A shark was spotted in the water off the coast of Herzliya, north of Tel Aviv, this weekend. The shark, of the shortfin mako variety, was first noted on Thursday, and on Friday was captured by fishermen. The shark had a hook in its mouth and was in a state of exhaustion. The fishermen removed the hook, and set the shark free in deeper water. Nevertheless, it did not survive the wound, and on Saturday morning the shark's carcass washed up on the city's Accadia Beach. Herzliya Municipal Tourism Development Company Chairman Jonathan Yakobovich said that the shark did not present a danger, although there was documentation of it "attacking people and sailing boats." Sharks making an appearance along Israel's coastline waters is a regular phenomenon at this time of year. In most cases, the sharks continue on their way to the warmer water churned out by the Hadera power station, and only on Thursday did the Israel Nature and Parks Authority and the Israel Sport Diving Authority issue warnings about diving in the area around Herzliya. The INPA said that sharks were an endangered species, and emphasized that human-shark encounters could neither be predicted nor controlled, and could potentially "put both the divers and the sharks at risk."
Shark spotted off coast of Herzliya, then washes up dead
Fishermen found a shark wounded by a hook in its mouth on Friday and set it free in deeper water, but the animal did not survive • Israel Nature and Parks Authority: Sharks are endangered, human-shark encounters can put both species at risk.
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