South Florida experienced its first prolonged cold snap this week causing coastal waters to experience its first dip in temperature of the season. This helped bring bait fish closer to the shoreline so it is no surprise that big sharks followed them in. This, of course, is not a recent phenomenon. The proliferation of cameras, […]
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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, […]
“Siesta Key” star identified in latest shark torture video
Spoiled rich kid and wannabe reality television star, Alex Kompothecras, has been identified as the man pulling the trigger in a viral video of an endangered hammerhead being shot repeatedly off the coast of Florida. The video shows a young man in a “Make America Great Again” hat, identified as Kompethcras by the Miami Herald, […]
Discovery’s “Phelps vs. Shark” special draws record audience
Discovery Channel kicked off its annual Shark Week programming with its highest rated show ever. Phelps vs. Shark: Great Gold vs. Great White drew an audience of over 5 million viewers, making it the highest-rated Shark Week special ever among the persons aged 25-54 demographic. As a testament to the changing nature of television viewing […]
The Sharkiest Place on the Web
Greetings fellow Shark Lovers. It’s the start of Shark Week, which in my house is even more sacred than Lent. It also makes the perfect opportunity to announce the official launch of this site, Sharkophile.com. As one of the country’s most renowned “shark journalists,” I’ve spent the past few months building up this site as […]
Sharknado’s Anthony Ferrante: Franchise’s success due to shark fans
Of all the different species of sharks that Sharknado director Anthony Ferrante has dropped on everyone from David Hasselhoff to Gary Busey, the great white shark remains his favorite. “The great white is what started it all for shark movies,” Ferrante said. “If it wasn’t for Bruce (the legendary shark star of Steven Spielberg’s Jaws) […]
Shark-Con 2017 coming to Tampa… and Sharkophile.com will be there
Shark finatics of all ages will be able to get their toothy fix this weekend when Skark-Con returns to the Florida Fair Grounds in Tampa on July 8 and 9. The event runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on both days. The annual event, now in its fourth year, is presented by The Florida Aquarium […]
VIDEO: Australian fisherman plays tug-of-war with 10-foot shark
A video making the rounds on social media this week shows an approximately 10-foot great white shark attacking a commercial fisherman’s net as he was retrieving it off the coast of Port Pirie, Australia. Nic Wilks, who was fishing with his father, posted the video on Instagram. After Wilks fought the fish off initially, it […]
Porn star’s alleged shark attack a hoax in poor taste
A viral marketing video for an adult-oriented webcam service which featured an adult film actress reportedly being bitten by a lemon shark off the coast of Florida is being called out as a hoax and the company behind it, CamSoda.com, is facing potential backlash. The promotional video, which featured porn actress Molly Cavalli, has garnered over 15 […]
British man saves wife after punching shark
British couple Frankie and Dean Gonsalves were on a snorkeling excursion while aboard a cruise ship that was in port near Ascension Island in the South Atlantic over the weekend when an unidentified shark attacked Frankie approximately 30 yards off shore. The shark repeatedly bit Frankie, a British social worker on the calf and foot […]
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