Tuesday, January 12, 2016

Shark News - January 13, 2016

Hammerhead Shark

Great white shark's predatory behavior captured by underwater drone video
Great white sharks appear to use darkness and depth to ambush prey, marine biologists have learned, thanks to unprecedented footage by an ...
Citizen science: You can take part in a global sevengill shark identification project
Around the gill, eye and mouth area, sevengill sharks have a black freckling pattern, which researchers believe is unique to each animal, much like a ...
Researchers Want To "Build" Their Own 3D Shark with Beastcam
He wanted to make 3D models of those sharks, which would allow him and other biologists to compare shark body shapes in detail, study how sharks ...
Around the Pier: Meet Andy Nosal, the Scripps Researcher with a Passion for Science ...
However, unlike fellow beachgoers, Nosal is there to conduct research on leopard sharks, a harmless species of shark that congregates at the Shores ...
What lies beneath: Bull sharks lurk in numbers
Solid catch: Anthony Micallef with the bull shark he and son Chris reeled in on Saturday night. A DPI spokeswoman said the species' numbers in the ...
Sharks Use Seamounts as Compass to Navigate Undersea
I went out to a seamount here and in what was an area the size of a small auditorium I found a huge number of hammerhead sharks, at least 500.”.
Finning Endangers Whitetips, Greens Say
"Defenders of Wildlife is encouraged that NMFS has made this positive finding, which is the first step towards the legal protections this imperiled shark ...
Whale sharks surface on Great Barrier Reef during summer
AMAZING: A Whale shark spotted by a vessel on the Great Barrier Reef off the coast of Innisfail, reported to Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority.
Gold Coast lifeguards carry a shark on surfboard after saving its life
The gold-medal-winning sprint canoer was on hand to drive the jet ski which took the shark back out to sea after Burleigh Beach lifeguards discovered ...
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority asks fishers to report whale shark sightings
Mr Jones said the massive sharks are known to congregate off Western Australia but less is known about the east coast population or their migration ...


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