A new joint study conducted by Florida Atlantic University’s Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Marine Fisheries and OCEARCH found a potential great white shark nursery in the New York Bight off the Atlantic coast from Cape May Inlet in New Jersey to Montauk Point on the eastern tip of Long Island, New York. […]
Introducing the official Sharkophile apparel store
When we officially launched this site last year, we had a batch of long-sleeve fishing shirts printed up to help spread the word about our fledgling operation. They also had the unintended consequence of being so comfortable, they got worn every where. As a Floridian who is outdoors quite a bit, they were the perfect […]
Shark safety tips: Sorting out fact from fiction
This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article. By Alison Kock, South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity There are more than 500 species of shark and only three of them pose a significant threat to humans. These are the great white, bull or Zambezi and tiger shark. The probability of being […]
New York has first recorded shark attacks in seven decades
A New York beach has reopened this weekend after two children were bitten along the shores of Fire Island on Long Island’s south shore. A 13-year-old boy and a 12-year-old girl were bitten within an hour of each other on Wednesday less than five miles apart from each other at Atlantique and Sailor’s Haven beaches, respectively. They were […]
Eugenie Clark has shark species named in her honor
The legacy of the pioneering shark researcher Eugenie Clark, known throughout the shark science community as “The Shark Lady,” will live on with the naming of a newly discovered species of shark. The new species of dogfish, named Squalus clarkae, was formally identified this month in the journal Zootaxa. The report was written by Florida Institute of […]
Monster hammerhead shark dies after being landed in Texas
A shore-based fisherman called his 14-foot hammerhead landed in South Padre Island the “catch of multiple lifetimes.” Unfortunately for the shark, its lifetime was very short-lived. According to a Facebook post by South Texas Fishing Association, South Texas angler Poco Cedillo fought the fish for over an hour. After pulling the shark into shallow water to […]
Celebrate Shark Week by becoming a Shark Angel
Approximately 73,000,000 sharks will be killed this year. Most of them just for their fins. That’s over 10,000 an hour. Some shark populations are down 90% over the last 20 years. This Shark Week, Shark Angels is working to build awareness and raise funds to protect sharks from illegal finning, irresponsible fishing, and other things that […]
Schedule for Shark Week 2018 announced
Discovery Channel announced its schedule for 30th Anniversary edition of the annual ode to the ocean’s apex predators which begins on July 22. This year will feature over 20 hours of new original programming featuring an all-star lineup of athletes and celebrities including Shaquille O’Neal, Ronda Rousey, Aaron Rodgers, Rob Gronkowski, Lindsey Vonn, Mark Cuban, Barbara […]
The Shark Files: Kidding around at SharkCon 5
The Sharkophile’s Shark Files checks out the annual convention for all things shark, SharkCon. For this episode, we turn the cameras over to the Junior Sharkophile as he makes his way through the the convention hall at the Florida State Fairgrounds in Tampa. His highlights of the weekend included meeting the the star of the […]
Culling sharks won’t protect surfers
By George Burgess, University of Florida The warm and productive waters of La Réunion, an island east of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean, are home to many types of tropical sea life, including apex predators such as sharks. Eight fatal shark attacks on humans have occurred there since 2011. After a body boarder was killed […]
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