An approximately 4.5-foot shark got a helping hand from Los Angeles beachgoers after it became stranded on the shore near a Venice Beach fishing pier in California this week. Although it can’t be identified for certain, the shark appears to be either a juvenile great white or a salmon shark, a close –yet smaller –relative […]
Port Canaveral fishing charter hooks up with 14-foot great white shark
A charter fishing boat got an unexpected surprise when one of its anglers hooked up with what turned out to be a 14-foot long great white shark in approximately 100 feet of water off the coast of Port Canaveral on Monday. Captain Craig Shaffer, along with 21 passengers and crew members, were fishing for snapper […]
Pair of recently-tagged great white sharks make way to Florida
Two of Ocearch’s latest recipients of satellite tracking equipment have already pinged in off the coast of Florida less than two months after being tagged off the coast of New England. Grey Lady and Miss Costa, a pair of female great whites, were tagged within two days of each other in September off the coast of Nantucket, Massachusetts, […]
Rare ‘ghost shark’ caught on video for first time
Researchers from the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute in California captured the first-ever underwater footage of pointy-nosed blue chimaeras, a rare species of”ghost sharks,” while researching deepwater valleys around the Hawaiian Islands and off the coast of Central California. It also marks the first time the species, which was first discovered in 2002 off the coast of New Zealand, had […]
Dusky shark regulations not enough according to group
The wildlife conservation group, Oceana, announced on Friday that proposed regulations meant to protect dusky shark populations off the coast of the United States are not adequate to slow the species’ plummeting numbers. Under the new plan put forth by the National Marine Fisheries Service in October, stricter fishing regulations would be put in place for anglers […]
Diving with Maldives Hammerheads
The captivating Maldive Islands have acquired a reputation as a premier tourist destination. The Maldives enjoy a delightful climate, with year-round sunshine and a leisurely idyllic ambience. The powder-soft sandy beaches, sapphire hued Indian Ocean waters and exotic palm trees create a truly magical environment that lingers in the memory long after the visitor has […]
Drone video captures orca whales feeding on shark in California
A drone videographer captured footage of a pod of orca whales, including what appears to be a mother and her calves, preying on a a large shark off the coast of California earlier this week. Photographer Slater Moore recorded the footage from his drone while on a whale watching tour with Monterey Bay Whale Watch. “These whales […]
Extremely rare nurse shark spotted in Caicos
A diver off the coast of the Turks and Caicos Islands captured video of an extremely rare creature — a nurse shark with a dotted color scheme. Diver Nate Madden said the shark’s unusual coloring was a result of leucism, a condition that causes the partial loss of pigmentation in the skin, leading to […]
Amateur filmmaker captures dramatic encounter with great white
Amateur underwater filmmaker Ash Gibb got an up-close encounter with a great white shark on his first attempt while snorkeling in Lucky Bay near Esperance, Australia this week. According to the filmmaker’s description on Youtube: This was the first shark I have seen underwater and was the first time filming for the intended film. To be […]
Man charged after punching hammerhead shark in Florida
A fisherman in Panama City Beach was charged with harvesting a great hammerhead, a misdemeanor in Florida, by Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation officers. Granger Ray Wooten, 21, of Lafayette, Georgia, was charged after witnesses reported seeing the man punch the shark repeatedly in its gills. “The white male had his left arm around the shark’s head and was […]