Sardinia is a beautiful island, absolutely perfect for lazy days on a beach. But given the prevalence of sharks in the Mediterranean Sea, you may be wondering whether there’s a risk of meeting a shark during your swims in Sardinia’s waters. We’ll investigate that today.
Sharks in Sardinia
With salty, warm waters and little tidal movement, the Mediterranean is a good home for many sea creatures – including sharks. There are roughly 47 species of sharks in the Mediterranean, of which around 13 are potentially dangerous to humans. The most dangerous shark species living in the Mediterranean are certainly the White Shark and the Tiger Shark. But do these actually reach the coastline on which you’ll be relaxing?
No. No, they don’t. Sharks generally prefer to stay further away from the coast, in the depths, hunting smaller fish. It’s not even that sharks just don’t like that particular coastline – they’re just not too interested in people to begin with, no matter what pop culture may try to implant in your head. You’ll be okay.
Shark attacks in Sardinia
According to data from SharkUtopia, there have been a total of four shark attacks in Sardinia in the last hundreds of years (the first one being in 1721). The last one took place in 2015, the case of the Eugenio Masala – the case was fatal, but it’s uncertain whether this was a fatal shark attack, as, though the diver bore bites similar to those of a shark, the investigation was inconclusive about the involvement of a shark in Eugenio’s death. Eugenio, however, was diving over 2.5 miles away from the coast. The beach? Virtually no chance of that being an issue.
See also:
