A new study by the University of British Columbia found that effective fisheries management at a local level can reduce the probability of extinction risk for vulnerable species such as dusky sharks by as much as 63 percent. “Effective fisheries management plans, coupled with actions to limit greenhouse gas emissions, both separately, but especially in tandem, […]
Local businesses and tourists are embracing Cape Cod’s great white shark boom
Double-digit sightings of great white sharks just yards off the shores of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, are a daily occurrence, making it a mecca not only for scientists and educators but tourists, who hope to catch a glimpse of this fascinating creature. Read the full story here: CNBC
The great movie scenes: Steven Spielberg’s Jaws
The mechanical shark used in the 1975 film Jaws. Tom Simpson/ flickr, CC BY-NC-ND Bruce Isaacs, University of Sydney What makes a film a classic? In this column, film scholar Bruce Isaacs looks at a single sequence from a classic film and analyses its brilliance. Jaws, 1975. When Jaws was released in 1975 it was […]
How to Survive a Shark Attack
When a shark does bite a human, it is most often what biologists call an “exploratory bite” — the fish is investigating and will let go. Even a brief encounter with shark teeth can result in profuse blood loss and severed limbs. Read the full story here: www.nytimes.com
Boston man escapes shark by repeatedly punching it
William Lytton, the man who survived a shark attack this summer in Truro,is telling the story of how he escaped the jaws of what is believed to have been a great white. Source: Boston Magazine
The Conversation: The Meg is a horror story but our treatment of sharks is scarier
The Meg: Jaws, but considerably larger. IMDB By Vivienne Westbrook, University of Western Australia After 20 years of development hell, the film The Meg opens in Australia this week. The screenplay is based on the first of Steve Alten’s six-book, horror sci-fi series. The film has been pitched as an action-packed thriller, centring on our […]
The Meg! When the (giant prehistoric) shark bites, the science bites back
Warner Bros. Pictures By Michael Milford, Queensland University of Technology and Peter Stratton, The University of Queensland The Meg is the blockbuster shark monster movie we didn’t realise we needed in our lives. With a cast led by Jason Statham, this is a big-budget version of several megalodon movies that have popped out over the […]
Study shows how evolution may shape sharks’ senses
A recent study explored how shark’s electrosensing organ reacts when it detects tiny electrical fields emanating from nearby prey. The study, funded by the National Institutes of Health and published in the journal “Nature,” was conducted by David Julius, Ph.D., professor and chair of physiology at the University of California, San Francisco, and post-docs Nicholas W. Bellono, […]
Shark-nappers nabbed in Texas
A Leon Valley man is facing felony theft charges after he was arrested for stealing a shark from the San Antonio Aquarium. Antone Shannon, 38, was arrested on a state felony charge for theft of property valued at between $2,500 and $30,000 after surveillance footage showed the man, along with two accomplices later identified as Shannon’s […]
Whale shark study reveals new insights on lifespan
A long-term study has revealed that whale sharks, the largest fish on the planet can live upwards of 130 years. Researchers from Nova Southeastern University’s Guy Harvey Research Institute and the Maldives Whale Shark Research Programme published their findings on whale shark aging growth dynamics in the latest Marine and Freshwater Research Journal. The ten year study was […]
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