Overview

• A 12-foot porbeagle shark was filmed near Aberystwyth's North Beach on Friday and later spotted off Aberdyfi, Gwynedd, on Sunday.
• The shark swam close to shorelines and jetties, raising public safety concerns as children played nearby.
• HM Coastguard Aberystwyth and British Divers Marine Life Rescue coordinated efforts to ensure public safety and prevent stress to the shark.
• Concerns were raised that the shark might have been ill or at risk of beaching, but it exited the bay after low tide with no further sightings reported.
• Porbeagle sharks, endangered globally and protected under UK law, are slow to recover from population declines due to overfishing, habitat loss, and bycatch.