The first time Marco Magazzu (Rome, 1990) swam in Thailand next to giant manta rays, he almost drowned. “Seriously, I started crying. I would do the same if I had the luck to find sharks in their natural habitat, in the open sea. I would do it out of emotion, not fear!”, he confesses. A marine biologist with a master's degree in Aquatic Ecology, he is part of the technical team of the Palma Aquarium Foundation, responsible for the Balearic Islands' cetacean stranding network. He also takes care of and rehabilitates turtles, but today he is here to debunk Spielberg and correct the bad reputation of sharks.

The Palma Aquarium Foundation has reported the discovery of two specimens of elephant shark (Hexanchus griseus) dead at sea between Illetes and Cala Nova, in Mallorca, with severe injuries compatible with possible interaction with fishing activity.

Two adult striped dolphins (Stenella coeruleoalbaTwo dead sea turtles were found on January 18th and 19th on two beaches in the Balearic Islands. One was found in Cala Galdana, Menorca, and the other on Trenc beach, Mallorca. In both cases, the animals were found in good physical condition and were taken to the Palma Aquarium Foundation facilities for analysis and scientific study.