This Wednesday, a baby hammerhead shark, also known as a hammerhead shark, was found dead on Los Pocillos beach in Puerto del Carmen. It is a type of hammerhead shark of approximately one meter long, which usually stays mostly in shallow waters along the coast to avoid the danger of falling into the mouth of predators.
According to reports from the Tías City Council, the beach hammock attendants were the ones who found the animal's corpse in the area of the Hotel Jameos Playa in Puerto del Carmen. At this moment, the Councilor for Beaches of the Consistory, Christopher Notario, and wildlife experts have moved to the area.
As the Consistory has communicated, the reasons why the animal died, which ended up stranded on that beach, are unknown.
Continue prevention for the E.Coli bacteria
It should be remembered that this Tuesday the red flag was raised on Los Pocillos beach due to the presence of the E.Coli bacteria, as La Voz already reported according to sources from the Lanzarote Security and Emergency Consortium. It has occurred in a section of the beach, specifically, in the one also known as Matagorda beach. Specifically, the section of beach where bathing remains prohibited is the one located behind the Hotel Jameos Playa in Puerto del Carmen.
According to the Councilor for Beaches of Tías informed this newspaper, the analysis was done this past Monday and the results were received this Tuesday. Therefore, the red flag has only been placed in the affected section. Now, this Wednesday, prevention continues in that section of the beach due to the bacteria.
Escherichia Coli is a bacteria present in the intestine of humans and other warm-blooded animals. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), most of its strains are "harmless", but some of them, such as Shiga toxin-producing E.Coli, can cause "serious diseases through food".
Shiga-producing E. Coli can produce abdominal cramps and diarrhea, also with blood, fever and vomiting. In addition, most patients recover within ten days.
