France – Diving with Sharks
France offers fascinating coastal areas on the Atlantic and Mediterranean where sharks are occasionally sighted. Diving with sharks is not currently possible here, but the region attracts marine biologists and nature observers who study the behavior of species such as blue sharks, mako sharks, and occasionally great white sharks. The French coast also features diverse underwater landscapes with rocks, wrecks, and rich marine life, making the diving experience worthwhile even if sharks appear only rarely.

Shark Species in France

Blue Shark
Prionace glauca
Porbeagle Shark
Lamna nasus
Small-spotted catshark
Scyliorhinus canicula
Shortfin Mako
Isurus oxyrinchus
Sand tiger shark
Carcharias taurus
Great white shark
Carcharodon carcharias
Oceanic whitetip shark
Carcharhinus longimanus







