especially if you compare it to july last year, last year it was quite rainy, and green, this it is quite brown. . , , ., ~ brown. really interesting, thank ou. back brown. really interesting, thank you. back with brown. really interesting, thank you. back with you brown. really interesting, thank you. back with you later. - here in the uk, we re perhaps more used to hearing about shark attacks in far flung waters on the other side of the world. that s why the news of an incident off the atlantic coast of cornwall last week has caused such shock among the local community. the maritime coastguard agency says a snorkeler suffered a leg injury after reportedly being bitten by a blue shark close to the harbour town of penzance. uk based charity the shark trust says until now, there have been no unprovoked shark bites in british waters since 1847, when records began. hannah rudd is a marine biologist and joins us now. thank you forjoining us, hannah,
remove you from the water. there are people watching all of the time and this is an incredibly rare event to take place. this is an incredibly rare event to take place- this is an incredibly rare event to take place. hannah, thank you so much, take place. hannah, thank you so much. from take place. hannah, thank you so much, from bury take place. hannah, thank you so much, from bury st take place. hannah, thank you so much, from bury st edmunds, i take place. hannah, thank you so i much, from bury st edmunds, joining us today, marine biologist. thank you forjoining us. us today, marine biologist. thank you forjoining us. you for oining us. good reassurance if ou you forjoining us. good reassurance if ou are you forjoining us. good reassurance if you are going you forjoining us. good reassurance if you are going for you forjoining us. good reassurance if you are going for a you forjoining us. good reassurance if you are going for a bit you forjoining us. good reassurance
used to hearing about shark attacks in far flung waters on the other side of the world. that s why the news of an incident off the atlantic coast of cornwall last week has caused such shock among the local community. the maritime coastguard agency says a snorkeler suffered a leg injury after reportedly being bitten by a blue shark close to the harbour town of penzance. the british based charity the shark trust says until now, there have been no unprovoked shark bites in british waters since 1847, when records began. hannah rudd is a marine biologist and told us this incredibly rare incident should not put people off getting into the water. blue sharks, the species that was involved in this particular incident, is a species that s typically found ten miles or more offshore. they live in the open ocean. they are what we call a pelagic species of shark and they re highly migratory. so they visit uk waters during the summer months
good morning. you know these sharks, you have dived with them before, just explain to us, how would you characterise them and just how common are any kind of problems between these sharks and people? good morning to you both, and thank you for having me on this morning. yes, blue sharks, the species that was involved in this particular incident, is a species that typically is found ten miles or more offshore, they live in the open ocean, they are what we call the pelagic species of shark and they are highly migratory, they visit uk waters during the summer months following the gulf stream and they get their name from the beautiful coloration on the topside which camouflages them against the deep. being an author with these animals is an incredible experience, they are highly majestic, being in the water with these animals is an incredible experience, they are beautiful and majestic and despite