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Couple's Chance Discovery of Rare Porbeagle Shark on Caithness Coast
23 Oct, 2025
Summary
- Couple finds 2-meter shark washed up on Caithness shoreline
- Believed to be a porbeagle shark, a vulnerable species
- Shark's appearance sparks speculation about cause of death
On October 18th, 2025, a couple from Papigoe, Caithness, made an unexpected discovery during their daily morning walk. Annemarie Simpson and her partner Kev Stewart stumbled upon the body of a nearly 2-meter-long shark washed up on the rocky shoreline near Wick.
The couple quickly identified the shark as a porbeagle, a species known to inhabit UK waters but rarely seen onshore. Porbeagles are closely related to the great white shark and are listed as an internationally vulnerable species, preying on mackerel, herring, and squid.
