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Thursday, March 19, 2015

Shark Bytes - March 19, 2015


Scalloped Hammerhead Shark


Shark eDNA study could be conservation 'game-changer'
Conservationists are eagerly awaiting the results of a UK study into whether it is possible to track endangered sharks via environmental DNA (eDNA).
Bunbury's Concert for Polly to raise money for shark attack survivor
OVERWHELMING community support will hopefully go a long way towards raising money to buy shark attack survivor Sean Pollard prosthetic arms.
Fisherman instructed to let shark go speaks
The shark scare off the coast of Jacksonville Beach yesterday sent spring breakers running out of the water, but a fisherman admitted to Channel 4's ...
Shark Wars: Viral video inspires debate
A debate is raging over these apex predators of the deep and the reality of the dangers they pose - or don't--pose after a shark almost bit off the head ...
50 thousand spiny sea urchins and a 4-metre shark
Volunteers monitoring a plague of black spine sea urchins recently had a brush with an inquisitive 4-metre Great White Shark. Jonathon Kendall ...
Fishing net suspected of killing whale shark near Phuket
PHUKET: A fishing net may have caused the death of a 500-kilogram whale shark whose carcass was found near Koh Pu, off the coast of Krabi, this ...
Kayakers capture incredible footage of giant whale shark off Boca Raton
BOCA RATON, Fla. —A whale shark snuck up on fishermen Adam Fisk and Austin Collins in their kayaks near the Boca Raton inlet Monday afternoon, ...
Fisherman catches shark near swimming area
Onlookers lashed out at the fisherman who battled a six-foot shark for more than an hour. He tossed his rig off the pier where he was fishing to a friend ...
First recaptures
It's been exactly three months since the end of the first sampling season at the St Joseph Atoll and now we're back to catch more juvenile sharks as ...


Tiger Shark

Ballina looks at ways to stop shark attacks
Ballina is keen to become a trial site for 'sonic mesh' technology that could help prevent further shark attacks at local beaches. Ballina's mayor David ...
Man flown to Oahu following shark attack in waters off Hapuna
A Hawaii County Fire Department member scans the shoreline following a shark attack Wednesday in waters off Hapuna Beach State Recreation Area ...
Hawaiian surfer attacked by shark vows to protect the creatures of the deep
When Hawaiian Mike Coots had his right leg bitten off by a tiger shark at age 17 he had no idea he would spend his life trying to protect the creature ...
Tubbataha cameras capture hammerhead shark in park waters
A scalloped hammerhead shark was filmed this week in the waters of Tubbataha Reef, a major biodiversity site in the country and a World Heritage ...
Shark fin scandal in Costa Rica has SolĂ­s administration on the defensive
Conservationists are questioning the approval of those exports, which they say is a step backwards from previous progress on shark conservation.
PJ probe: sharks' social networks
CROWDS OF METRE-LONG sharks lie motionless on the seafloor within gutters etched into the rocky reef. Some are piled up under overhangs, while ...
Jaws: Cape Cod Beach Resort Offers Real Life Shark Adventures
The Cape remains an extremely popular summer vacation destination for tourists, and a gathering area for sharks, the subject of the scary movie.
With Fins Off Many Menus, A Glimmer of Hope for Sharks
For decades, the slaughter of sharks – sought after for their fins and meat – has been staggering. But bans on finning and new attitudes in Asia toward ...
 Workshop set to surf a purpose at Amputee Surf Day
“Leading into the shark attack, I was a bodyboarder,” he said. ... Mr Coots, who despite his injury has become a huge advocate for shark conservation, ...
Project Oceanic Whitetip
Unlike many species of shark, oceanic whitetips are known for their ... about sharks and shark attacks, and prepared us for rewarding encounters.

Nature: Shark Stories
Santa Barbara Independent
No matter whom you blame, be it Jaws, Shark Week, or some other Hollywood twist of the facts, there is no denying that sharks have a bad reputation.

New beginnings for shark attack widow
Gemma Redmond's life was turned upside when just 10 days after her wedding to Ian he was attacked by a bull shark while snorkelling off the coast of ...


Saturday, April 12, 2008

Shark Bytes - April 12, 2008

Bull Shark on fishing line.


Bullshark likely culprit for Ballina attack
Gold Coast Mail - Tweed Heads South,NSW,Australia
A 16-year-old boy killed off the NSW north coast was probably the victim of a bull shark, an expert says. The boy, from Wollongbar, west of Ballina, ...



Is Meg The Giant Shark Film Adaptation Back On?
Screen Rant - Ogden,UT,USA
... which is about one man's obsession with the legendary, prehistoric Carchadon Megalodon (aka, a 60 foot long great white shark ancestor). ...


New shark: P-168
whaleshark.org
Shark P-168 has been added to the ECOCEAN Whale Shark Photo-identification Library.


Only shark fin will do
National Post - Toronto,Ontario,Canada
Last week, I decided that it was time to overcome my provincialism and take seriously The New York Times's claim that Lai Wah Heen makes the best dim sum in ...



Paul’s been face-to-face with animal planet's most dangerous
Limerick Post - Limerick,Ireland
Once, I found myself two inches away from a great white shark while filming the Shark Gordon series for Discovery. "We took a boat out to a spot near a seal ...



Shark attack victim aims at Paralympics
The Times - Johannesburg,Gauteng,South Africa
A Cape Town swimmer who lost most of his right leg in a shark attack nearly two years ago is determined to take part in the Beijing Paralympics in November. ...