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VIDEO: Great white bumps oblivious diver in South Africa

A video of a large great white shark emerging from the depths and bumping a diver has gone viral although little is known about the video’s origins. The video, originally posted by Dennis Dempsey on the SA Spearfishing’s Facebook page but since removed, appears to show a salvage diver coming head-to-head with an approximately 12-foot […]

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Shark dragging video leads to animal cruelty arrests

Three men involved with a case that sparked national outrage are now facing multiple charges of animal cruelty, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and Hillsborough County State Attorney’s Office. Michael Wenzel of Palmetto, Robert Lee Benac of Bradenton, and Spencer Heintz of Palmetto face multiple felonies stemming from an incident in which […]

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VIDEO: Sharks, crocodile engorge on whale carcass

 Drone footage taken off the Kimberley Coast of Western Australia, show large tiger sharks and a saltwater crocodile going to town on a humpback whale carcass in a multi species feeding frenzy. The aerial footage was taken by Jeremy Tucker on a seven-day charter cruise. According to the YouTube video’s description, the 55-year-old Tucker […]

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Cooler weather spurs spike in nearshore shark sightings in Florida

South Florida experienced its first prolonged cold snap this week causing coastal waters to experience its first dip in temperature of the season. This helped bring bait fish closer to the shoreline so it is no surprise that big sharks followed them in. This, of course, is not a recent phenomenon. The proliferation of cameras, […]

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Backwater Bullsharking presented by Reelerz.com

 As part of the Sharkophile’s brand ambassador partnership with Reelerz.com, we will be periodically creating exclusive content for their site. To kick things off, I headed down to my old fishing grounds in Southwest Florida to search for some bull sharks in the backwaters of the 10,000 Islands with old friend Capt. John Brossard of […]

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New details about Statham-fronted thriller “The Meg” released

More details have emerged about the Jason Statham-driven shark thriller, “The Meg,” which will hit theaters in the summer of 2018. Statham will play the lead role of Jonas Taylor, who discovers a 70-foot long megalodon shark that was thought to be extinct while exploring the Mariana Trench. The Transporter actor has called the suspense-thriller film “a cross […]

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Rare shark turns up in Portuguese fishing net

A rare frilled shark turned up in a trawler’s net earlier this month off the coast of Portugal. The five-foot was caught at a depth of approximately 2,300 feet offshore of Portimao. Live samples of the species, which dates back nearly 8o million years, are incredibly rare due to its deepwater habitat. The frilled shark […]

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Sharks big winners at migrating species convention

Whale sharks were among the 34 migratory species that were included in a proposal by the Convention on Migratory Species, the world’s largest wildlife conference, during its recent meetings in October. Blue sharks, dusky sharks, angel sharks and  guitarfish were among those receiving additional protections. The convention included representatives from 125 countries in South America, Asia, Europe, Africa, […]

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Study finds endangered sharks make up third of global fin trade

Nearly one-third of the shark species in the global fin trade are at risk of extinction, according to a new study by Florida International University. FIU marine scientist Demian Chapman and his team collected samples from Asian seafood vendors and various other sources. Of the over 4,800 tissues collected, they identified almost 80 shark, ray and chimaera species […]