Sharks in Ibaraki! (Japan)

Sharks have been spotted near the coast of Ibaraki in Japan!  Note that today we have had a strong earthquake in Japan.

A prefectural police helicopter in the patrol confirmed that about 30 sharks were swimming at Kujihama Beach, Hitachi City, Ibaraki Prefecture, around November 19. According to the prefecture, there is no information on injured people by shark so far. The beach will be opened after safety confirmation on the morning of 20th.

According to the prefectural tourism and goods department, when a fisherman captured several sharks and asked the staff of the Aqua World Oarai Aquarium to see, the shark was quiet and confirmed as a "dozai shark" without hitting people. The shark's dot is the largest and the total length is 1.5 meters. He likes shallow water and swims near the ocean floor.

The prefecture will skip the prefectural disaster prevention helicopter from Saturday, Saturday, Sunday and holiday and plan to visit the prefecture's coast from the sky.
１９日正午ごろ、茨城県日立市の久慈浜海水浴場でサメ約３０匹が泳いでいるのを、パトロール中の県警ヘリが確認した。県によると、これまでのところサメによる負傷者の情報はないという。海水浴場は２０日朝に安全確認をしたうえで開場する。
　県観光物産課によると、漁師がサメを数匹捕獲し、アクアワールド大洗水族館の職員に見てもらったところ、サメはおとなしく、人を襲うことのない「ドチザメ」と確認されたという。ドチザメは最大で全長１・５メートル。水深が浅いところを好み、海底近くを泳ぐのが特徴という。
　県は２２日以降、土日、祝日などに県防災ヘリを飛ばし、上空から県内の海岸を巡視する予定。