Shark sightings have led to closed beaches in Spain after a police warning. Several locations have been listed. Townhall chiefs in the town of Teulada on the Costa Blanca made the decision after receiving the shark alert. A decision was taken on Saturday to ban people from entering the water at beaches in the municipality - between Valencia and Alicante.

       The coastal town of Moraira is another location where a shark has been spotted.

       A spokesman for the local authority said: “The Civil Guard and National Police have warned Teulada Town Hall about the presence of a shark off the beaches of Moraira.

       “As a precaution and until experts determine the risk the shark poses, the beaches of Portet, l’Ampolla and Platgetes are being closed to bathing.

       “A Civil Guard diver was the person who raised the alarm while he carried out one of his routine dives.

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       “Until further notice, the red flag will be put up on all the beaches.

       “The Civil Guard and National Police are investigating to see what type of shark it is.

       "There is also an increased level of danger it poses.

       “For the moment bathing is banned for anyone on the coast of Teulada Moraira until the authorities inform about safety.”

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       The news comes after a blue shark sparked panic at a Benidorm beach in August.

       Swimmers ran out of the sea after it was spotted on August 12 off the resort’s Poniente Beach.

       The shark washed up dead a few days later at a beach further south in El Campello.

       In late August, a woman was taken to hospital after being bitten by a fish on a Costa Blanca beach.

       The middle-aged woman at the centre of the scare is thought to have been bitten on her right foot.

       Local reports identified the fish as a bluefish, which can weigh as much as 30lbs and grow to four feet in some cases.

       These fish are fast swimmers and prey on schools of smaller fish, favouring the likes of anchovies, shrimp and squid.

       This particular species of fish has been blamed for a number of previous attacks on tourists in the area.

       Additional reporting by Natalia Penza