Fishing for sharks can be an incredible adrenaline rush. Very few sportfish can match the brute strength of a shark and nothing can make you appreciate the grace and beauty of these magnificent creatures like going toe-to-fin with a fish that can easily dwarf the person on the other end of the line. The battle […]
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 […]
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 […]
Shark’s 8,500-mile odyssey ends in North Carolina
A mako shark caught by commercial fishermen off North Carolina traveled more than 8,500 miles after a tracking device was attached 18 months earlier, an ocean research group says. Read more: charlotteobserver
Despite increased encounters, sharks pose little threat
Shark sightings, often involving large and potentially dangerous species, have become a topic of concern, especially when these sightings occur in areas frequented by swimmers.
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