Dylan McWilliams, who just over a year ago survived being mauled by a bear, was bitten on the leg by a shark while surfing on Shipwreck Beach in Poipu on the island of Kauai. The Colorado ranch hand and amateur survivalist was on vacation backpacking across the island when he ended up at the popular […]
Surf competition cancelled after multiple shark bites
The World Surf League announced that it had cancelled the Margaret River Pro event near Gracetown, Australia, due to a pair of shark bites in the area. “The WSL puts the highest premium on safety,” WSL CEO Sophie Goldschmidt said in a statement. “This cannot be just talk, and it cannot be compromised. Surfing is […]
Bull sharks swarm resort island in Indian Ocean
In just over 30 years, the French Island of La Réunion in the Western Indian Ocean has experienced over a 20-fold increase in the number of reported shark bites. The study found that human development on the west side of the island, which led to a greater outflow of freshwater into the ocean had resulted in […]
Bull shark mauls Donald Trump Jr.’s crotch
Donald Trump Jr., son of U.S. President Donald J. Trump, may have to thank his father’s genetics for surviving an encounter with an aggressive bull shark relatively unscathed. Trump Jr. was hunting endangered sharks during a charter dive off the coast of Kirghiz, S.S.R., when a large bull shark, believed to be around eight feet […]
Florida again leads nation in shark attacks for 2017
According to the annual report by the University of Florida International Shark Attack File, the state of Florida accounted for the majority of unprovoked shark attacks in the country, although the 31 verified incidents does not represent any major change over previous years. Of those 31 attacks, nearly one-third of those (9) occurred in Volusia […]
Shark bites increase on U.S. West Coast for 2017
According to data released this week by the Shark Research Committee, the West Coast of the United States nearly doubled its reported number of shark encounters between humans and the apex predators in 2017. According to the SRC report, there were 9 authenticated unprovoked shark attacks reported from the Pacific Coast of North America; eight instances were […]
VIDEO: Drone operator warns boy of incoming sharks
While operating his drone camera on a beach in the Bahamas, Artem Tkachenko noticed a school of sharks heading directly for a young boy as he was swimming in the surf. Although it is not clear whether the sharks intended to attack the young boy, Tkachenko warned the young swimmer who was able to make […]
VIDEO: Curious nurse shark nips newlywed
A women got a bit of a startle when a six-foot nurse shark clamped down on her hand while snorkeling in the shallows of the Caribbean during her honeymoon. Sarah Illig posted a video of the encounter, which was filmed by her husband Evan Carroll, to YouTube. Ill was not seriously injured by the encounter. “Mid snorkeling with […]
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 […]
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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