A baby shark was born at the Malta National Aquarium yesterday.

The shark, a Nursehound (Scyliorhanus Stellaris) was born from an egg collected from a dead shark at the fish market.

Sharklab Malta and the National Aquarium have teamed up in an effort to breed sharks. Sharklab Malta collects eggs from dead sharks which are then delivered to the National Aquarium where they are displayed and cared for in the Shark and Ray egg display tank.

The baby shark will now be monitored and fed until it is strong enough and may be released into the wild.

The hatching programme run by Sharklab Malta is also supported by the Malta Aquaculture Research Centre and MCAST Agribusiness.