GREAT WHITE SHARKS in Britain? What's happening! 🦈

[@AirbornePirates]

“Gonna need a bigger boat!!” If you want to get involved or help in any way please get in touch 🏴‍☠️ (Instagram)

[@theforceisstronghere3703]

only humans got borders; and the governments hide everything for the public; i believe you for sure brother; go proof them under wise;

[@BoostedMike2]

I'm out off the north coast of Wales tomorrow on my jetski, if I get eaten I'll let you know 😂

[@psteve6567]

I m not in a position to help at the moment, losing my job and having my benefits slashed by this disgusting government, but I maybe able to in the future if my circumstances change! I do really enjoy the show, and I am convinced there are Sharks in Brittish and Irish waters! Keep up the good work!

[@theforceisstronghere3703]

@@psteve6567 hey brother; we are with you brother fuck all the governments; and i love you’re commenting; no worries pls; you are great

[@neilgibbs3880]

Can’t believe you nicked the line. I was gonna do the whole “gonna need a bigger boat” thing. 🤣🤣🤣 Love the videos and can’t wait. Happy hunting. 👍👍👍

[@catherinenoble8091]

I'm disappointed about Osearch, i was looking forward to that this year. Best wishes for your expeditions! Have fun and stay safe. :-)

[@sponge115]

One of my friends and a group of fishermen seen a Great White about a mile off Laxey. He was waterskiing and seen some fishermen all looking over one side of the boat. He signalled to his driver to drag him over to take a look at what the fishermen were looking at. As they got closer he seen a Great White chewing on the nets or something on the side of the fishing boat. My friend was so terrified he never returned to the sea again and sold his boat. As for timescale it was about 25 years ago. And his description when I said it may have been a Mako was "it was as big as a basking shark, bigger than his boat"

[@AirbornePirates]

Cheers Andy, there are known Mako’s between here and Wales so it’s very possible!

[@davelister2961]

When I did a degree in Marine Biology in the 1990s my research indicated no reason for there not to be Great White sharks in UK waters. Porbeagle and Makos are both found here and they are relatives of the GW shark and also share the same cold-water physiological adaptations. Not only do GW sharks have the same cold-water physiology as Makos and Porbeagles but they are far bigger animals. This in itself is an adaptation to the cold; it's called gigantothermy. It's the reason why mammoths were bigger than modern elephants. All other things being equal, a big animal copes with the cold better than a small one. I'd agree that if GW sharks are in UK waters then they'd be migratory, just seasonal visitors. I always argued the presence of GW sharks in UK waters with my lecturers, and, to be fair to most of them, they admitted there was no real scientific reason for them not to be here, as the resources are adequate and the water temperature is well within their tolerance.

[@sponge115]

There have been many great whites spotted passing through uk waters following seals

[@rorus9530]

Makos are more dangerous than Great Whites right?

[@sponge115]

The 🦈 shark here wasn't a mako btw, it was a great white

[@gary8491]

There was a great white shark seen around Arisaig, many years ago. We have 40 sharks in British waters. On KZbin there was a group of kayakers who were down at Arisaig. And saw a great white shark around the island's. And they saw half a seal lying on the sand. There's Orca's is Scottish water's. I saw them while sailing through from Arisaig to Mallaig and saw a pod of female Orca's. Circling the boat I was on, it was an amazing experience

[@Predator27007]

I used to visit Scillies in late 70s, early 80s. Seal colony there. We saw what appeared to be either a bite scar or chain/boat prop damage on a large seal. I talked to the RN diver who discovered the Association wreck and he had seen many sharks around the Scillies, mainly the blue porbeagle thresher trio but also bigger fish, whilst diving which we agreed were most likely basking. Interesting waters around Scillies.

[@Oooooh-Betty]

Been waiting for this particular video since last year. Looking forward to the adventure, all the best👍🏻

[@Houndsman9900]

love the video! I wish more people were so enthused and knowledgeable about the sharks of uk waters, keep it up mate I look forward to future videos

[@Shreder83]

good luck pal looking forward to watching the journey, I live in Brighton and regularly swim in the channel its certainly feeling warmer these last few years during the summer!

[@muffinman2889]

I will keep an eye out for .ore videos keep up the good work mate 😎🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@robertthomson4013]

Keep up the great work , I've dived with gw in South Africa and Australia , and I genuinely believe they are occasional visitors to our waters , my choice for searching would be Cornwall , south coast of Ireland and the summer isles in Scotland

[@nigel5755]

Whether you find any or not, how exciting as a viewer to watch something that's never been done before - fair play to you! And if you don't find any GW, it doesn't matter, it'll still be really interesting to watch from a nature point of view!! 😀👍

[@barbelking3517]

Really enjoyed latest video so much so I watched it twice 😀 bit cheesed off ocearch cancelled expedition this autumn in British waters, was really looking forward to finding out if he were in our waters, oh well nxt year ? Also just a suggestion for us fans of your video's !! How about Fellow Sharksters ?

[@rocky01542]

Your videos have got me very excited for this expedition and its results.

[@alexandergrey5913]

Just found your site 👍👍👍 Definitely North Cornish coast & western approaches of Cornwall & Devon with the big increase in Atlantic Bluefin Tuna? Off The North Cornish coast fisherman have always said Whites are about 👍

[@totty582]

I've been completely fascinated/ obsessed with sharks since I was a kid. I live in hartlepool and spent all my summers swimming in the sea safe in the knowledge we had no sharks cos I was told so. Then I saw a fisherman in his pick up with a porbeagle in the back! I've been convinced we have great whites in our waters since I read an article in the 90's or early 00's in loaded magazine. They spoke to an Aussie shark hunter who they apparently based Quint on in jaws and he replied when asked about them in UK waters that we have the right temp and plenty of their fave food so what makes us think they're not already here. I found the swimming baths to be reasonably priced 😄 good luck with your research, I'd love to do the same,I hope u get over to the North East some time.

[@rikmorley1729]

Great vid again Matt thank you . A bit disappointed with the news from Ocearch but look forward to next year . All the best with your expedition. I'm sure there's GW'S here .

[@maplehouseknives]

My roommate and I saw what we think was the dorsal fin of a Great White, while surfing off of Newquay a number of years ago

[@garethh6962]

1st time I’ve watched you like your enthusiasm good luck in your search.

[@thegreenroad1103]

You mentioned the moray firth there , i live on it with the resident bottlenose dolphin in attendance daily, but over last month weve had minke,fin ,humpback mother & calf and a single humpback also orcas down from shetlands, i dont know why so much different species are arriving here but its been amazing to see & all kinda centred around Buckie and fishing villages near by. Be veery surprised if there isnt a big predator here as we huge seal colonys at a couple places here. Good luck with all bro 🐋❤

[@rawdog314]

If they were moving north to feed on seals during certain periods around the UK,they'd have been sighted,it's really as simple as that,maybe not regularly but there would be confirmed records. Part of the reason there a mystery in the Mediterranean is because the monk seals died out so they feed in deeper waters on tuna,dolphins etc.

[@elite_riddimzgaming3427]

Would there though bare in mind every 'big' shark sighting gets labeled a basking shark almost instantly around the uk...maybe to stop fear maybe it's true.....but who's actually looking to decide👀👀

[@rawdog314]

@@elite_riddimzgaming3427 every big shark sighting that comes with any kind of evidence in the form of pictures or video is a basking shark though,i disagree about stopping fear,the media and certain individuals love nothing more than scaremongering about sharks because fear mongering sells,every summer there's some bullsh#t story about great whites invading our shores. A big shark that frequents our waters regularly versus a shark that has never been recorded in our waters ever,I think basking sharks are getting correctly identified.

[@elite_riddimzgaming3427]

@@rawdog314 yet anywhere else in the world they follow the food and the east of England and west coast of Scotland is where the food is in highest population im not saying they are here but its very possible they are and there is evidence to prove it.....hey took them months to out covid to the public and the evidence of it..... why can't they hide a shark sighting and make out its something else.... the wool is always pulled over most peoples eyes so its a fair assumption to say there is proof....we just don't know it yet 😂

[@rawdog314]

@@elite_riddimzgaming3427 that's a bit simplistic though isn't it,it's not just a case of them following seal populations or parts of britian would be like the farallon Islands,there's obviously reasons why they don't come to Britain (in any significant numbers) and by all accounts thats what baffles scientists more. Maybe one of the reasons is how rare and endangered the North east population of white sharks are,they are extremely rare and probably the most endangered population of white sharks in the world. I live in Australia and if there's white sharks about they are easily found and documented,some places more common than others for sure but there's always a bit of sound evidence.

[@rawdog314]

@@elite_riddimzgaming3427 could you elaborate on the evidence that they are here?

[@alansteely4638]

Mate, these videos are great to watch and genuinely excite me!! I completely agree with you that GWs periodically frequently UK waters, and I sincerely hope you are rewarded for your efforts by proving this!!!! Good luck, stay safe, and I look forward to your forthcoming videos. Thanks for taking us along with you!!!!

[@garyrodriguez7078]

Cheers for mention. 👍 Gutted about the yrs delay... 😥 Br, Gaz.

[@sgunnerssgunners9529]

Disappointing about Osesrch this summer, but hey makes your own passion more interesting to watch as you get out there with your own equipment. Looking forward to the next ones. 🦈 👍

[@Bluebellwoods75]

Fantastic video mate!! Absolutely fascinating and insightful! Looking forward to watching the next episode 👍👏👏👏

[@RobBob_Wales]

Getting excited for your upcoming adventures ! . I’m going for Big Fin Fans

[@Sssssssslf]

Like that one 👍🏻

[@MrRedDnb]

Hi mate you should definitely have a look around Portsmouth and Chichester way lots of speculation of a frequent great white down there

[@AirbornePirates]

Royal marine & SBS lads too scary for great whites down there 🤩

[@MrRedDnb]

@@AirbornePirates ha they might think your a Russian spy! Definitely look into the Chichester sightings I’ve heard a few tales

[@thephantom2man]

@@MrRedDnb im from chichester, lived there for 24 years. Chichester itself will have zero sightings, being like 7 miles from the ocean, but chichester harbour is resident to harbour and grey seals, and they swim out of chi harbour, and can be seen off of selsey, hayling and thorney island, qnd the witterings. Selsey bill is the most common place for sightings, usually about 2 miles off the coast, or around the mixom hole! Im not a diver, or an expert, but i know multiple divers and fishermen who have seen sharks off of selsey

[@MrRedDnb]

@@thephantom2man I suppose it depends on who you speak to like anything

[@TheAquaAdventurer]

So looking forward to this unfolding.. I dive around North West Ireland all the time and keep my eyes on the lookout.. Im convinced they are over in our waters .. If your over here mate I'd love to do a collaboration and some dives with you ..

[@jackc6986]

this channel is a gem, super excited for future videos mate

[@Sssssssslf]

Yes it’s underrated!

[@Sssssssslf]

Aw I’m so disappointed about the ocearch trip, I had a feeling it wasn’t going to be happening this year but I’m super happy to hear that it’s not off the table entirely and will hopefully still go ahead next summer🙌🏼 We had a pod of orcas here (NE Scotland, moray firth) a few weeks ago they were right on our doorstep! ...almost literally! Our house is right on the beach and they had swam right in to the bay so we took the boat out and were super close to them it was an unforgettable experience!! and they had an adorable newborn calf 🥰 I wanted to freedive with them so bad had the wetsuit ready to go but we had the littles with us and my youngest were afraid they’d mistake me for a seal and didn’t want me to go in! 🤣 we also had fin whales around the same time, they were much further out but we still managed to get some awesome footage of them from land feeding and breaching 🐋🌊🐳

[@AirbornePirates]

Thanks for the comment! I follow the orca page for Scotland, they’re very active! Can’t wait to get up there!

[@susanbrown2909]

Would you really trust swimming with a wild orca..some say they don’t attack out in the wild but having watched a video about them going after a boat and attacking it,I’m not so sure I’ll like to try .

[@AirbornePirates]

@@susanbrown2909 I think its one of those things, you would weigh up at the time, depending on body language and the situation and if they had young with them.

[@markwelsh3957]

If you do get to South Devon check out Torbay. We definitely have Blues and Threshers here, as well as a small Grey Seal population. It would be interesting to know if we've anything bigger. I've always believed Great Whites visit our UK waters however I think it's being hushed up by local councils who are more concerned with visitor numbers than admitting these sharks are here, as has been happening in the Med for a number of years now. I will eagerly await further videos from you any revelations you may - or may not - have. Cheers.

[@colincgc]

Excited to see what you find! White shark is a bit of a long shot but plenty other amazing things out there, good luck

[@StanWatt.]

I don't think they're going far enough north. The Outer Hebrides, especially the west side has a load of seals, fewer boats and less noise. Probably the same with the west coast of Ireland. I let Ryan Johnson in South Africa know but I'm not sure how much he looked into this.

[@SpiralMoss]

Porbeagle sharks frequent the deep water off the cliffs of Moher in Co Clare Ireland, they were also caught from the shore off Green Island across the bay from the Cliffs of Moher. There's also the 6 gilled sharks off Loop head in Co Clare they're absolutely huge beast's.

[@bigduphusaj162]

Been fishing 40yr at sea off Scotland, seen about 5 of them in total. People don't realise there has been whales in loch lomond, if there's been whales there's been sharks trust me on that they both have the same wandering characteristics especially Great whites and Orcas. The reason they are rarely spotted is because the North Sea is a different animal and nobody swims in it.

[@daveyboy6985]

What is so different with the North sea?

[@bigduphusaj162]

@@daveyboy6985 well its rougher for a start and is colder.

[@flowerjpotter1629]

After watching a documentary on great whites off the island South Georgia in the South Atlantic Ocean, where the weather looked pretty grim and cold always makes me think if they live there they could survive our water. Food supply is the deciding factor I'm guessing.

[@shreddedguy679]

you have personally seen 5 full grown great white sharks in the northern sea? and you have no video evidence of it? how is there no evidence but all these people yt comments claim they seen one, il believe it when i see it

[@riku8342]

​@@flowerjpotter1629 What's the name of that documentary?

[@MichelleKimball44]

Are British waters investigated as much as the rest we read and watch about? I usually see researchers and such in AU, S Africa, South Pacific, Baja CA and pacific oceans researched on TV shows but never British waters. Could it be not much known about great white in British waters is due to not enough research done in those waters?

[@Tam1872]

YAS! Cup of tea, chocolate digestives and watching this vid. Not a bad Sunday 😆

[@AirbornePirates]

Cheers buddy

[@davekelly628]

Jaffa cakes all the way

[@bigmac..]

Cheers pal good vids,just subbed, thanks for the effort you put in.

[@scottallan1441]

Enjoyed your presenting mate . Very clear , interesting and informative. Subscribed

[@AirbornePirates]

Thanks Scott!

[@povethestud]

OK - io... ARE YOU SAT DOWN ?...Throughout my youth I enjoyed boating & water skiing going out with the Bayliner Bowrider.. and also sea fishing - I had a few small fishing boats in my 20s/30s at Holyhead Anglesey Back in 80's. Occasionally a crowd of us would take trips South and charter a fishing boat for the day. I recall one launch back in '85 that we took in late June out from Newlyn Harbour. It was a really beautiful day... We headed out a few miles to where land was just almost out of view. The open water was very calm... the sun was the only thing you could see in the sky.. and the temp was in the high 70's F... (which is what we measured it in back then ..lol) Ok so we are ready to fish... I was sat facing the helm with my back to the sun - I reached down into the water to feel its temperature and OMFG ! - I saw a huge Great White that was literally the size of the boat we were in just cruise by like a submarine ... I pointed shouting to the guys ..." LOOK ! - A FKN MASSIVE GREAT WHITE !" Well, they all laughed thinking I was joking...The skipper said it was probably a basking shark ?... I said to him..."I know you're an experienced skipper but I know my sharks bud...and that was a fucking huge Great White ! To this day I still see guys from that trip who even now say I was pranking them...Truth is - I wasn't... I know what I saw that day !

[@AirbornePirates]

That’s amazing! Plausible to 👌 thanks for sharing

[@elizabethwoolnough4358]

I read a comment somewhere by someone who said they'd personally seen a woman pulled from the sea at Bournemouth, who was screaming and whose leg had been bitten off by a fish that looked like a really massive mackerel, which the person thought was a tiger shark. I don't know if mackerel resemble tiger sharks, but that's what he said.

[@stevestringer8992]

following with great interest, run a charter from just up the way in Portpatrick, Lucky Dip II . the level of research you have/are doing is amazing and im a great believer too!

[@jezjukes]

Cheers for keeping us updated mate. Sure, ocearch not coming yet, is a bit of a blow, but I was more interested in what you were up to anyway (and that came up long after your vids anyway). Basically, just waiting for you to get out there now! Anything you find, and can film is going to be amazing. Of course a white?? But a thresher, mako, basking,blue or porbeagle. Whales, tuna,whatever, best of luck mate.

[@AirbornePirates]

Thanks Jez!

[@kevinmee3501]

Good luck on you're upcoming adventure, I'm looking forward to seeing you're post's, I hope that you will use the underwater drone to see how the sharks behavior , interaction when chumming or using bait, hope it all goes to plan for you.

[@alanbrudenell4918]

So pleased to have found your channel. I've done a bit of shark fishing in the Irish sea between Wales and Ireland I know a skipper who thinks he saw a great white and I believe they do visit our waters during the summer months I will be proved right one day keep up the good work and good luck

[@AirbornePirates]

Thanks Alan! That will be my initial hunting ground

[@williamcollett4726]

Looking forward to seeing any progress, interesting what you say about wind farms and seal population being a draw for these fish, that would make the North sea a mecca especially the Lincolnshire coast.

[@SimonChinook]

I'm down in South West Wales, grew up in Pembrokeshire. The seal colonies around here are pretty big. I'd be surprised if Whites are not in the UK. The amount of scent in the water from the seals would surely drag them in from Cornwall up through the Irish Sea as they do from Mexico, through California and up to B.C. The same on the US East coast, Carolinas to Rhode Island. The temperature, geography and food supply conditions are similar.

[@AirbornePirates]

Lots of sightings down your way buddy!

[@SimonChinook]

@@AirbornePirates I've heard a few stories "floating" about. I think the only way to successfully confirm would be to corelate all local data and compare to favourable seasons in known world hotspots: water temperature, currents, prey habitat and breeding habits, especially in relation to the Med Whites and their cycle. It seems that the Med Great Whites aren't as studied as much in "TV land" compared to the gold spots around South Africa, Oz, California and Mexico.

[@stephenrenwick8781]

Great video, based on sightings on Shetland that looked a whole log like an orca to me.

[@dopelyrics6223]

Chris Fischer looks a bit like Ray Liotta. Great vid 👍 🦈

[@wns1503]

Brilliant pleased I found this site looking forward to more

[@minislayer2010]

The 'H' has definitely been painted out on that boats name 😂

[@lukewhiting3025]

😂

[@lulumiller1104]

🇬🇧🦋Hi ya sunshine , absolutely fantastic you have warrior , I love all the equipment you have kitted boat out with , I have not seen you for a couple of months , your passion is still bubbling away , this is a great adventure .. we are all so excited . What about team name H2o x take care have some videos to catch up with . Take care keep safe lulu and Paul 🦋🇬🇧

[@Al........]

Moby Dick was in the Irish sea, I met an old guy who was in the Merch. He told me he remembers getting a message on his ship to say lookout for the missing prop.

[@benhikescamps]

Enjoyed that Matt. Full of facts I never knew! Looking forward to the next one. Cheers - Ben 👍👍

[@AirbornePirates]

Thanks Ben! When are you out next?

[@hubertdenise3100]

Great whites have more then likely been in Uk waters for a long time.However three reasons exist for why we have no concrete evidence.First, because the shallow coastal areas are very developed and busy, the sharks stay offshore.Second, because during winter months it’s too cold for them they only come up during summer months, following the movement of fishes and other prey.Third, they avoid the less seal inhabited and more intensively used places.Hence why many of the sightings are from Cornwall, west Scotland etc.Places where the jet stream goes to, where lots of seals and prey is available, and where the sharks following the currents would reach after hugging Europe up from the Mediterranean mouth.

[@petervanderbeek9518]

Good luck from Belgium

[@LionTheHeart]

Appreciation and respect to you and your channel... Sharkies..

[@mrnobody1067]

Never going paddling again hahaha great video 😎

[@davebentley3542]

Excellent channel, good luck fella. “Fin fans” 👍

[@paulthurston2883]

Great Whites are beautiful animals. When young, they play like dolphins. Sometimes leaping from the water. They become very docile as they get older. But, they have powerful jaws and large teeth. You just need to respect both them and their environment.

[@2002odella]

I’m in south west Cornwall. Lots of blue fin Tuna, blue sharks, porbeagle, and many more. I’d love to see what you find out from my area. Been on and around the sea most of my life. Any help I could give you feel free to ask.

[@AirbornePirates]

Thanks Graham, I will indeed

[@neilpickup-supernaturalstr3157]

Great little Video as usual mate. All the very best with the expedition when you do get out there. I’d love you to get some definitive proof if White Sharks are frequenting U.K. waters. Stay Strong 💪🏼 Be Stoic 🤨☝️🔥

[@stevebroadley7555]

Definitely think you have a massive chance of spotting/finding a great white mate!!!!!! Sounds like you obviously have alot of knowledge and the right equipment 👍 Best of luck pal....

[@ExposureTv444]

Great vids just shared love ye channel m8 ❤👍💯🙏

[@susanbrown2909]

Well we will just have to wait until the times right for your expedition to start. I remember seeing a photograph of a great white caught back in 1922 somewhere off the coast of France ,but where exactly I can’t remember..it was massive thing..not been able to find that same pic since..good luck with your endeavour tho.

[@Eggnoodlesandketchup3]

A friend of mine from Glasgow said he was in a row boat on the mouth of the Clyde as a kid with 2 of his mates and they bumped in to what they thought was a floating tree but it was an orca. Didn't know we had them here.

[@gavcat2382]

My money would be on the Glasgow kids in a tear up!

[@rachelharris5527]

we cannot wait to join you on your shark explorations!

[@tonyedwards1734]

Absolutely love your videos can sit and watch you for hours ! So knowledgeable ! I hope they find GW in our waters and I have a name for us fans *shark bates * keep up the good work and can’t wait to see the boat out !

[@AirbornePirates]

Thanks Tony! Much appreciated

[@shogunpxp]

If you find orcas the G.W won't be anywhere near . You probably know this but hay. Grate work. Love your videos

[@andyball5853]

A fin claimed by onlookers to belong to a shark in the sea at Cleveleys on Wednesday, September 7 (Image: Lea Sara Jeffery) Its presence in an area is positive, as it means there are healthy fish populations for it to feed on. If, for some reason, a diver or a snorkeler should be so lucky to see one in the water, the recommendation would be to face it, move slowly, and admire its slender outline moving through the water, before it disappears into the deep. HM Maritime and Coastguard Agency said there were no confirmed sightings of any sharks at Cleveleys on Wednesday, or on August 28 in Blackpool. They said advice for members of the public on what to do if they see one was a matter for the local authorities. Story Lancs Live.

[@peterstayne3765]

North Devon is a great place to look around Lundy island good seal population, that’s where they will be 🦈👍🏼

[@susangarnham4707]

I've always believed Sharks are in our waters especially where the seals are but I'd imagine it will be hard to find them because you'd need to know when they are here.

[@cosmicdebris42]

I live in Aberdeen and worked in the oil industry for almost 30 years. Most of my work was in the North Sea. My 3rd or 4rth last trip offshore was on the North Alwyne Platform, which has long bridge between the Gas and the drilling platform. The guys thought they saw a Pod of Dolphins. I could tell even from a long distance they were Orcas. I was proved right when they came right next to the rig. It was a wonderful sight and the first time in all those years i had seen Killer whales. I have been to more exotic places where i have saw incredible Fish and Sharks. West Africa was awesome baracuda and Tuna mainly. East Timor where the whole Platform was surrounded by Bronze Whalers. There was a set of stairs you could go down to the water and practically touch them as they swam by. The conundrum down there was if the platform went on fire, your choice would be burn to death or eaten by Sharks. Bronze whalers are known to be Man eaters.I would say the best thing i have ever saw was South of Cork in Ireland. They have 2 Gas Platforms down there and one Sunny day a Sperm Whale was swimming round the rig. That really was truly a sight to behold. Subbed you man. Love Sharks and other animals.

[@AirbornePirates]

This is mega interesting, thanks for sharing! The oil rigs fascinate me

[@cosmicdebris42]

@@AirbornePirates Appreciate your reply my friend. Really like your channel. Keep it up.

[@skatepark02]

Forgive the stupid question but I am about to take up body boarding. I live inland and I don’t know much about coastal life. Am I at risk of attacks at all? I have a fear of what’s in water as it is.

[@AirbornePirates]

You’re completely safe! Go for it

[@northernirishman1140]

Fair play to ye. I love your vids and even more your enthusiasm and I think you have found a good wee bit of science to do. I read a marine study on UK coastal biodiversity and he said its not the question of are they here it's more like the question is why wouldn't they be. I think you might have a few that have swam our waters. However global warming.

[@adrianboulter1906]

dead bluw fin tuna washed up on gower south wales this week, would they be on the menu?

[@htruth1785]

When he went from talking about freediving and then said “I think I might have the perfect chum” 😂

[@AirbornePirates]

😂😂☠️

[@scottturnbull1352]

Orcas seen on the West Side of the Isle of Mull last week, also I've been researching into porbeagle sharks, I've got a few marks that I'm going to try around the Isle of Mull, will let you no if I catch anything.

[@bruffe]

Plenty of seal down in cornwall here see then all the time in my local town

[@3rdrock]

Whale carcases would be a good starting point in your hunt for big sharks.

[@AirbornePirates]

It’s been done by Ben Fogle I believe

[@Bob-Maplethorpe]

We have boat loads of great whites off the east coast in Canada in summer and fall

[@billkeaveney1526]

My one concern is people chumming the water. It's better not to attract something like a GWS 😊

[@MsJon52]

as yet I have not heard anyone mention the isles of scilly for great whites?? thirty miles south of cornwall, I would have thought would be a prime place to search, plenty of species of fish visit during some years so why not the great white, just a thought.

[@AirbornePirates]

Great idea Jon! I’d love to visit the Scilly islands

[@solerso68]

I dont have any doubts that GW's inhabit British waters seasonally. Food sources are somewhat more limited but the GW's first two food choices - Tuna and seals- ar present. GWs are common in summer in North America as far as BC and Nova Scotia, and in Asia the Northernmost Sea of Japan into Russian waters. I think that, across the board over harveting in the 19th and 20th centuries probably drove them away but as long as the fisheries continue to recover so will the shark pop's

[@BL1TZEN]

I just want to take a moment out to appreciate that boat name - 'Airy Dick'. Amazing.

[@Lilly_Rose.]

Exciting things to come I can’t wait.

[@martinmurtagh3221]

Hey man I visited the Isle of Man recently. Nice place. I was convinced I seen a whale or large marine mammal moving in the water and got some video but could be anything from the footage although happy to send on. Let me know.

[@Sssssssslf]

Interesting 👍🏻

[@saywhatyouwantmj61]

That's me staying out of the sea worst nightmare!

[@stanettiels7367]

2:08 Lol. A skipper with a great sense of humour.

[@AirbornePirates]

Name is quality eh 😎

[@stanettiels7367]

@@AirbornePirates Yes 😂. Good sense of humour to use it as a background, too.

[@MichelleKimball44]

I live in Florida panhandle, Gulf of Mexico and already great whites have been spotted, filmed and pinged in our waters. The Gulf of Mexico is too warm for great whites but come here from time to time. I wonder how they tolerate the warm water here. I’ve always been fascinated with great whites and their presence in British waters. I wonder why they are not frequent there.

[@ravendark2422]

When working on a fishing boat my first (and only)sighting of a whale was just outside Peel harbour in the I.O.M. Told my Dad about it and he would not believe me. Need to get back there because it’s a brilliant place for a break.

[@AirbornePirates]

Used to be a fair bit of basking shark activity off Peel, still is occasionally. Could it have been one? It’s the right side of the coast for orca in my opinion too

[@ravendark2422]

@@AirbornePirates Nope, definitely a whale, probably minke due to the small dorsal fin.

[@ravendark2422]

Also it is a good spot for Orca as they’ve been caught on camera by fishermen from Portavogie, Northern Ireland.

[@Stevo19801]

How did you resist calling the boat “the orca”?

[@TonyMcGreal]

Very interesting. Subscribed 👍👍

[@paulbrennan5046]

I stay on West Coast of Ireland (Galway) Pls feel welcome to base yourself here free of charge when / if you even get here. Best !

[@AirbornePirates]

Thanks Paul, really appreciated!!

[@leepidgley3683]

I've not seen all your videos so forgive me if you've covered this storey before but have you covered the Hayling island great white sighting from 2017/18

[@AirbornePirates]

Hi Lee, no I don’t think I did?

[@leepidgley3683]

@@AirbornePirates obviously could be worth a read up, they reported by it was caught in fishing nets when trawling not far off shore at night, thrashed until it got free, good luck on your search hope you finally prove they visit our coasts

[@michaelcampin1464]

We see dolphins around Cullercoats so i would assume if Dolphins are here then other large mammals such as Great Whites and Orcas may also follow

[@mikeycraig8970]

Great whites are fish. Not mammals.

[@michaelcampin1464]

@@mikeycraig8970 in my ignorance i thought sharks were like dolphins and were therefore mammals. I stand corrected. Thank you. M

[@mikeycraig8970]

@@michaelcampin1464 No worries.

[@jamesyoung2656]

OK....so...it'sabout two months away from being the 100 year anniversary of the 1922 fatal unprovoked hornseashark attack on a bather . Also freaky enough is that 1922 was the coldest summer on record for the UK. Well its 2022 and this has got to be the coldest summer I've ever felt in the UK. Maybe you should visit Hornsea on the exact date and time in happened exactly 100 years ago. It's the only chance you'll get

[@jamesyoung2656]

Sorry, to be more precise 1922 was the coldest summer of the century on record up till then, so coldest in 22 years to that summer. According to my research on the weather back then. I might be wrong and I'm not claiming to be an expert. Good luck with your boating ventures and the covert underwater filming with the robot seal. Stay safe 🙏 If there are Great Whites in our waters. I 🙏 you are the first person to film it. Peace ✌

[@elizabethwoolnough4358]

I read about that attack. At the time it was attributed to a dogfish. Apparently the victim was bitten twice and his body was recovered at low tide, having bled out. I don't think the body had been eaten but I understand the inquest records etc were sent to the British Library.

[@baldieman64]

EDNA technology should give a definite indication of whether white sharks are present around UK seal colonies - assuming the labs have sequenced samples of DNA from various shark species on their database. All it should take is a water sample and a university willing to run the tests.

[@jasonferris9754]

Well done mate, looking forward to more videos

[@karlrance7669]

Hayling Island entrance from Sandy point lots of sighting's of Great white over the years True or false ???

[@colinclark8379]

Amazing - Best of Luck 🤞🙌🦈🐋