SerbiaA rare live footage of a goblin shark (Mitsukurina owstoni), one of the most unusual and rarely seen sharks in the world, has been captured in its natural habitat for the first time. The footage was recorded during an expedition by researchers from the University of Hawaii at Manoa near Jarvis Island in the southern Pacific Ocean in 2019. Goblin sharks are known for their unique ability to rapidly protrude their jaws at speeds up to 3.1 meters per second to catch prey. Previously, scientists had mainly studied them through dead specimens retrieved from depths of up to 1,200 meters. The study, published in the Journal of Fish Biology, highlights that this species was found much deeper than previously believed—near the slopes of the Tonga Trench, almost 700 meters deeper than previously thought. Researchers used cameras mounted on a submersible drone called 'Hercules' and later confirmed the identification of the shark after reviewing the live feed. Another specimen was recorded by the Minderoo-UWA Deep Sea Research Centre using a baited camera on a device called a 'bottom lander.' Goblin sharks can grow up to 3.6 meters long, with a long, flattened snout making up about a tenth of a
Bias read (Center): The article discusses a scientific discovery related to marine biology and does not involve any political issues, policies, or figures. It focuses purely on the capture of a rare deep-sea shark species, providing factual information about the research methods and findings.
