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My PT friends son was at Baril beach near Tavira a couple of days ago and has terrific footage on his phone off an 8ft shark swimming 20ft offshore.

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<gulp> I was swimming in there the other day! Any chance he could put the footage on youtube?

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:eek: Intersting indeed! What kind of shark?

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SCARY KIND

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Its far more likely that it was a dolphin. They are much more common than sharks, especially in shallow waters. They also have dorsal fins.

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About 3 weeks ago, strolling along Manta Rota beach with dog, we saw a group of 4 dolphins, about 100m offshore, tracking the coastline going West 2 East. First thought was shark, but then they were consistently doing the elegant movement where they come out of the water every 10m or so, and all together - very nice to see.

We also wondered what other large fish could be mistaken, does a tuna have any fins ?

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My PT friend is a fisherman and he knows what a shark looks like and also I have transferred the footage on to my mobile and it aint no Dolphin.

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NIce one....perhaps I'll throw sticks further out for the dog to swim for, and see if shark surfaces - camera ready ! Only joking.... Mind you, when we saw these 4 dolphins, the dog was some 20m from the shore, and my first thought was....bugger, as he paddled his way enthusiastically towards the stick :blink:

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Go on to youtube, type in taviracharlie in search, click on Barril then tell me thats a dolphin

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were gonna need a bigger boat!

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No doubt - S.H.A.R.K !!

My dog swims further out than that...my boat isn't much longer than the damn Shark !!

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:eek:defo a shark, but is it a basking shark ?????????????????????

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Just to help everybody out, the video is here

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As there are many fishing trips taking holiday makers out shark fishing it is more than possible that one could venture inshore chasing a shoal of smaller fish.

If anyone does go on one of these trips remember CATCH and RELEASE.

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Don't worry, if I inadvertently catch that shark there will certainly be a release! :o