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OCEARCH concludes Nova Scotia expedition

OCEARCH’s latest expedition to has resulted in the discovery of a white shark hotspot off Nova Scotia’s South Shore. The 21-day expedition by OCEARCH and its joint team of U.S. and Canadian scientists resulted in the collection of nearly 300 biological samples samples. Six great white sharks were also affixed with satellite tags which are […]

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Sharks used to predict Florida election results

Politics isn’t the place for pinfish, especially this election season in Florida, where there is blood in the water and the predators are circling. Sometimes you have to leave the polling to the sharks. Which is why Nova Southeastern University and the Guy Harvey Research Institute have brought back a team of satellite-tagged short-fin mako sharks to […]

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Spreading shark fin awareness with animation

A conservation group has turned to a traditional form of art to combat a less-than-beautiful tradition. WildAid’s new public information campaign, which uses traditional Chinese cartoons, seeks to reduce shark fin consumption in mainland China. The campaign, which includes subway murals, billboards and online interactive animation, is running in Guangzhou, Guangdong, Fujian, and Guangxi provinces, where […]

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Sharkwater Extinction a memorial to Rob Stewart’s spirit

Rob Stewart’s mission will live on forever through films. The underwater videographer and conservationist taught the world to love and not fear sharks through his images. He founded the groups United Conservationists and Fin Free, while inspiring others to do the same. His documentaries have led to legislative changes and spawned the careers of dozens who wished to […]

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Satellite tracking may be key to more effective shark sanctuaries

A team of researchers from UC Santa Barbaras’s Marine Science Institute and the Bren School of Environmental Science found some surprising results after they affixed satellite tracking tags on 15 grey reef sharks off the coast of the Republic of the Marshall Islands. Of those 15 tagged sharks, eight of them were likely poached by illegal fisherman in […]

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Grant seeks to unlock mysteries of the megalodon

There’s very few things we know about the megalodon shark for certain. We know that it was one of the largest marine predators on the planet, reaching lengths of over 60 feet. We know that it first appeared in the fossil record nearly 20 million years ago and that it indisputably went extinct nearly 2.5 […]

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Genome sequencing could unlock secrets of shark evolution

Because of their slow rate of evolution, researchers are able to look at a shark’s DNA as a sort of “living fossil,” according to a new study by the RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research in Japan. Scientists, led by Riken’s Shigehiro Kuraku, analyzed shark genomes using cutting-edge DNA sequencing technologies and comparative bioinformatics on three species […]

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Scientists explore “White Shark Cafe” in remote Pacific

 Using satellite tags and deep-water remote operated vehicles, a team of researchers were able to take a closer look at what has been dubbed as a “White Shark Cafe” in open water between California and Hawaii. The month-long expedition, which was a joint effort by scientists from Stanford University’s Hopkins Marine Station, the Monterey Bay […]