Shark Bytes - March 29, 2008

Shark jumps into boat full of children
New Zealand Herald - New Zealand
By Rebecca Milne A shark jumped into a boat, terrifying the four children and two fishermen aboard, near Waiheke Island last week. The 1.5m thresher shark ...


Hunt on to preserve shark numbers
NEWS.com.au - Australia
SHARK researcher Adam Smith is on a mission – to change the public perception of sharks and get a more accurate picture of the number of the predators ...


It's the hunting of the shark...
Portsmouth News - Portsmouth,England,UK
A family fun day hunting for shark egg cases has been organised at Pagham Harbour, near Bognor Regis. The cases are common in the harbour. ...



Beachgoers abuzz about sharks
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
Rumors of great white shark sightings along the Southern California coast in recent weeks are the buzz of the beach, leaving a few surfers spooked. ...



Shark Dive Part Deux
By tcpatton
I finally got my shark dive video uploaded to Google Video. It just gets cooler every time I watch it, and it really makes me look forward to going diving again this summer. Rather than send you chasing across the blog, ...


Expedition Shark blog!
By WENDEE HOLTCAMP
You can follow my adventures in Australia's Coral Sea as I blog live for Discovery Channel on shark research being filmed for Discovery's 2008 Shark Week program Expedition Shark, along with underwater photographer Cat Gennaro. ...


OC Lifeguards Say Shark Story Hoax, Expert Disagrees
KNBC.com - Los Angeles,CA,USA
Orange County lifeguards said Friday that they have no plans to close the beach based on online reports of a great white shark attack off Huntington Beach ...

Dangerous shores for Jaws

Dangerous shores for Jaws
Olive Press - Orgiva,Granada,Spain
Once bitten, not exactly shy, the world’s most famous shark attack survivor tells BOB MADDOX why we must embrace the fearsome predator… or risk losing the oceans themselves. ...

Shark Bytes - March 28, 2008

Swimming with sharks: is it ever safe?
Telegraph.co.uk - United Kingdom
The International Shark Attack File at the University of Florida records, on average, fewer than 200 attacks a year worldwide, of which less than five per ...



An Insider's Perspective on Sharks
Washington Post - United States
See a sand tiger shark and more on a behind-the-scenes tour at the National Aquarium in Baltimore. (National Aquarium In Baltimore) Comments that include ...


The shark rides again
ABC Online - Australia
By Matt Wordsworth I don't want to start sounding like The Shark Files after our story on the massive bull shark but there is another big tale under the ...

Snorkeling Teen Finds Shark Tooth
The Associated Press
PORT HURON, Mich. (AP) — David Wentz was snorkeling off Marysville Beach in the St. Clair River last August when what he thought was an odd-looking rock ...