Enormous Sixgill Sharks Have Been Recorded Near Major Coastal Cities

A 15-foot deep-sea predator sometimes swims beneath city skylines.

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Puget Sound contains basins exceeding 900 feet in depth.

Sixgill sharks have been documented in areas such as Puget Sound near Seattle, where deep basins allow abyssal species to approach populated shorelines. These sharks typically remain in deeper layers during daylight but can move shallower at night.

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Urban residents may live above waters deep enough to host one of the largest predatory sharks on Earth. The vertical distance between a commuter ferry and a sixgill can be smaller than a skyscraper’s height.

The overlap of metropolis and abyss collapses assumptions about remoteness. Deep-sea giants are not confined to distant trenches—they sometimes patrol beneath active waterfronts.

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Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife

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