Dozens of sandbar sharks seen off the coast of Israel - in pictures

Warm water from a nearby industrial plant is attracting the fish

A free-diver swims next to sandbar sharks in the Mediterranean Sea, near the northern Israeli coastal city of Hadera. AFP

Kayakers watch the sharks. Sandbar and dusky sharks gather off the coast of northern Israel, where the waters of the Mediterranean are warmer due to the impact of the Orot Rabin power plant. AFP

The special phenomenon attracts people for a rare opportunity to closely examine the wild animal. AFP

A diver tries to photograph a group of sharks in the shallow water. EPA

A picture taken with a drone shows a kayaker and a group of sharks below him in the shallow water near the hot water stream of the Orot Rabin power plant in the Mediterranean Sea, northern city of Hadera, Israel, 29 December 2022. In recent years, a group of dusky sharks and sandbar sharks appear every winter in front of the hot water stream of the Orot Rabin Israeli power plant in Hadera. The special phenomenon attracts people for a rare opportunity to closely examine the wild animal. EPA / ABIR SULTAN

Because of their preference for smaller prey and a tendency to avoid beaches and the surface, sandbar sharks pose little threat to humans. AFP

As with many sharks, sandbar sharks undergo seasonal migrations. AFP

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