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Shark fin bill passes committee, now heads to Senate

The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee passed the Shark Fin Trade Elimination Act of 2017 (S.793), which would prohibit the import, export, sale and trade of shark fins. Next, the bill must be brought up on the Senate floor. Shark finning is currently prohibited in U.S. waters, however, there are no prohibitions on the […]

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Discovery releases Shark Week 2017 promo video

Shark Week 2017 is still a bad time to be a seal, including the singing variety. To promote it’s upcoming shark-themed slate of programming, Discovery Channel released its first promo video for 2017.The commercial features Grammy Award-winning singer, Seal, serenading fans on a beachfront before being ambushed by a Great White. The spot is a […]

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Oceana sues Trump Administration to protect dusky sharks

WASHINGTON- (Press Release) Today, Oceana, represented by Earthjustice, has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration for its continued failure to end the overfishing of dusky sharks in U.S. waters and rebuild the depleted population, as required by law. The lawsuit was filed in response to a final rule the federal government issued in April to […]

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Hundreds of leopard sharks wash up in San Francisco

Hundreds of dead leopard sharks, as well as a few other species, have washed ashore between Redwood City and San Francisco in the past month. Biologists suspect that the sharks are being exposed to high levels of toxins when they enter shallow water and lagoons to birth their pups. The loss marks the worst die-off in […]

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Porn star’s alleged shark attack a hoax in poor taste

A viral marketing video for an adult-oriented webcam service which featured an adult film actress reportedly being bitten by a lemon shark off the coast of Florida is being called out as a hoax and the company behind it, CamSoda.com, is facing potential backlash. The promotional video, which featured porn actress Molly Cavalli, has garnered over 15 […]

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Video shows pregnant white shark gorging on whale carcass

Conservationist caught this footage of a female great white shark, which was possibly pregnant feeding on a whale carcass approximately 14 miles off the coast of Dana Point in California on Friday. The 16-foot shark was seen returning to the site repeatedly over a nearly 24-hour span until she was so engorged by whale blubber that she […]

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Volusia County records fourth shark bite of 2017

A beachgoer wading out in shallow water was bitten on the foot by an unidentified shark on Monday, making it the fourth confirmed unprovoked bite in Volusia County this year. According to Volusia County Beach Safety Ocean Rescue, the victim did not require treatment and was released on the scene. Two incidents at New Smyrna […]

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Arctic expedition set to study mysterious Greenland shark

(Press Release) An international team of scientists, including a physiologist from The University of Manchester, will head to the largest island in the world later this month to investigate the Greenland shark – believed to be the longest-lived vertebrate animal. Dr Holly Shiels, who is also a trustee of the Physiological Society, will be the […]

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British man saves wife after punching shark

British couple Frankie and Dean Gonsalves were on a snorkeling excursion while aboard a cruise ship that was in port near Ascension Island in the South Atlantic over the weekend when an unidentified shark attacked Frankie approximately 30 yards off shore. The shark repeatedly bit Frankie, a British social worker on the calf and foot […]