Prionace glauca

Blue Shark

Jopa 3.8 metriä
Jopa 20 vuotta
Silmälläpidettävä
Tietoa

Blue Shark

The blue shark is one of the most beautiful and wide-ranging sharks in the ocean, with a slender, elegant body and striking indigo-blue colouration. Found in every ocean, they are the most prolific pelagic shark species. The Azores offer some of the world's best blue shark diving, with open-water encounters in crystal-clear Atlantic water.

Koko

Jopa 3.8 metriä

Paino

Jopa 205 kg

Elinikä

Jopa 20 vuotta

Suojelutila

Silmälläpidettävä

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Parhaat sukelluskohteet

Azorit, PortugaliCornwall, UkCape Point, Etelä-AfrikkaRhode Island, UsaBaja Kalifornia, MeksikoIsla Guadalupe, MeksikoGalápagosNew England, UsaCabo San Lucas, Meksiko

Sukellusvinkit

Blue shark encounters are typically done on drift dives or with attractants in open water. Stay calm and maintain eye contact. They are curious but generally not aggressive. The deep blue Atlantic water provides stunning photography opportunities.

Paras kausi

June–October (Azores), July–September (UK)

Elinympäristö

Open ocean (pelagic), preferring cool temperate waters between 12–20°C

Ravinto

Squid, small fish, and occasionally seabirds and carrion
Tiesitkö?

Hauskoja faktoja

1

Blue sharks can travel over 9,000 km in a single migration

2

They are the most heavily fished shark in the world, with an estimated 20 million caught annually

3

Their blue colouration provides camouflage in the open ocean — dark from above, light from below

4

Females have skin three times thicker than males to withstand biting during mating

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