After a recent spate of shark bite incidents off the coast of Australia, Ocean Guardian has recruited two-time World Surfing Champion Tom Carroll to share his tips to protect yourself from an unwanted shark encounter this summer, including their latest Shark Shield systems for both surfers and SCUBA divers. “Shark Shield Technology is a win […]
SharkoFiles: Megalodon Shark
Megalodon was the largest shark the world has ever seen. Initially researchers estimated this beast to be 80 to 100 feet in length. More recent estimates are in the 40 to 50 feet range and weighing up to 48 tons. This makes Megalodon one of the largest predators ever. In fact only the sperm whale […]
Silky sharks, sawfish gain extra protection in Caribbean
A coalition of Caribbean nations unanimously voted to add largetooth sawfish and silky shark to the Annexes of the Specially Protected Areas and Wildlife Protocol. “We are very pleased that our proposals could count on so much support,” said Paul Hoetjes, of Coordinator of nature policy for the Caribbean Netherlands of the Dutch Ministry of […]
DNA testing the latest tool for fighting illegal shark fin trade
A multi-national research team has developed a rapid DNA identification method to help customs inspectors detect illegally traded wildlife products, beginning with sharks. The DNA testing protocol, published last month, detects nine of 12 commonly traded shark species quickly enough to enable officials to determine whether a shipment requires further inspection. The researchers focused on sharks because […]
Baby sharks will eat unborn brethren
Using ultrasound technology, scientists have discovered that the embryos of sharks can move inside the mother from the right to the left in the uterus and eat their brethren. It had been previously known that embryos of some shark species eat each other in the womb. However, the new device has given biologists the latest […]
Living, wild sharks have economic value of nearly $2 million each
For the Pacific island nation of Palau, sharks are worth much more alive than dead. A new study by the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) has found that one reef shark during its full life is worth $1.9 million to Palau in tourism revenue. Sold for consumption the shark is worth around $108. In […]
India pushes ancient species to brink of extinction
In the already ancient marine world, sharks and their close relatives, rays and skates, can claim a unique early ancestry. Their first ancestor is estimated to have arrived around 350 million years ago, before our earliest human ancestors, before even most plants had colonised land. But this long evolutionary history offers no protection to this […]
Deliveroo removes 150 shark fin dishes from app platform
Deliveroo has committed to removing all shark fin dishes from its platform to address the serious threat of shark fishing on the environment. Supported by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), this move by Deliveroo signals a growing momentum among Singapore’s F&B industry to protect ocean resources by phasing out shark consumption. Over 70 […]
Oceana’s Hunter Miller: The time is now to ban shark fins
This guest column is brought to you by Oceana Florida’s Hunter Miller, the organization’s Florida Gulf Coast campaign organizer. Visit www.oceana.org/FinBanNow to learn more and take action. I can only assume that most Sharkophile readers know that sharks populations worldwide are in big trouble. Fortunately, there is great news for sharks in U.S. waters is on […]
Study shows sharks can develop distinct personalities
Personality in humans defines who we are. It is the unique combination of qualities and traits that form our distinct characters as individuals. Many people don’t tend to think of animals as having personalities — when they think of “elephants,” they are probably thinking of the species as a whole or in the abstract rather […]
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