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Underwater drone discovers secret shark nursery in Ireland

 A recent SeaRover survey by Ireland’s Marine Institute’s remotely operated vehicle discovered a massive underwater nursery nearly 200 miles off the Irish coast. The findings, including rare underwater footage, were presented at the INFOMAR Seabed Mapping Seminar in Kinsale this week. The Searover discovered large schools of school of black mouth catsharks and what […]

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The 15 worst shark-themed movies of all time

It seems that every media outlet since the invention of Gutenberg’s press has done a charticle on the greatest shark films ever made. This, of course, is lazy journalism. Spoiler alert: They all end with Jaws. And while there is plenty to debate among the rest of the best, it leaves out an entire subgenre […]

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The Meg available on Blu-ray, 4K UHD on Nov. 13

 After earning over $500 million at the box office worldwide –and over $140 million domestically, the shark-themed thriller, The Meg, is coming to Blu-ray and 4k Ultra HD on Nov. 13. The 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray disc of “The Meg” will feature Dolby VisionTM HDR that dramatically expands the color palette and contrast range […]

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Plush shark meme sweeping the internet

There’s no rhyme or reason as to what is going to become an internet sensation. For the last few days, Blahaj the Shark has been the click du jour on social media. IKEA’s giant plush toy has been showing up in memes on Twitter and Instagram. At the heart of the #PlushShark phenomena is the […]

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New shark-themed blockbuster gets green light

When a school of great white sharks terrorize a small coastal town, a captive killer whale is released from captivity in the hopes of driving out the bloodthirsty predators. That is the premise for a new film, Alphas, that was greenlit by Voltage Pictures this week. The shark-themed thriller will be directed by Steven Quale (Into […]

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Mako sharks, guitarfish may get additional protections

The Mexican government will back an effort to add both shortfall and long fin mako sharks to to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora when the group meets during its annual summit in 2019. Additionally, the governments of Senegal and Sri Lanka announced they will support similar inclusion of […]

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OCEARCH concludes Nova Scotia expedition

OCEARCH’s latest expedition to has resulted in the discovery of a white shark hotspot off Nova Scotia’s South Shore. The 21-day expedition by OCEARCH and its joint team of U.S. and Canadian scientists resulted in the collection of nearly 300 biological samples samples. Six great white sharks were also affixed with satellite tags which are […]

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Sharks used to predict Florida election results

Politics isn’t the place for pinfish, especially this election season in Florida, where there is blood in the water and the predators are circling. Sometimes you have to leave the polling to the sharks. Which is why Nova Southeastern University and the Guy Harvey Research Institute have brought back a team of satellite-tagged short-fin mako sharks to […]

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Sharkwater Extinction a memorial to Rob Stewart’s spirit

Rob Stewart’s mission will live on forever through films. The underwater videographer and conservationist taught the world to love and not fear sharks through his images. He founded the groups United Conservationists and Fin Free, while inspiring others to do the same. His documentaries have led to legislative changes and spawned the careers of dozens who wished to […]