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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 Solís 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 ...
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Saturday, January 2, 2016

Shark News - Jan 2, 2016



NSW south coast aerial patrols ramped up as warm waters draw sharks over summer
Aerial patrols have ramped up checks for sharks and troubled swimmers as holidaymakers flock to south coast beaches such as Broulee. Photo: Jay ...
Great White Sharks Prompt NSW Beach Closures Days After 60 Sharks Sighted
A beach in New South Wales, Australia, was closed following the sighting of two suspected great white sharks this week, just days after authorities ...
Great whites turn out to greet the new year
WARNING SIGN: Lifeguard Lucas Samways at Blacksmiths beach, which was closed for part of New Year's Day after two large sharks were seen off ...
NSW south coast shark patrol organisation says Government's strategy focuses mostly on Sydney
An aerial patrol organisation on the New South Wales south coast has called for more shark protection, saying the State Government's multi-million ...
Shark attacks man off Yeppoon in central Queensland
"We believe there was a person swimming in water off an island there and he's received lacerations to his arms and legs from some form of shark bite," ...
Swimmer mauled in suspected Australia shark attack
SYDNEY: A swimmer Saturday suffered wounds to his arms and legs after he was mauled in a suspected shark attack off Queensland state on ...
Spearfisher suffers serious injuries fighting off shark in Central Queensland
RACQ Capricorn Helicopter Rescue Service transported a doctor and a paramedic to treat a spearfisherman who had been attacked by a shark.
Lifesaver says accidental shark bite most likely
South Coast Branch Surf Life Saving president Steve Jones says swimmers are most at risk of being bitten after treading on or bumping into a shark, ...
Photo Of Shark Attack On Missouri 'Recipients of $4.5 million Mark Zuckerberg' Facebook ...
A fake photograph showing a fearsome-looking shark launching an attack on a motorist on a flooded highway in Missouri has gone viral on social ...
Shark repellents: the answer to a jaws-free summer holiday?
There's nothing that can rip through a blissful Australian summer quite like news of a shark attack. While the odds of such a thing happening to you are ...
Shark lady to be honored at Palm Island Resort
“Genie” Clark, the famous “Shark Lady” who founded Mote Marine Laboratory in Southwest Florida, is being remembered in a Special Tribute, and you ...
Great White reportedly bumps kayak near Montana de Oro
Warning signs are going up in Montana de Oro after what is being called a credible shark sighting was reported to officials Thursday morning.
Shark carcasses left to rot on popular Auckland beach after becoming entangled in set-net
The bodies of three huge sharks and a stingray were dumped on a popular Auckland beach after the creatures became entangled and died in a ..

Shark nears children in Castlepoint surf
The dorsal fin and tail of a shark are visible in the foreground. PHOTO/ANDREA POLLARD. Three young children from Rotorua came within metres of ...
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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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Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Shark Bytes: May 22, 2013

Divers brush with a giant tiger shark during feeding frenzy
Coffs Coast Advocate
IT'S a sight that's said to test the fear factor of even the most hardened diver. A one-tonne shadow from the deep muscling in on a shark feeding frenzy. A group of Coffs Coast divers had an amazing brush with just that - a monster tiger shark. It was ...


 'Soul surfer' Hamilton inspires New Smyrna high school students
Daytona Beach News-Journal
... Smyrna Beach Mayor Adam Barringer, and officials with the Southeast Volusia Advertising Authority presented Hamilton with a donation to her charitable organization, Friends of Bethany Hamilton, which supports shark attack survivors and other amputees.


 Gulf's sharks may get law on their side
Beaumont Enterprise
Enterprise file photo Photo: Pete Churton A bonnethead shark, the smallest of the ten hammerhead shark species, cruises by a boat with an eye on the anglers ...


 Shark Nets: South Africa's Solution to Protecting Both Swimmers and Sharks
PolicyMic
Trialled around the town of Fish Hoek, where a swimmer was seriously injured during a shark attack in 2011, the new nets are similar to those used in Hong Kong and the Seychelles, but will be removed at night. Extending from the water's surface to the ...


 Stranded 'white shark' in Venice actually a salmon shark
Pete Thomas Outdoor
Salmonshark2. A YoVenice blogger on Saturday posted two photographs showing what he identified as a baby great white shark, which he helped rescue after the shark had stranded itself on the shore in Venice, Calif. However, shark expert Chris Lowe says ...


Ban on shark 'finning' stifled in Texas Senate
KENS 5 TV
Ban on shark 'finning' stifled in Texas Senate. Ban on shark 'finning' stifled in Texas Senate. Credit: ASSOCIATED PRESS. In this undated photo provided by the University of California, Davis, the dorsal fin of a great white shark is seen near San ..


Huge Great White Shark Moves From Florida To Georgia Waters
Brevard Times
The 16-foot great white shark, named Mary Lee by Ocearch researchers after being tagged off Cape Cod last September, was steadily making her way back towards the Jacksonville, Florida coast last week before making a sharp turn north toward Georgia ...




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