By Nabin Sharma, University of Technology Sydney and Michael Blumenstein, University of Technology Sydney Four tiger sharks have now been captured and killed following two separate attacks off the coast of North Queensland last week. Despite being relatively rare, shark attacks – or the threat of attacks – not only disrupt recreational beach activities, but […]
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Four sharks culled in Queensland after Whitsundays attack
Four tiger sharks swimming through the Whitsundays have been shot and killed days after a woman and a 12-year-old girl were mauled in separate attacks. Fisheries Queensland confirmed they culled four sharks, including one which was 3.7m long, over the weekend after Tasmanian Justine Barwick, 46, and schoolgirl Hannah Papps were bitten on Thursday and Friday […]
Study: Mass extinction led to shark diversity
A new study conducted by researchers from Uppsala University in Sweden and the University of New England in Australia, and published this week in Current Biology, suggests that modern shark biodiversity was triggered by the end-Cretaceous mass extinction event about 66 million years ago. As part of the study, researchers explored how certain groups of sharks responded to […]
The Conversation: The Meg is a horror story but our treatment of sharks is scarier
The Meg: Jaws, but considerably larger. IMDB By Vivienne Westbrook, University of Western Australia After 20 years of development hell, the film The Meg opens in Australia this week. The screenplay is based on the first of Steve Alten’s six-book, horror sci-fi series. The film has been pitched as an action-packed thriller, centring on our […]
Shark diving experiences you can do right now
This post contains affiliate links. Sharkophile.com will receive compensation for any purchases made through the TripAdvisor Viator Network. Now that you’ve seen all sorts of exotic dive destinations on Discovery’s Shark Week and on NatGeo Wild’s SharkFest, do you have the desire to experience those places for yourself? Did you know you can dive […]
Great white shark documentary wraps up in South Africa
Primary filming for the docuseries “Apex Survival | The Expedition” wrapped up this week in Cape Town South Africa. The series, which focuses on great white sharks and is being produced by Arniston Media, “will provide viewers with unexpected action and adventure, emotional drama, history, local culture and marine science — all set against a backdrop […]
Sharks can have bellybuttons – and other facts about their incredible diversity
This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article. By Georgia French, University of Sussex The first thing that pops into most people’s minds when they think of sharks is of big dumb fish with pointy teeth that are to be greatly feared. But as someone who spends their days studying these […]
Introducing the official Sharkophile apparel store
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 […]
The Shark Files: Kidding around at SharkCon 5
The Sharkophile’s Shark Files checks out the annual convention for all things shark, SharkCon. For this episode, we turn the cameras over to the Junior Sharkophile as he makes his way through the the convention hall at the Florida State Fairgrounds in Tampa. His highlights of the weekend included meeting the the star of the […]
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