Pictures of Sfakia

English: Bigeye thresher
German: Grossaugenfuchshai
French: Renard a gros yeux
Spanish: Zorro ojon
Italian: Squalo volpe occhione; Falso volpe (Mazara del Vallo); Volpe dall'occhio grosso (Sicily)

By accident a shark of 150 kilos and over 4 metres long has been caught near Gavdos, a "bigeye thresher shark", Alopias
superciliosus.

"This is particularly interesting, as I am not aware of any
previous records for this species from Greek waters / Crete, although it
does range through southern-western-central parts of the Mediterranean, i.e, off north Africa, Sicily and Malta."

Thanks to
Ian Fergusson,

CBiol MIBiol

IUCN Shark Specialist Group

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The new plateia of Chora Sfakion

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Arrival of the Samaria ferry

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In remembrance of the Battle of Crete, May 21st 1941

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Chora Sfakion

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The 'beginning' of Hotel Stavris, 1969. Big Stavros (=Stavris) in his shoe repair shop, on top of which he constructed three rooms.

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View on Chora Sfakion, as seen from the new harbour, or Mavro Limenas

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Giorgis and Andreas at the start of a volta, a round trip to see friends

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Martin, Giorgis, Emma, Erno & Peter meet by accident

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Taverna Giorgos, Komitades

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Left table and Bougainvillea flowers after sudden storm

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