When we officially launched this site last year, we had a batch of long-sleeve fishing shirts printed up to help spread the word about our fledgling operation. They also had the unintended consequence of being so comfortable, they got worn every where. As a Floridian who is outdoors quite a bit, they were the perfect […]
New York has first recorded shark attacks in seven decades
A New York beach has reopened this weekend after two children were bitten along the shores of Fire Island on Long Island’s south shore. A 13-year-old boy and a 12-year-old girl were bitten within an hour of each other on Wednesday less than five miles apart from each other at Atlantique and Sailor’s Haven beaches, respectively. They were […]
Eugenie Clark has shark species named in her honor
The legacy of the pioneering shark researcher Eugenie Clark, known throughout the shark science community as “The Shark Lady,” will live on with the naming of a newly discovered species of shark. The new species of dogfish, named Squalus clarkae, was formally identified this month in the journal Zootaxa. The report was written by Florida Institute of […]
Monster hammerhead shark dies after being landed in Texas
A shore-based fisherman called his 14-foot hammerhead landed in South Padre Island the “catch of multiple lifetimes.” Unfortunately for the shark, its lifetime was very short-lived. According to a Facebook post by South Texas Fishing Association, South Texas angler Poco Cedillo fought the fish for over an hour. After pulling the shark into shallow water to […]
SharkCon blends education and conservation with fin-laden fun
SharkCon wrapped up its fifth year in Tampa this weekend. Among the highlights of this year’s event, which was held at the Florida State Fairgrounds, included a Jaws-related panel featuring actor Richard Dreyfuss, who played shark biologist Matt Hooper in the seminal piece of cinema, and a Sharknado panel featuring series stars Ian Ziering, Cassie […]
Instagram model acts stupid, gets bitten by shark
Karma finally jumped up and bit an aspiring Instagram model. Katarina Zarutskie’s artificially idyllic existence got a dose of reality when an approximately five foot nurse shark clamped down on her arm as she tried to use a school of feeding sharks as props for a photoshoot for her Instagram account and its 36,000 followers. […]
Packers QB Aaron Rodgers swims with sharks for Shark Week
Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers posted some of his shark-related adventures while filming an episode of this year’s Shark Week on Discovery Channel. The 30th Anniversary edition of the annual ode to the ocean’s apex predators begins on July 22. Rodger’s post appears to show him free diving alongside an oceanic whitetip. The Show, Monster […]
Majorca white shark sighting first in decades
A great white spotted off the Majorca coast might be the first in four decades. Researchers from the marine conservation group, Alnitak, spotted what is believed to be the first white shark in waters off Spain’s Balearic Islands in over 40 years. The last confirmed sighting of a great white in the Balearics was in 1976. The […]
Tracking study reveals peculiar behavior by great white sharks
A new study published by Scientific Reports found that great white sharks in the Atlantic often dive to great depths to hang out in deep-water whirlpools along the ocean floor. The study, conducted by the University of Washington and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, examined adult female white sharks in the Gulf Stream and North Atlantic […]
Study shows shark behavior altered by ecotourism activities
A recent study published in Conservation Physiology found that great white sharks become more active in the presence of humans taking part in caged shark dives. While ecotourism such as cage-diving activities has helped spur conservation-minded attitudes among participants, the impact on the sharks being exposed to such activities had not been thoroughly studied. Great white-centric […]
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