来自 Ghost Diving 和 Healthy Seas 的志工最近在西西里海峡（Strait of Sicily）拍摄到了有史以来第一段地中海栖息地大白鲨（Carcharodon carcharias）的潜水画面。潜水员 Derk Remmers 记录了这次遭遇，主角是一只巨大的成年雄性个体。这次目击具有重大意义，因为尽管大白鲨在全球被列为易危物种，但地中海的本土大白鲨族群已被国际自然保护联盟（IUCN）列为极危物种。

大白鲨是现存最大的掠食性鱼类之一，长度可超过 6 公尺（20 英尺），重量可超过 2 公吨（2 吨）。作为食物链顶端的掠食者，牠们在维持生态平衡方面发挥著至关重要的作用。然而，人类活动（例如渔业捕捞中的意外捕获、非法捕捞、栖息地丧失以及天然猎物的减少）已急剧减少了牠们在地中海的数量，使得目击事件极为罕见，而对人类的袭击也非常少见。

根据来自 Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn 的研究员 Carlo Cattano 表示，历史上关于地中海大白鲨的大部分知识都来自捕鱼过程中捕获的死亡标本。因此，这次活体观察为这一极危族群的分布、习性和行为提供了极为宝贵的数据。这次罕见的遭遇验证了西西里海峡的保育价值，并突显了加强脆弱海洋生态系统保育工作之紧迫性。

Volunteers from Ghost Diving and Healthy Seas recently captured the first-ever underwater footage of a great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) in its Mediterranean habitat, specifically in the Strait of Sicily. Diver Derk Remmers documented the encounter, which featured a large adult male. This sighting is highly significant because the native Mediterranean great white shark population is classified as critically endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), despite the species being listed globally as vulnerable.

Great white sharks are among the largest predatory fish, capable of exceeding 6 meters (20 feet) in length and weighing over 2 metric tons (2 tons). As apex predators, they play a crucial role in maintaining ecological balance. However, human activities such as accidental capture in fishing operations, illegal fishing, habitat loss, and the decline of natural prey have drastically reduced their numbers in the Mediterranean, making sightings extremely rare and attacks on humans very uncommon.

According to researcher Carlo Cattano from the Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, historically, most knowledge of Mediterranean great white sharks came from dead specimens caught in fishing operations. Consequently, this live observation provides invaluable data on the distribution, habits, and behavior of this critically endangered population. This rare encounter validates the conservation value of the Strait of Sicily and highlights the urgent need to strengthen conservation efforts in fragile marine ecosystems.