20.06.2026 18:40
In Kuşadası district of Aydın, a 3-meter-8-centimeter-long female sandbar shark was found dead on the shore. Examination of the shark revealed no wounds, cuts, or signs of impact. Tissue samples taken from the 3-meter-8-centimeter-long shark were sent to the Biology Department of Aydın Adnan Menderes University for DNA analysis.
In Aydın's popular tourist center, Kuşadası, in the Kadınlar Denizi neighborhood, around 13:00, Birol Özmen, who went to the shore to swim, noticed a shark washed ashore and reported the situation to EKODOSD.
NO WOUNDS, CUTS, OR BRUISES WERE FOUND
Bahattin Sürücü, President of the Ecosystem Protection and Nature Lovers Association (EKODOSD), along with association members, went to the area and examined the dead shark of the 'bluntnose sixgill shark' species that had been brought to the sandy area. During the examination of the shark, no wounds, cuts, or bruises were found on its body. Tissue samples taken from the shark, which was 3 meters 8 centimeters long, were sent to Aydın Adnan Menderes University (ADÜ) Biology Department for DNA analysis.
“A SPECIES THAT RARELY ENCOUNTERS HUMANS”
EKODOSD President Bahattin Sürücü, stating that they do not know the exact cause of the shark's death, said, "Bluntnose sixgill sharks are a species that generally lives in deep waters, follows fish schools, and rarely encounters humans. Commonly known in the Aegean and Mediterranean, and rarely seen in the Black Sea, bluntnose sixgill sharks are important creatures for the balance of the ecosystem and need to be protected. Although their appearance may be frightening, the likelihood of this species encountering humans is low. There are no known records of them posing a danger to humans on our coasts."