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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Cillian Sherlock

Huge shark washes up on Irish beach in first recording of rare species

A rare shark washed up on the shores of Co Wexford, in what scientists believe to be the first official record of the species in Irish waters.

The smalltooth sand tiger (Odontaspis ferox) is rarely seen by humans as it normally lives offshore in waters more than 100m deep.

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