Shark sighted off Majorca, first great white there in 40 years

Video caption, Great white shark filmed off the Majorca coast

For the first time in more than 40 years, a great white shark has been recorded swimming off the Spanish Mediterranean island of Majorca.

A wildlife conservation group captured footage of the shark wandering around the Cabrera archipelago.

The last confirmed sighting of such a fish in the Balearic Islands was by a fisherman in 1976.

Great whites can weigh up to two tonnes, grow to lengths of 20ft (6m) and reach speeds of 40km/h (25mph).

"The presence of great white sharks in Spanish waters has been a constant rumour," biologist and documentary maker Fernando L贸pez-Mirones told Efe news agency.

"However, we've been unable to document their presence for many years."

Scientists with Spanish conservation group Alnitak recorded the shark for over an hour.

"We watched the shark up close for 70 minutes around 3m (10ft) from the boat," Mr L贸pez-Mirones told Spanish newspaper El Pa铆s.

According to a documentary from 2007,

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