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Released date for “Meg” pushed back to 2018

The release date for “Meg,” the shark-themed thriller, has been pushed back from its original theatrical release date of March 2, 2018 to Aug. 10. The suspense-thriller movie will feature The Transporter actor, Jason Statham, facing off against a bloodthirsty megalodon shark at the bottom of the ocean, wrapped up in New Zealand last month. The big-budget blockbuster from […]

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Release day for shark-themed thriller “47 Meters Down” announced

Just in time for Discovery Channel’s Shark Week, Freestyle Media  announced that the theatrical release day for it’s shark-themed thriller, “47 Meters Down,” will open on June 23. The film is directed by Johannes Roberts (The Other Side of The Door), and stars Mandy Moore (“This Is Us,” A Walk To Remember), Claire Holt (“The Vampire Diaries,” “The Originals”), Yani Gellman (“Pretty Little Liars,” “The Young And The […]

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Shark populations in Southeast U.S. show promising gains

A study conducted by William & Mary’s Virginia Institute of Marine Science professor Rob Latour and associates published this month in published in the journal “Fish and Fisheries” found that populations found in the Southeast region of the United States, including the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico, for six of the seven species investigated have begun to […]

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Rare tropical shark washes up on United Kingdom shoreline

A rare shark washed ashore in Hope Cove in the United Kingdom on Wednesday, according to the National Marine Aquarium in Devon. Biologists confirm that it was a crocodile shark, a member of the mackerel shark family that includes great whites and makos. These sharks, which grow to approximately three feet in length and weigh put to […]

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Shark population survey, Global FinPrint, reaches record goal

Researchers attempting the world’s largest survey of shark populations just reached their goal of 216 reefs — a year and a half ahead of schedule. But they have no plans of stopping. Launched during Shark Week in 2015, Global FinPrint is a three-year project led by FIU marine biologist Demian Chapman to search for the […]

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Hammerheads at highest risk for post-catch mortality

Hammerhead sharks were found to be most vulnerable to post-release mortality after being caught, according to a study led by scientists at the University of Miami (UM) Abess Center for Ecosystem Science and Policy and the Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science. The UM scientists experimentally simulated catch-and-release fishing on five shark species – […]

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Filming for ‘Sharknado 5’ confirmed

Filming has begun in the fifth installment of the Sharknado film franchise, and this time the cult movie phenomenon will be international, with filming scheduled to occur in five different countries, SyFy Networks announced this week. Ian Ziering will reprise his role as noted aerial shark hunter, Fin Shepherd, and Tara Reid will return as […]

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SyFy to begin shooting shark-themed film in Mississippi

A new shark-themed horror movie, which is slated to premiere on the SyFy Network later this summer, will begin primary production in Ocean Springs, Mississippi in mid-February. The project, Mississippi River Shark, is being spearheaded by Jason and Jeremy London. The twins, best known for their respective roles in Kevin Smith’s Mallrats and Dazed and Confused, […]

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Ireland’s basking sharks at risk of extinction

The International Union for the Conservation of Nature added 11 species of sharks and other elasmobranchs found off the coast of Ireland, including the massive basking shark, to its “Red List” of species that face an imminent threat of extinction. Basking sharks, which were once hunted to catastrophic levels because of their oily livers, are the […]