Three men involved with a case that sparked national outrage are now facing multiple charges of animal cruelty, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and Hillsborough County State Attorney’s Office. Michael Wenzel of Palmetto, Robert Lee Benac of Bradenton, and Spencer Heintz of Palmetto face multiple felonies stemming from an incident in which […]
Was President Trump trying to cure impotence with shark fin soup?
During his recent tour of Asia, President Donald Trump dined on shark fin soup at an official state dinner in Hanoi, Vietnam. The traditional dish was a dramatic departure from the normal dry hamburgers and well-done steak with ketchup of Trump’s diet. Shark fin soup, which is sometimes served during wedding banquets, is believed to […]
Rare shark turns up in Portuguese fishing net
A rare frilled shark turned up in a trawler’s net earlier this month off the coast of Portugal. The five-foot was caught at a depth of approximately 2,300 feet offshore of Portimao. Live samples of the species, which dates back nearly 8o million years, are incredibly rare due to its deepwater habitat. The frilled shark […]
Study finds endangered sharks make up third of global fin trade
Nearly one-third of the shark species in the global fin trade are at risk of extinction, according to a new study by Florida International University. FIU marine scientist Demian Chapman and his team collected samples from Asian seafood vendors and various other sources. Of the over 4,800 tissues collected, they identified almost 80 shark, ray and chimaera species […]
VIDEO: Great White snatches underwater surveillance camera
Massey University researchers captured some dramatic footage of a nearly 15-foot great white shark on a recent research expedition to the Southwest Pacific. Dr Adam Smith and his team of researchers deployed their Baited Remote Underwater Video system off of North Island in New Zealand. A curious white shark decided to try and sneak away with […]
VIDEO: Shark rescued, placed in Sydney swimming pool
A nearly two-meter long juvenile shark was rescued from Manly Beach in Sydney, Australia, after it washed ashore. Rescuers who found the injured shark were able to load it into a van and transport it to a nearby saltwater pool in Fairy Bower. The locals dubbed the shark “Fluffy.” Fluffy will be released back into […]
Authorities confiscate live sharks living in New York pool
Seven live sandbar sharks were found living in a basement pool in Lagrangeville, New York. The one to three foot sharks were found after a search warrant was served by officers from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. Officers also found two dead leopard sharks and a dead juvenile hammerhead during the search. “I’ve […]
The Sharkophile newsroom survived Hurricane Irma
Apologies to those of you who missing out on your regular sharks news fix. The Sharkophile newsroom has been a bit chaotic over the last two weeks because of Hurricane Irma. Like the sharks we know and love we temporarily relocated. Sharks have a system of sense organs along their lateral lines that detect movement, […]
Study finds endangered sharks still major part of international trade
The University of Guelph study used DNA testing to accurately identify 129 shark fins and ray gill plates purchased from markets in Canada, China and Sri Lanka, and confirmed the parts came from 12 species of endangered sharks and rays. Dirk Steinke, adjunct professor in the department of integrative biology at the University of Guelph, […]
Australia ready to deploy automated shark-detecting drones
Beginning in September, automated drones will patrol the shores of Australia’s sharkiest beaches in an attempt to give surfers and swimmers advanced notice of potentially dangerous sharks entering the area. The project is a joint venture between the University of Technology Sydney’s School of Software and Little Ripper Group, a commercial UAV company, that began in 2016. […]
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