People on a wildlife trip in Cardigan Bay in west Wales were treated to a rare sight as a 9ft shark jumped from the ocean just yards away from their boat. The extraordinary footage was captured on Monday evening off Pen-yr-Afr, between Cardigan and Moylgrove in Pembrokeshire.
In the video, the thresher shark can be seen jumping high from the water right next to the group before it emerges again from the sea a few seconds later as the boat is moving away, much to the delight of those onboard. You can get the latest WalesOnline newsletters e-mailed to you directly for free by signing up here.
The sighting was filmed by Tony Barber, owner of A Bay to Remember, a company which provides dolphin and wildlife trips in and around Cardigan. He runs the company alongside his wife, and said this is only the third occasion that they have seen a thresher shark in all their time as a business, and the first time they’ve been able to catch one on camera.
