Wednesday, May 28, 2008

Shark Bytes - May 28, 2008


3 shark attacks have Mexico resort area in panic
The Associated Press -
ZIHUATANEJO, Mexico (AP) — No one could even remember a shark attack along this resort-studded stretch of Mexican coast popular with surfers and Hollywood's ...



Mexico Navy hunts for sharks after attacks
Reuters - USA
By Noel Randewich MEXICO CITY, May 26 (Reuters) - The Mexican Navy searched for sharks in the ocean near Pacific surfing beaches on Monday, ...





Jaws attack in teen's bedroom
Halesowen News - Halesowen,England,UK
... "We kept Sam off school the next day as he was suffering from shock and I explained to them what had happened and they recorded it as a shark attack. ...



Shark surprise for Coast fisherman
Sunshine Coast Daily - Queensland,Australia
“It pretty much hammered me,’’ Scott said of the 2.56 metre tiger shark he cut off as soon as it was close enough to see. “I don’t kill ’em if I don’t eat ...



Calls for endangered shark management measures
Fish Update - Edinburgh,UK
Oceana is urging the European Union to support and pass a strong science-based Plan of Action for sharks. This year, seven more pelagic or open-ocean ...



Shark ordeal couple brand set-up claims preposterous
Aberdeen Press and Journal - Aberdeen,Scotland,UK
A COUPLE rescued from shark-infested waters off the Great Barrier Reef dismissed claims that they planned their ordeal as “preposterous” yesterday. ...



Four dead after boat capsizes in shark-infested waters
WLOS - Asheville,NC,USA
In the water were several bodies, with tiger sharks circling. Rescuers say one body was devoured as they watched. Police in Puerto Rico believe the victims ...



Mystery of basking shark habits uncovered
Times Online - UK
Isle of Man Britain's biggest shark species has been tracked for the first time for thousands of miles from waters southwest of the Isle of Man to Canada. ...




TWO SHARK ATTACKS IN MEXICO
Surfline.com Surf News - Huntington Beach,CA,USA
Mexican surfer Osvaldo Mata Valdovinos, 21, was attacked and killed by a 6-foot shark while surfing at Pantla Beach off the Pacific Coast of Mexico on ...



Shark hunter gets his monster
Gold Coast News - Molendinar,Queensland,Australia
NO one believed Jackson Shaw when he told them he was going to catch a bull shark, but he proved them all wrong last week when he hauled in this 1.7m ...



Texas Surfer Survives Shark Attack in Mexico
MyFox WGHP - High Point,NC,USA
ZIHUATANEJO, Mexico -- A surfer from Texas survived a shark attack Saturday off a beach on the Pacific Ocean in Mexico. Bruce Grimes, 49, was bitten on the ...



Shark Consumes Drowning Victim
The Bahama Journal - Nassau,Bahamas
Police have reported that a fourth body was also seen floating but it was consumed by sharks. Devaughn Archer, a BASRA official, confirmed late Monday ...



The mysterious disappearance of Jack Smedley
di-ve.com - Malta
Officially, the disappearance of Jack Smedley, a retired naval officer and a teacher, was described as a rare unfortunate shark attack in Maltese waters. ...



Shark couple 'ignored instructions', says dive trip operator
Daily Mail - UK
Richard Neely, 38, and his American girlfriend Allyson Dalton, 40, survived 19 hours in shark-infested waters floating off Australia's Great Barrier Reef. ...



Swimming in success
Tulsa World - Tulsa,OK,USA
"That would have been a great scientific advancement for a bull shark, because for a bull shark to be pregnant in captivity is very unusual," she said. ...





Boncuk Bay in Gökova Gulf is preparing for shark tourism
Turkish Daily News (subscription) - Ankara,Turkey
... Plumbeus is one of the biggest coastal sharks in the world, and is closely related to the dusky shark, the bignose shark, and the bull shark. ...



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