Elusive creatures have previously only been seen on fishing lines and experts know ‘virtually nothing about them’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastRare and eccentric-looking goblin sharks have been seen alive in their deep ocean habitat for the first time ever.Prof Alan Jamieson, director of the Minderoo-UWA Deep-Sea Research Centre, said goblin sharks were a bit like the colossal squid – creatures with an almost mythological quality. They were almost never seen alive, he said, and previously only when they were accidentally hooked on a fishing line. Continue reading...
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jun/12/goblin-shark-seen-alive-natural-habitat-first-time