10,000 sharks mass off Floridas beaches

This is quite a shark tale.

Pilot Steve Irwin was astonished after spotting a mass of more than 10,000 sharks swimming just 100 yards off Florida's sandy beaches, the British Daily Mail newspaper reported.

The long-time fisherman and marine technology expert was cruising 300ft above the clear waters in his helicopter on Sunday when he came across the astonishing scene.

The 50-year-old whipped out his smartphone to capture the masses of deadly predators, which spanned a 20-mile stretch of water.

The sharks between 3ft and 7ft long were heading north and swimming parallel to the east coast's idyllic white beaches between Fort Lauderdale and exclusive Jupiter Island.

Small groups of strays were even spotted milling around swimmers who appeared to be blissfully unaware of the danger, although no injuries were reported, according to the report.

Irwin told of his amazement after spotting a mass of 10,000-plus sharks swimming off Florida's east coast

Experts say this is the time of year when sharks migrate and head for warmer waters, typically swimming close to the shore while chasing after bait-fish.

But Irwin, who runs Island Marine Services in Fort Pierce, was baffled as to the staggering number of sharks gathered in the shallow waters, the report said.

“It was an truly amazing sight,” he said.

“I've been a fisherman for 20 years and I also kayak out there and it's common to see them twist and turn and shoot through the air.

“They're prevalent at this time of year but what amazed me was the sheer numbers of them.”

1만마리 상어떼 미국바다에 몰려든 기현상 왜?

이것은 상어에 관한 이야기이다.

파일럿 스티브 어윈은 무려 1만 마리가 넘는 상어떼가 미국 플로리다 해역에 구름처럼 몰려든 기현상에 놀라움을 금치 못했다고 영국의 일간 데일리메일이 전했다.

이 놀라운 광경을 발견했을 때 전에 오랫동안 어부와 해양기술 전문가로 활동 했던 어윈은 헬리콥터로 300피트 상공을 날고 있었다.

어윈(50)은 그의 스마트폰을 급히 꺼내 20마일 해상에 걸친 이 상어 떼를 찍었다.

3피트에서 7피트에 달하는 이 상어들은 북쪽으로 포트 라우더데일과 주피터섬 사이에 있는 동쪽해안의 목가적인 하얀 백사장과 나란히 헤엄쳐 가고 있었다고 이 보도는 전했다.

직경 수백m에 달하는 이 거대한 무리에는 귀상어(hammerheads), 뱀상어(tiger shark), 황소상어(bull shark), 스피너상어(spinner shark), 흑기흉상어(black tipped reef shark) 등 다양한 상어종이 포함돼 놀라움을 줬다.

멀리서 보면 먹구름처럼 보이는 이 장관은, 생물학자들의 분석결과 먹잇감(bait ball)을 노린 상어들의 집단사냥으로 밝혀졌다고 영국 대중지 데일리메일는 전했다.