waters. There are enough prey species in Irish waters, seals, dolphins, fish, I'd be surprised they're not here TBH. At least as occasional visitors.

A few years ago there was a sighting of what appeared to be one of the Scottish west coast. Not your usual non expert sighting either as it was observed by a marine biologist who was convinced of it.

Wibbs is there anything you can't make an interesting post on ???

|Brilliant stuff, and I have some free minutes now so off to do some research...

Hector Savage

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The question i would ask is: is there the Gardai equivalent of a Chief Brody out there somewhere if these boyos switch from seals to humans...... ?

I'm thinking of an Irish Jaws !! - could have it set on Sherkin Island ... or one of the Arans ?


ah ... love those places ..

DEFTLEFTHAND

Rory28 wrote: »

Would a great white beat an orca in a fight? I don't think so. Most of us will be fine.

Pretty sure the Orca is the only known predator of the Great White.

There's a great documentary about it in South Africa where Orcas brutally kill migrating GWs every year. The GWs are terrified of them and will retreat if confronted by one.

ohnonotgmail

Wibbs wrote: »

I suspect they're already here and have been for quite some time. Great Whites can migrate through cold waters because they have a neat little trick unusual in non mammals in that they have some control over their internal body temperature and can raise it above sea temperatures. Their ranges already include quite chilly waters. There are enough prey species in Irish waters, seals, dolphins, fish, I'd be surprised they're not here TBH. At least as occasional visitors.

A few years ago there was a sighting of what appeared to be one of the Scottish west coast. Not your usual non expert sighting either as it was observed by a marine biologist who was convinced of it.

this guy?

corner of hells

Wibbs wrote: »

I suspect they're already here and have been for quite some time. Great Whites can migrate through cold waters because they have a neat little trick unusual in non mammals in that they have some control over their internal body temperature and can raise it above sea temperatures. Their ranges already include quite chilly waters. There are enough prey species in Irish waters, seals, dolphins, fish, I'd be surprised they're not here TBH. At least as occasional visitors.

A few years ago there was a sighting of what appeared to be one of the Scottish west coast. Not your usual non expert sighting either as it was observed by a marine biologist who was convinced of it.

Pfft , a marine biologist ?
Everyone knows marines are soldiers.

badtoro

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The question i would ask is: is there the Gardai equivalent of a Chief Brody out there somewhere if these boyos switch from seals to humans...... ?

Sergeant Gerry Boyle, lasht of the independents. He knows a black lad that can schwim.