Showing posts with label shark info. Show all posts
Showing posts with label shark info. Show all posts

Wednesday, March 25, 2015

Shark Bytes - March 25, 2015

Cape Fur Seal eating a Blue Shark

Killer seals develop a taste for shark guts
It's like Jaws but, this time, the shark is on the menu. In an incident that turns the phrase "shark attack" on its head, a seal has repeatedly attacked, ...
Dead baby whale removed, but sharks remain off Maui beach
Maui County Ocean Safety officials are warning beachgoers Tuesday about sharks feeding on a whale carcass off Kite Beach near the Kahului airport ...
How Do You Feed a Nurse Shark?
Whilst on a trip to Xcaret, Mexico, Paulo had the chance to witness a nurse shark being fed by a handler. The man seems at ease with the entire ...
Fisheries officers investigate Albany man who caught 4m tiger shark
Brendon Hilder was visited by two officers this morning after media reports showed the four-metre shark he landed on Shelley Beach near Albany.
Healy residents see shark attack while vacationing in Hawaii
The shark attack victim recounted the attack in a news article: “The water around me was about four or five feet deep,” he said. “I was looking out to sea ...

Expert says its a great white, but boat 'attack' an accident
Daniel Fleming believes this same shark attacked his boat twice within six months near Pottsville. Photo: contributed by Daniel Fleming Daniel ...
Boardriders to develop new 'shark watch' site
MEMBERS of the community will be able to alert surfers to the presence of sharks through a new website being developed by a boardriding club.
Photo Identification of Sharks
To initially assess the two shark populations and investigate how the natural resources are partitioned between and within these species.
Bethany Hamilton to meet Palm Desert child who lost leg
On Oct. 31, 2003, Hamilton, then 13 years old, was attacked by a 14-foot tiger shark in Hawaii while surfing off Kauai's North Shore. But even though ...
Great White Sharks of Gansbaai: No hooking, no handling, no harm.
Several of us spent the day on an outing with Marine Dynamics out of Gansbaii to see Great White Sharks near Dyer Island. We anchored in an easy ...
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Monday, March 23, 2015

Shark Bytes - March 23, 2015


Blacktip Shark In Bahamas




Sharks come to Grahamstown
"Sharks are the same: not all sharks are the killers they are perceived to be,” says shark specialist Steven Mabugama. He lays a nearly two-metre-long ...
Sharks in the Sound
Charles Bangley went through a shark phase as a boy. Unlike other boys, he never grew out of it. Now 31, Bangley is a doctoral candidate at East ...
Do we need shark nets off Sydney beaches
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Shark nets have been sabotaged at Bondi and Maroubra. Whilst wilful vandalisation cannot be condoned, it should kick start debate about whether we ...
Will shark migration keep you off Louisiana's beaches?
Mitchell Chevalier said blacktip sharks are common visitors to the Louisiana coast beginning right about now. In the spring and fall, he catches, tags ...
Three Men Cited for Shark Fishing Violations
Press Release -- Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Enforcement Division agents cited three Louisiana men for alleged commercial shark ...



Louis Leterrier Circles Shark Thriller 'In the Deep' at Sony
The story centers on a young woman who's surfing on an isolated beach and gets stranded on a buoy by when a great white shark that's between her ...


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Sunday, March 22, 2015

Shark Bytes - March 22, 2015

Oceanic Whitetip Shark

Shark attack kills German tourist in Egyptian Red Sea resort
A German tourist has died after being bitten by a shark in the seas surrounding an Egyptian Red Sea Resort. The incident happened on Sunday off the ...

Tourist killed in shark attack near Red Sea
The following year, Three Russians and a Ukrainian tourist sustained severe injuries from a shark attack near the Red Sea resort town of Sharm ...
 
German tourist killed in shark attack on Egypt's Red Sea coast
An Egyptian security official said the shark bit off the 52-year-old man's leg in the attack on Saturday and his body was later moved to a local hospital.

Savior of man attacked by sharks speaks out
Savior of man attacked by sharks speaks out ... who came to the rescue for a visitor from Kansas being attacked by a shark spoke about his encounter.
 
Maroubra and Bondi Beach shark nets were sabotaged over summer
SHARK nets off Maroubra Bondi Beach were slashed and damaged this summer as shark sightings between Wollongong and Newcastle increased ...


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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 Solís 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 ...


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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

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Saturday, March 14, 2015

Shark Bytes - March 14, 2015



The world's oceans are still vastly unexplored, with four new species found each day
And in the last eight years, over 1,000 new ocean fish species, including 122 sharks and rays, have been added to the world's inventory of marine life, ...
 
An Afternoon Of Sharks, STEM Activities At CCCC
Oceanographer David Gallo and shark researcher Tobey Curtis will be the featured presenters at “STEM Journey: Great White Sharks to Deep Ocean ...
 
Bethany Hamilton : Shark Attack Survivor Surfing Pregnant – Picture
The amazing Bethany already proved she's unstoppable when she realized her dream of becoming a pro-surfer after losing her arm in a shark attack ...
 
 
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Thursday, March 12, 2015

Shark Bytes - March 12, 2015


 

How to safely catch a hammerhead shark for science
The goal of this project is to use molecular tools to determine the population status of three coastal shark species facing varying levels of fishing ...

Watch a Whale Shark Feeding Up Close
The coasts of the Filipino province of Cebu are home to many extraordinary creatures, and one tour company describes the sighting of a whale shark ...
 
Net catch proves to be bigger than boat
Instead of a few mullet for the smoker, he discovered he'd inadvertently caught a bronze whaler shark longer than his dinghy - in just four feet of water ...
 
Montel Williams and UN hail Bahamas Shark Conservation at Cape Eleuthera Institute
The marine conservation leadership of The Bahamas, which created a shark sanctuary throughout the country 4 years ago, has attracted a delegation ...
 
 
 
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Monday, March 9, 2015

Shark Bytes - March 9, 2015



Giant great white shark caught off PEI was 'a teenager'
New research into great white sharks has revealed that a giant shark caught off P.E.I. in 1983 still had a lot of growing to do.

Harbor Patrol: No sightings of young white sharks near Ventura Harbor last weekend
The Ventura Harbor Patrol started taking down signs Monday that warned about juvenile shark sightings in the area. On Friday, Harbor Patrol officers ...

LISTEN: The Shark Arm Affair
In 1935 a shark in an Australian aquarium vomited up a human forearm, a bizarre turn of events that sparked a confused murder investigation.

Shark Week 2015 Announced: New President Says He'll Ditch “Mermaids”, Other Fake Episodes ...
Some recent gems have included Mermaids Caught On Camera, Megalodon: The Monster Shark, and Shark of Darkness: Wrath of Submarine ...
Daring diver taunts angry shark
As hard as the shark can tries, it just can't get close enough to the tasty rubber-suited human to take a chunk out of him, and the diver seems to know it

Resentment Brews against Ban on Catching Sharks
Protest is brewing among fishermen against ban on catching sharks. The Union Government imposed a ban on catching sharks only for their fins citing ...
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Saturday, March 7, 2015

Shark Bytes - March 7, 2015




Sharks swimming closer to Australian beaches in search of food
AUSTRALIAN researchers believe sharks are swimming closer to beaches in ... Source: Australian Shark Attack File, Sydney's Taronga Conservation ...

Great White Shark Lydia travels 56000 km in two years: Her habitat 'spans the entire North Atlantic ...
National Post



Ventura is a 'hot spot for baby white sharks'
The young white sharks typically migrate down to Baja in the winter, but shifting regional wind patterns have kept the ocean water warm for this time of ...


Great white shark returns to northern Bahamas waters
A great white shark weighing 908 kilos (2,000 pounds) returned Friday to the waters of the northern Bahamas, where a GPS device on the marine ...
Florida Atlantic University associate professor Stephen Kajiura implants a tracking device into a blacktip shark caught off the beaches of John D.
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