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Florida could see new shore-based shark fishing regulations

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission will present proposed restrictions on anglers that target sharks, particularly those who fish from land, during its winter meetings in St. Augustine. According to the FWC, the proposals, which come after months of seeking public input, will  increase survival of released sharks, improve information gathering about the fishery and address […]

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Conservation group urges greater protection for mako sharks

The marine conservation group The Shark Trust is voicing its concern after the annual meeting of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) failed to properly discuss protections for shortfin mako sharks. Less than 15 minutes of the eight-day meeting were spent addressing the issue and failed to advance any further protections […]

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Great White Katharine returns to Florida waters

After going off the grid for nearly nine months, Katharine the great white shark is making up for lost time. The 14-foot female’s satellite tracking device has pinged in three times in the last week roughly 70 miles off the coast of Melbourne. Earlier this year, OCEARCH researchers feared that the battery in Katharine’s satellite tag, […]

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The Shark Guy: Shark Conservation and Kids

This guest column is brought to you by underwater photographer and shark educator Matt “The Shark Guy” Marchant, who recently released the first in a series of educational books geared toward children entitled, “Learn About Sharks.” Read more from him at www.learnaboutsharks.com or pick up his latest book, “The Great White Shark,” here. In my experience, the greatest […]

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Underwater drone discovers secret shark nursery in Ireland

 A recent SeaRover survey by Ireland’s Marine Institute’s remotely operated vehicle discovered a massive underwater nursery nearly 200 miles off the Irish coast. The findings, including rare underwater footage, were presented at the INFOMAR Seabed Mapping Seminar in Kinsale this week. The Searover discovered large schools of school of black mouth catsharks and what […]

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The Conversation: Declining reefs require rethinking conservation efforts

Sangalaki Island, Indonesia. Marine Photobank image provide by Simon Pierce. By Richard K.F. Unsworth, Swansea University; Leanne Cullen-Unsworth, Cardiff University; Len McKenzie, James Cook University, and Lina Mtwana Nordlund, Uppsala University The world’s tropical oceans are suffering turbulent times. Dire predictions of yet more disastrous coral bleaching episodes have been released, placing the very future of […]

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Plush shark meme sweeping the internet

There’s no rhyme or reason as to what is going to become an internet sensation. For the last few days, Blahaj the Shark has been the click du jour on social media. IKEA’s giant plush toy has been showing up in memes on Twitter and Instagram. At the heart of the #PlushShark phenomena is the […]

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New shark-themed blockbuster gets green light

When a school of great white sharks terrorize a small coastal town, a captive killer whale is released from captivity in the hopes of driving out the bloodthirsty predators. That is the premise for a new film, Alphas, that was greenlit by Voltage Pictures this week. The shark-themed thriller will be directed by Steven Quale (Into […]

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Mako sharks, guitarfish may get additional protections

The Mexican government will back an effort to add both shortfall and long fin mako sharks to to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora when the group meets during its annual summit in 2019. Additionally, the governments of Senegal and Sri Lanka announced they will support similar inclusion of […]