A marine expert has expressed concern after dozens of dead sharks were washed up on a beach in North Wales this week. Around 25-30 small sharks were found scattered on the beach between Rhyl and Prestatyn on Tuesday (June 6) morning by a dog walker.
The small sharks were identified as starry smooth-hounds due to their speckled white spots. They are widespread in UK waters and mainly feed on crustaceans and shellfish and live in coastal waters at depths of between 5 and 200 metres, on gravel or sandy bottoms, and measure between 100cm and 150cm, weighing up to 4.8kg.
In the past other similar sharks have washed up on the beach but not in such large numbers. Marine experts visited the site to take samples but they were unable to as seagulls had scavenged at their remains, North Wales Live reports.
