Saturday, April 5, 2008

Shark Bytes - April 5, 2008


Hammerhead Shark Superhighway
ABC News - USA
By RAQUEL HECKER and OLIVIA STERNS A scientist hoping to save hammerhead sharks from extinction is leading a team of researchers who are tracking the fish ...



Sharky Waters
San Clemente Times - San Clemente,CA,USA
By Norb Garrett and Nathan Wright Concerned about an encounter with a great white shark while surfing in area waters? San Clemente surfer Robert Rumph ...


New Smyrna surfer suffers 'very deep' gash from shark
Daytona Beach News-Journal - Daytona Beach,FL,USA
"One nurse said it was the biggest (shark bite) she had seen since she has been here." Beach Patrol spokesman Capt. Scott Petersohn said this attack puts ...



Teresa Holloway is recovering at home after shark attack.

Indiana woman bitten by shark
WTHR - Indianapolis,IN,USA
Pendleton - An Indiana mom and her kids are back home following a spring break vacation that sent her to the hospital with a shark bite. ...



Joe Giangrasso

Surfer describes shark attack
NECN - Newton,MA,USA
(NECN/ABC) - Hours after being bitten by a shark in New Smyrna Beach, Florida, Joe Giangrasso is still stunned. "I was so scared man, i didn't know what to ...




Photos: Shark swap at the acquarium
By Joshua Curry
The South Carolina Acquarium recently exchanged one of their female sharks for a pubescent male shark from the North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher. Went ours early in the morning, so this bleary-eyed photog didn’t make it, ...



New NBC Series: Shark Taggers - Summer 2009
Cinema Blend - USA
One of the shows that peaked my interest, Shark Taggers, won’t begin till next summer, but it is currently scheduled for the 8-9 slot on Wednesdays. ...


Shark Diving in Hawaii
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Shark Diving in Hawaii
By the.status.joe
What’s missing from this raw footage is me puking off the deck afterwards — above a circling shark that seems to be waiting for chunks like a dog for scraps. All he got was ingested seawater, though, which — on top of hyperventilation, ...



Expedition Shark blog is live!
By WENDEE HOLTCAMP
The Discovery Channel Expedition Shark blog is live now- my 1st post is now on, so check it out and post comments! http://blogs.discovery.com/expedition_shark/ I'm at sea now, and we'll lose internet/email coverage witin the hour so ...




Malaysian Fisherman Reels in Shark with ‘Webbed Feet’
By Xeno
Has anyone ever seen a baby shark with webbed feet? A worker of the Malaysian Fisheries Development Board (LKIM) in Batu Maung, Penang, made this unusual find when she was given the 1.7kg fish by a fisherman at the jetty recently. ...



Shark ahoy!
The Times - Johannesburg,Gauteng,South Africa
Just my luck — I’m about to splash my way through a stretch of water renowned for having the highest concentration of white sharks in the world, ...

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