Showing posts with label diving. Show all posts
Showing posts with label diving. Show all posts

Wednesday, February 3, 2016

Shark News - February 3, 2016

Buzzsaw Shark

The Prehistoric Buzz Shark Has a Modern-Day Hero in Artist Ray Troll
In reality, his guide explained, the fossilized spiral was the jaw of an ancient shark. Little did Troll know, this rocky jaw would consume his mind over ...
Blacktip sharks arriving later for winter
FAU Professor and shark expert Stephen Kajiura says the shark migration is different this year. The sharks are arriving later than normal and warmer ...
2nd Minnesota man attacked by shark in Hawaii
HANALEI, Hawaii (KMSP) - For the second time in less than a week, a Minnesota man was attacked by a shark while swimming on a beach in Hawaii.
Shark's head disgust
GRISLY FIND: Canoeist Kieran Wicks, of Wallsend, found what experts believe to be a severed tiger shark's head floating in Lake Macquarie at ...
Nurse Sharks With Remarkably Slow Metabolism Are a Sluggish Success
Nurse sharks have the lowest-known metabolic rate, spending lazy days along the bottom of the ocean floor. (Photo : Mote Marine Laboratory).
Thousands of sharks spotted off Palm Beach
Tens of thousands of blacktip sharks are back in South Florida's waters as part of their annual winter migration. The sharks normally spend between ...
PICS: What every traveler should know about diving with ragged-tooth sharks
Cape Town - Travellers who have a passion for the sea, marine life and travelling under water - will be pleased to know they can enjoy diving at the ...
Huge Shark Knocks Fisherman Off Boat
A fisherman kayaking off the North Coast of South Africa captured this frightening video of himself being knocked out of his boat by a shark.
'Shark girl' hunger strike to end nets
A LEADING Gold Coast conservationist says she will starve herself to death unless the Queensland Government removes all shark nets along the ...
Fishermen who caught 98-stone tiger shark spark fury after posting photo of their catch on Facebook
Three fisherman who caught a 98-stone tiger shark and posted a photo on Facebook of their catch have been slammed by animal rights campaigners.

Controversial tiger shark catch could be world record at 1379 pounds
SWANSEA, Australia -- A 1,379-pound tiger shark caught off Australia might be a world record, but it is sparking heated debate online about the ...
Surfer survives shark encounter
HANALEI — A 15-year-old surfer said a shark dragged her under water by the leash of her surf board before she freed herself and fled to safety.
Human shoal vs great white shark
Cape Town - When surfers hear “shark!” they paddle ashore as fast as possible, but a group of hardy Cape Town surfers defied the stereotype to ...
Costa Rican President Luis SolĂ­s Awarded 'Shark Enemy of the Year' Award
Aside from 'awarding' shark enemies as a means to shame them, the non-profit organization, based in Germany, also commend people or entities ...
Whale shark surprises tour group off Haleiwa
A group led by North Shore Shark Adventures was visited by a whale shark Friday morning, the intimate experience captured on video. They were ...
Bahamas Ambassador Rahming hosts UN Shark Conservation Luncheon
Since that incident Hassiem has become a goodwill ambassador for shark conservation and a much-sought–after motivational speaker to youth on ...
Watch Teesside man dive into Indian Ocean to swim with huge 20 foot whale shark
This is the moment a Teesside man jumped into the water and swam with a huge 20 foot whale shark in the middle of the night. The inquisitive shark ...
Draft Joint Management Agreement for the Shark Meshing (Bather Protection)
The NSW Shark Meshing (Bather Protection) Program was introduced on some Sydney beaches in 1937 in response to community concern about the ...
Vic Hislop's Shark Show closes doors after 30 years in Hervey Bay
Vic Hislop's Shark Show in Hervey Bay will close its doors today after being a tourism icon for 30 years. Victor Hislop said he was closing the doors for ...
Call to save the sharks
Sabah Shark Protection Association chairman Aderick Chong noted that the dish is still favoured by most Chinese especially during the festive season ...
Man who lost leg in shark attack now inspiring athletes with physical challenges
Amy Freeze talked with Mike Coots, who lost a leg in a shark attack and now works with the Challenged Athletes Foundation.
Prehistoric shark expert visits DCP
6 to discuss his fascination with all things SHARKS! Ciampaglio is a doctor of paleontology, a professor of earth and environmental sciences at Wright ...
Shark attack victim turns advocate
A South African man who lost his leg in a shark attack is on a global quest to save ... Experts say 30 per cent of shark species are now face extinction.
Shark Attack Video: Great White Shark Documentary (Animal Documentary Full Length)
White Shark Attack Video: Australias Deadliest White Shark Coast ... Documentary - The Great White Shark - National Geographic Documentary We ...
No budging on shark nets for Qld govt
She's also calling for the Queensland government to immediately follow the lead of NSW and trial new technology to prevent shark attacks, including ...
I thought I was done: surfer describes close shave with shark
Cape Town - A surfer has described how he is still in shock days after other surfers came to his assistance when a great white shark started circling ...

Tuesday, March 17, 2015

Shark Bytes - March 17, 2015


Filmmakers need help to get Shark doco made
A GROUP of young filmmakers are seeking funding to get their shark documentary, Shark Wars, off the ground through online fundraising website ...
Research points to more sharks in Pamlico Sound
A rise in water temperatures and a thriving habitat with plenty to eat may be persuading bull shark mothers to give birth in the sound west of the Outer ...
Scientist tracks black tip shark movements
On their trail: Florida Atlantic University associate professor Stephen Kajiura implants a tracking device into a black tip shark caught off Florida. Photos: ...
Wounded shark washes ashore, gives birth in CamSur
An injured and weakened shark washed ashore on an island of Del Gallego town in Camarines Sur province Sunday morning, giving birth before it ...
Yorkshire doctor overcomes shark attack and near-miss collision on Atlantic row
“The rudder was made of solid steel and the shark was seen swimming off immediately after – perhaps to see a dentist. This reminded us how ...
New Jersey Moves Ban on Shark Fin Trade
The New Jersey Senate has passed a bill to ban the trade, sale and distribution of shark fin products. The bipartisan state legislation, S.2057, was ...
Sharks spotted near Jacksonville Beach pier
Shark sightings at Jacksonville Beach sent Spring Break beachgoers scrambling out of the water Monday afternoon. Just before 3 p.m., a shark fin was ...
Close call for diver as tiger shark tries to bite his head
There are divers who say they like to swim freely with large sharks to dispel perceptions that sharks are blood-thirsty predators, and there are dive 
Tourist with £8 camera snaps incredible shots of shark
Gwen, along with husband Rick and their daughter, Maddie, had searched for a replacement in Oban, Argyll, after booking a shark-spotting tour.
Secret of Shaws Bay 'shark' sightings revealed
REVEALED: The waters of Shaws Bay, East Ballina, are mostly cut off from the Richmond River, yet rumours of a shark persisted. It turns out it's home ..
Can You Hypnotize a Shark?
Tonic immobility has been induced in many species of sharks and rays by inverting the animal. Sharks usually enter a tonic state within a minute and ...
FWC warns fisherman who caught shark from pier
The fisherman who hooked a shark on the Jacksonville Beach pier Monda