Man catches rare shark off Welsh beach

Endangered shark caught in British waters by stunned fisherman

The critically endangered tope shark was caught by a keen fisherman who had been angling in the area for 20 years and says he has never seen one before

Endangered shark spotted in shallow waters off British beach - The Mirror

Alex McGlynn, who has been fishing for 20 years, said he had never seen a tope shark off the Welsh coast - with the species listed as critically endangered on the IUCN Red List

Man catches rare shark off Welsh beach

The shark is a very rare find but its discovery might be a sign of something more troubling

Angler catches rare shark in shallow waters off Swansea Beach

YouTuber, Alex Mcglynn, a biology graduate from the University of South Wales, co-runs popular angling channel The Hooky 2. Alex shared footage of his rare catch of a 40lb tope shark from the beach, and its safe release again back into the sea, with his 2,000 subscribers – a video that has had over a quarter of a million views so far. The YouTuber said the “remarkable and rare encounter” was an “unusual and unexpected catch for our area”.   The …