Shark Bytes - March 19, 2015

Scalloped Hammerhead Shark

Shark eDNA study could be conservation 'game-changer'

BBC News

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

Bunbury Mail

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

WJXT Jacksonville

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

WPEC

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

ABC Online (blog)

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 Gazette

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

WPBF West Palm Beach

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

NBC2 News

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

Save Our Seas Foundation

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

Echonetdaily

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

West Hawaii Today

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

ABC Online

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

GMA News

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

The Tico Times

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

Divernet

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

Forbes

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

Yale Environment 360

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

The Daily Telegraph

“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

Divernet

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

Wigan Today

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 ...

Shark Bytes - March 11, 2015

Great white shark warning sign posted at Marina State Beach

KSBW The Central Coast

The shark charged toward one of the surfers in the lineup, and after a few adrenaline pumping seconds, the surfer realized the shark was chasing a ...

Bondi shark alarm sounded after mystery boat dumps of berley off beach

The Daily Telegraph

“Authorities should investigate the actions of that boat crew for recklessness in what seems to have brought a shark dangerously closer to Bondi ...

Beauty and the blue

The Nation

Only later does the guide explain that the two sharks are part of the grey reef shark family and that normally they are only out and about at night.

Massive 18-Foot-Long Great White Shark Charges Surfer Off California Coast

The Inquisitr

A group of surfers experienced a harrowing encounter with a massive great white shark off the California coast earlier this week, watching as the giant ...

Costa Rican Environmentalists Achieve Goal: No More Hammerhead Shark Fin Exports

The Costa Rica News

The National System of Area Conservation (SINAC), a subdivision of MINAE, will not process any more export permits for hammerhead shark fins, ...

Jurors could deliberate today in shark feeding trial

Palm Beach Post

The investigation began after the FWC received several complaints that sharks were being fed during dive charters off Palm Beach county. One diver ...

It's a Shark Eat Moose World Out There

Stupid News

Two men happened by a beach in Newfoundland where a beached shark was choking on a large piece of a moose! They immediately performed an ...

An encounter with 'Toothless' in Albay

Inquirer.net

The public viewing of Toothless, the rare megamouth shark (Megachasma pelagios), was officially launched on March 3, in time with the celebration of ...

The Landlord Is Back: 18 Foot White Shark Spotted at Marina State Beach in Monterey

California Diver

Surfers at Marina State Beach near Monterey were enjoying the beautiful Monterey-area weather on Monday when a great white shark appeared.

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 ...

Shark Bytes - May 27, 2008

Frederic Buyle's photography nominated for magazine cover
DeeperBlue.net - UK
The picture to vote for is "dancing with tigers", which represents William Winram swimming freely with a 4m tiger shark. To view the tiger shark photos, ...


All meat, and no fins, at Bali shark restaurant
Reuters - USA
Call it shark for food lovers with some conscience: an Indonesian chef is making soup and other dishes from the flesh of the big fish whose survival is ...


Oceanic white-tip shark expedition trip report
By echeng
I’m told often by folks who have been on the ocean for decades that that oceanic white-tip sharks (Carcharhinus longimanus) were once one of the most common sharks in the ocean. In a classic scene in the movie, Blue Water, White Death, ...


Petition Challenges Australia Shark Fishery
By admin
May 27, 2008 – At a time when the global community is finally taking notice that sharks are in desperate need of protection, Australia’s state of Queensland is preparing to take a major step backwards in the Great Barrier Reef reserve. ...


Ex-Swaffham diver survives shark ordeal
Lynn News - King's Lynn,UK
By Staff Copy A WEST Norfolk man who hit the headlines after spending 19 hours in shark-infested waters is facing calls to pay for his rescue. ...


Shark Image Gallery
Sharks are pretty notorious animals, and you may have never seen one up close and lived to tell about it. Browse our shark images for an in-depth look at this creature of the deep.


Fear of Sharks and Why They Don't BIte
By Ila France Porcher(Ila France Porcher)
As one of the few people who has conducted a long term ethological study of sharks, and the only one who went alone to watch them under a wide variety of circumstances, I have long acquaintance with the phenomenon of fear. ...


New shark: A-457
Shark A-457 has been added to the ECOCEAN Whale Shark Photo-identification Library.


Surprising Autopsy Report In Deadly Shark Attack
News 8 - San Diego,CA,USA
The shark that killed a man in Solana Beach last month was not looking for food, according to an autopsy report. "It was not a feeding attack. ...


Fishier and fishier...doubts grow over shark couple's 'ordeal'
Daily Mail - UK
By Richard Shears They said they were stuck in shark-infested seas for 19 hours, unable to get back to their dive boat. But Richard Neely and his girlfriend ...


Surfing after the San Diego April 2008 shark attack
By tjkopcha
I’ve braved the waves twice now since the shark attack in April off Solana Beach Shark Warning , and I have to confess that my mind invents some pretty horrible scenarios as I float and bob on my surfboard. Yep, it’s scary. ...


Mexico Navy hunts for sharks after attacks
Reuters UK - UK
By Noel Randewich MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The Mexican Navy searched for sharks in the ocean near Pacific surfing beaches on Monday, after two bathers were ...


More Shark News…
By vlad
I don’t want to be the bearer of bad news, as we recently saw how there is a comeback of the humpback whale, but more sharks have been listed as endangered and on the brink of extinction. The latest IUCN report, a body which garners ...


Shark Fin Soup driving 11 species to extinction
By RYK
Tremendous demand for Shark Fin Soup is driving 11 shark species to extinction reports Discover Channel “Despite mounting evidence of decline and increasing threats to these species, there are no international catch limits for oceanic ...


Sting Ray & Shark Reef
The returning, seasonal Sharks and Stingrays exhibit at the Milwaukee County Zoo gives visitors the chance to not only watch two varieties of stingrays and two friendly species of


Croc eats shark
By Procrastinator(Procrastinator)
DARWIN, Australia -- An Australian fisherman watched in amazement -- and snapped pictures -- as a saltwater crocodile ate shark for dinner. Paul van Bruggen told the Northern Territory News that he and his companions heard splashing and ...


American surfer injured in shark attack
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
The Associated Press reports that a shark has injured a 49-year-old American surfer Saturday off the Pacific coast of Mexico, in the third attack in a month ...


Shark's fin soup debates
CSR Asia - Hong Kong SAR,China
The unlinkable Straits Times has recently facilitated an ongoing debate about the consumption of shark's fin soup in Singapore. An original weekend piece ...


The Fish Are Biting in Shark Swarm
MovieWeb - USA
They are causing the sharks to become extremely aggressive. The sharks are swarming in packs, attacking everyone in their sight. Daniel and his wife (Daryl ...

Shark Bytes - April 9, 2008

Australian teenager killed in shark attack
Telegraph.co.uk - United Kingdom
On the west coast, a teenage surfer was attacked by a bronze whaler shark last July in the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, a remote Australian territory in the ...



Beaches closed 'indefinitely' after fatal shark attack - (includes several news videos)
ABC Online - Australia
Several beaches on the New South Wales north coast will remain closed indefinitely after a fatal shark attack near Ballina this morning. ...


Australian teen surfer dies in shark attack
Reuters UK - UK
By Rob Taylor CANBERRA (Reuters) - An Australian teenager was killed in a shark attack on Tuesday while surfing in what lifesavers said were dangerous ...


Ballina shark attack: Teenager killed, fresh warnings issued
LIVENEWS.com.au - Sydney,NSW,Australia
A 16-year-old boy has died after being bitten on the leg and lower body by a shark at North Wall Beach (also known as Lighthouse Beach), Ballina. ...


History of shark attacks in Australia
NEWS.com.au - Australia
But while Australia is the second most likely country to witness a shark attack, after the United States, most attacks remain rare and not fatal. ...


Shark kills surfer, 16, off NSW coast
St Marys Star - Sydney,NSW,Australia
The website marinebio.org says the bull shark is a massive and fearsome shark with saw-edged upper teeth, up to 3.5 metres long. ...


Teen bodyboarder dies in Ballina shark attack-(includes news video)
Courier Mail - Australia
A TEENAGE bodyboarder saw the water turn red with blood as he tried to save his stricken mate who was fatally attacked by a shark on a beach at Ballina, ...


Teen killed by shark attack
CNN International - USA
SYDNEY, Australia (AP) -- A teenage boy was killed in a shark attack Tuesday morning off Australia's eastern coast, health officials said. ...


New shark: P-161
whaleshark.org
Shark P-161 has been added to the ECOCEAN Whale Shark Photo-identification Library.


Boy ignored shark to help mate
NEWS.com.au - Australia
A shark expert said the attack was likely to have been by a bull shark. John West, manager of life sciences at Sydney's Taronga Zoo, said recent rain on the ...


Bull shark the likely culprit
Sydney Morning Herald - Sydney,New South Wales,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, ...


Shark attack: sea turned red - (includes news video)
The Age - Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
"The State Government has initiated the Shark Attack Response Plan, with a (Department of Primary Industries) scientist on the way to Ballina to assist ...


Shark attack: 'hero friend'
Sydney Morning Herald - Sydney,New South Wales,Australia
The last fatal shark attack in the Northern Rivers region was at Byron Bay in 1993, Surf Life Saving said. A report is being prepared for the coroner.


First fatal shark attack in two years
NEWS.com.au - Australia
By Drew Cratchley THE fatal shark attack on a teenage surfer in northern New South Wales is the first in Australian waters in over two years, and the first ...


RECENT FATAL SHARK ATTACKS IN AUSTRALIA
Special Broadcasting Service - Australia
April 8, 2008: A 16-year-old boy from Wollongbar killed by a shark while bodyboarding off Ballina's Lighthouse Beach on the NSW north coast. ...


Aussie teen killed in shark attack - (includes excellent news video)
TV3 News - Auckland,New Zealand
A teenage boy has told lifesavers how the sea turned red as his mate was fatally attacked by a shark on the New South Wales north coast. ...


'Best brother' taken by shark
Brisbane Times - Brisbane,Queensland,Australia
The sister of a boy killed in a shark attack in northern NSW says her family is devastated at the loss of "their baby". Peter Edmonds, 16, was fatally ...


Boy praised after trying to save friend killed by shark
Guardian - UK
Despite knowing that the shark was still prowling nearby, Brock Curtis-Mathew swam through water stained red with blood to help his badly mauled friend. ...



Courage: Brock Curtis-Matthew (right) with his friend Peter Edmonds who he tried to save
Shark kills 16-year-old surfer as he swims with friends at ...
Daily Mail - UK
The two were body surfing in rough seas when a large shark took two bites out of Peter's left leg. His friend Brock Curtis, also 16, said today: "I noticed ...




Flowers are placed on the beach where Peter Edmonds died after a shark attack.

Teen's morning of surfing ends in shark attack death
The Age - Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
Video A 16-year-old boy is dead after he was attacked by a shark near Ballina in northern NSW. SCHOOL was out for the morning because of a teachers' ...



Mum's tribute to shark attack victim
Gold Coast Mail - Tweed Heads South,NSW,Australia
Dozens of locals turned up to North Wall yesterday morning after hearing the sad news about the fatal shark attack. One man, who did not wish to be named, ...


shark tails
By ida
The shark comes into focus, and my mind slowly registers its magnitude: it is longer than the boat itself and clearly the grand poobah of all sharks. Visibility is roughly 20 feet, and I peer into the depths in search of its tail; ...


Boy's bid to save mate from shark
The Australian - Sydney,Australia
At that stage, he had no idea his "big mate" had been bitten on the leg by a shark and was moments away from death. "I just wanted to get straight to him, ...


Shark menace lurks off Coast beaches
Sunshine Coast Daily - Queensland,Australia
There has not been a fatal shark attack on a Sunshine Coast beach since the shark patrol program was put in place during the 1960s. ...


Family's tears for teen shark victim
Gold Coast News - Molendinar,Queensland,Australia
THE mother of a teenager killed in a shocking shark attack at Ballina says the family has been left devastated by their sudden loss. ...


New shark: P-162
whaleshark.org
Shark P-162 has been added to the ECOCEAN Whale Shark Photo-identification Library.


Shark fisherman Baden Ford, his son Riley, 3, Leon Buttenshaw (back) and Anthony Ogden (right) with the metre-wide jaws of a tiger shark caught off Ballina this week
Shark expert wants killers culled
Gold Coast News - Molendinar,Queensland,Australia
Mr Ogden said it was possible a tiger shark had attacked Peter Edmonds yesterday morning, as authorities said the bite marks were large. ...


Director dives into shark film
Metro Canada - Ottawa - Ottawa,Canada
He shot it to make a point – sharks aren’t the relentless, bloodthirsty killers of myth, but smart, curious animals with more reason to be afraid of us than ...



NT fishos blamed for 'shark finning'
Northern Territory - Australia
CRUEL: Equinox fishing charters deckhand Daniel Rolfe with the shark caught with its fins cut off. Pictures: BRAD FLEET TERRITORY fishermen are believed to ...



Beach closed as friend recalls shark attack
Scopical - Sydney,NSW,Australia
Brock Curtis-Mathew has recalled the moment he found his friend in a sea of red following a shark attack on the north coast of New South Wales yesterday. ...


Don't vilify killer shark: Greens
ABC Online - Australia
The New South Wales Greens are urging people to keep yesterday's fatal shark attack on the state's north coast in perspective and not begin hunting down the ...


Shark Water World 3D Screensaver
The Shark Water World 3D Screensaver is not like common aquarium screensavers with their soothing presence. This screensaver takes you on a little underwater adventure when your PC is resting. A sunken pirate ship and fearsome sharks ...


Bull shark likely culprit in attack
Lismore Northern Star - Australia
By RACHEL AFFLICK rachel.afflick@northernstar.com.au A BULL shark was probably responsible for the attack that claimed the life of 16-year-old Peter Edmonds ...


I didn't think about fear, says teen shark hero
Sunday Times.au - Perth,WA,Australia
Authorities do not yet know what type of shark was involved in the attack, but one expert, Taronga Zoo's John West, said it was probably a bull shark. ...


Shark kills a loving son who lived to surf
Great Lakes Advocate - Green Lakes,NSW,Australia
The zoo's John West said it was probably a bull shark. White pointers and grey nurse sharks are also occasionally seen in the area. ...


Community mourns teen shark victim
Sydney Morning Herald - Sydney,New South Wales,Australia
Schoolmates of the teenager killed by a shark on the NSW north coast are undergoing counselling as hundreds of people visit a lookout near the beach where ...


2nd Surfer Bitten By Shark At New Smyrna Beach In Week
Central Florida News 13| - Orlando,FL,USA
NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- News 13 has confirmed a surfer was bitten by a shark Sunday, bringing the total number of shark bites in 2008 to six. ...



Shark sighting halts surfing event in WA
The West Australian - Perth,Western Australia,Australia
The WA sighting follows the fatal shark attack at Ballina in northern NSW which claimed the life of 16-year-old bodyboarder Peter Edmonds on Tuesday. ...


Shark sighting closes beaches on Kauai
Honolulu Star-Bulletin - Honolulu,HI,USA
AP LIHUE¡½ Kauai lifeguards are advising people to stay out of the water off several north shore beaches because of shark sightings. ...



Whale Shark Watching
By andiesummerkiss
The only internationally renowned tourism attraction in this part of the Philippines is the Whale Shark watching (or Butanding for locals, in Bicol). Donsol - a seaside town - one hour drive away from Legazpi City. The whale sharks can ...


‘Shark week': Rhincodon typus is ocean's biggest fish ... and more
Ithaca Journal - Ithaca,NY,USA
Answer: The biggest living shark in the ocean is the whale shark, Rhincodon typus. Not only is it the biggest shark, it's the biggest fish in the ocean! ...


Successful Shark Week Palau 2008
Marianas Variety - Saipan,Northern Mariana Islands,Micronesia
By Nazario Rodriguez Jr. There is only one word to assess the just-concluded 6th Annual Shark Week Palau 2008 from March 27 to April 3 – SUCCESS. ...


Shark attack hero will surf again
Courier Mail - Australia
By Greg Stolz TEEN shark attack hero Brock Curtis-Mathew yesterday vowed to ride the waves again in memory of his surf-mad mate Peter Edmonds. ...


Shark-attack hero just wants mate back
Gold Coast News - Molendinar,Queensland,Australia
Despite the best efforts of emergency services, Peter was pronounced dead on the beach as a result of two large shark bites. Still visibly shaken by the ...


New shark: H-059
whaleshark.org
Shark H-059 has been added to the ECOCEAN Whale Shark Photo-identification Library.


Schoolmate vigil pays tribute to shark victim
Brisbane Times - Brisbane,Queensland,Australia
A schoolmate, Elisa McCarthy, told reporters Peter's friends were supporting each other in the aftermath of the shark attack. ...

Shark Bytes - April 3, 2008

Aussie shark finning up 500 percent
CDNN - New Zealand
by SAFFRON HOWDEN SYDNEY, Australia (3 Apr 2008) — Australian fishermen caught more than 300 tonnes of shark meat in NSW last year - five times the usual ...


Great White in Gracetown
August Margaret River Mail - Augusta,Western Australia,Australia
AN estimated 4m Great White Shark was spotted near Cowaramup Bay’s boat moorings on Sunday morning. A local fisherman contacted Margaret River Sea Rescue, ...


The Monster Shark Tournament has run for 22 years and draws hundreds of participants
From 'Jaws' to a plea to save sharks
Boston Globe - United States
Yes, the book may be one of the scariest shark tales of modern times. Yes, it spawned a movie that forced generations of swimmers to think twice before ...



Inquest: Sharks at scuba diving tourist near British Virgin Islands shark feeding site
CDNN - New Zealand
by LUTHER MONROE - CDNN Safety News Editor Truth: Dive industry-endorsed shark feeders and shark baiters aim to profit from so-called "interactive" shark ...



A shark's tale...or not?
OCRegister - Santa Ana,CA,USA
Did a great white shark attack a surfer's board at Dog Beach? We'll let you decide Tom Larkin was sitting on his board, enjoying the surf at Dog Beach in ...


VP Chin to speak at conclusion of Shark Week 2008
Marianas Variety - Saipan,Northern Mariana Islands,Micronesia
By Nazario Rodriguez Jr. VICE President Elias Camsek Chin will speak before participants of the Shark Week 2008 at around 7 pm tomorrow April 2 as ...


Shark's life 'could have been saved'
Manly Daily - Manly,NSW,Australia
A YOUNG great white shark that washed up on both Freshwater and Queenscliff beach may have been able to be saved if the proper authorities had been notified ...


The Peter Benchley Shark Conservation Awards
PR.com (press release) - Levittown,NY,USA
Princeton, NJ, April 02, 2008 --(PR.com)-- The Shark Research Institute created the Peter Benchley Shark Conservation Awards to honor the memory of the late ...


Lakes aquarium contract is boost for Fylde coast PR firm
Blackpool Gazette - Blackpool,England,UK
... piece of technology simulating the experience of going underwater and coming face to face with a Nile crocodile, an angry hippo or a hungry bull shark. ...


Aquarium's dive program helps debunk shark myths
MiamiHerald.com - Miami,FL,USA
The grouper, along with dozens of sharks, is part of the Dive with the Sharks program. The Florida Aquarium , 701 Channelside Dr., Tampa, offers its Dive ...



RC Cyborg Shark- talk about a pool shark!
By craig
RC Cyborg Shark, Swim Ways, Remote Control Shark Even kids that dislike scary sharks will like this one. The RC Cyborg Shark from Swim Ways is a remote controlled animatronic shark that swims with life-like movements via a fully ...



Shark Chronicles 008 – 24 hrs tracking
By Enrico(Enrico)
We successfully completed a twenty four hour tracking session of Sampla, our first tagged shark. It was a gruelling tracking session, not least because it involved only me (Enrico), Andrea and Antonin (our two first students). ...



Aldabra has the feeling of a true Jurassic Park
Telegraph.co.uk - United Kingdom
Even the majestic tiger shark, which should be here, has not unveiled its whereabouts. So far we have photographed and filmed an abundant population of reef ...



Swimmer Bitten By Shark At Local Beach
WESH.com - Winter Park,FL,USA
A swimmer at New Smyrna Beach was injured on Thursday when he was bitten by a shark. It was the fourth reported shark attack in 2008, officials said. ...

See also:
Shark bites New Smyrna Beach surfer
Orlando Sentinel - Orlando,FL,USA
Shark Bites Surfer
WPTV - West Palm Beach,FL,USA


Stupid media, always picking on lovable sharks
Orlando Sentinel - Orlando,FL,USA
Tiger shark embryos fight each other in the mother's womb. The winner gets to be born. Something that had sibling rivalry to the death before birth isn't ...


Shark frenzy at Bungan
Manly Daily - Manly,NSW,Australia
The shark scare at Bungan yesterday follows the discovery of a juvenile great white shark near the shore at Freshwater on Tuesday. ...


Shark's Teeth Found in Teen's Wound after Shark Attack
Local6.com - Orlando,FL,USA
A man in New Smyrna Beach hospitalized after being bitten by a shark near the south jetty is the third bite victim in 10 days. ...


Pendleton woman bit by shark
WISH - Indianapolis,IN,USA
ANDERSON, Ind. (The Herald Bulletin) - A Pendleton woman was bitten by a small shark March 28 while on vacation in Florida. Teresa Holloway of Pendleton was ...