Rare footage captured of Great White shark in Mediterranean Sea

A volunteer diver has described shaking as he filmed his encounter with an endangered Great White shark between Tunisia and Sicily. Copyright current_year BBC. All rights reserved. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking. Copyright current_year BBC. All rights reserved. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking. Great white shark swimming in the ocean followed by black and white fish 'Pretty special': Diver on filming rare footage of Great White shark in the Mediterranean Great white shark swimming in the ocean with fish Rare footage captured of Great White shark in Mediterranean Sea A diver who filmed an incredibly rare encounter with a Great White shark in the Mediterranean Sea in May has described the moment as "pretty special". "The shark was pretty close to us [...] And in fact my fingers were trembling when I was trying to get the camera operating," volunteer diver Derk Remmers told the BBC. It is thought overfishing has contributed to driving the species to near extinction in the Mediterranean. Scientists say people should not be concerned as the shark, believed to be an adult male, was spotted many miles offshore between Tunisia and Sicily. Conservationists said they hoped the sighting may encourage governments to create marine protected areas in Mediterranean waters. Divers working for the NGO Healthy Seas captured the footage whilst diving to highlight the problem of so-called "ghost fishing nets". The four astronauts in the Orion spacecraft set a new record for distance travelled from Earth. James Bruton builds all of his inventions in a secret location in Hampshire and posts videos on YouTube. 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