Passers-by spotted about 25-30 of the 'gummy sharks' washed up across the beach.
The small sharks, which are widespread in UK waters, mainly feed on crustaceans and shellfish.
Ms Simmons, of British Divers Marine Life Rescue, said she and the organisation Marine Environmental Monitoring had been attempting to work out how they had washed up."What we wanted was to take samples of the gills, to see if this has happened as a result of by-catch ," she said. She added that there had been a few reports of illegal fishing in the area over the past few months, but it was unclear if there was any connection with the beached sharks.
"To find one or two is normal, but so many is worrying," she added, but said it wasn't possible to reach a conclusion yet as to why the sharks washed up. She is now trying to collate data after reports of other washed up sharks in smaller numbers, along the stretch of coast between Rhyl and Talacre.
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