The Atlantic White Shark Conservancy (AWSC) is ringing in the New Year with a new logo and several new green initiatives. The new logo, which includes an image of a great white shark and the non-profit’s name highlighted in green, “better represents the group’s strong connection to the local waters,” said AWSC CEO Cynthia Wigren. […]
After long, strange journey, shark tag recovered in Florida
A satellite tracking tag was recovered in Florida nearly 1,200 miles from where it was first placed on a a great white shark by the family of a shark researcher studying the shark it had once been attached to. The serendipitous finding occurred after the tag, which had previously been attached to a 10-foot great […]
Viral video shows 5-year-old swimming with great whites
A viral video involving involving popular travel bloggers, Garrett and Jessica Gee, is drawing criticism after they posted video of their five-year-old son, Manilla, cage diving with great white sharks off the coast of Baja California, Mexico. The channel, The Bucket List Family, has several videos of the young children diving with different species of […]
New wetsuit material could save lives after shark bites
A new material that can be incorporated into the wetsuits of surfers and divers may help prevent catastrophic blood loss after a shark bite incident. Flinders University marine researchers conducted initial testing of two types of protective fabrics that incorporate ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene fibres (UHMWPE) into standard neoprene material. The material was then subjected […]
Ancient megashark species discovered in Kansas
A previously undiscovered shark species dating back over 90 million years ago was recently discovered in an ancient seabed in modern-day Kansas. The partial remains of the newly named Cretodus houghtonorum, which is believed to be nearly 20 feet in length, was discovered in the region known as the Western Interior Seaway in 2010 at […]
Great white sharks form social groups when feeding
Great white sharks regroup with the same sharks when they make their annual return to feeding grounds in the Neptune Islands in the Great Australian Bight.
Shark Booty: Save the sharks while you shop
Swiggity-swooty, I’m coming for that booty… and by “booty”, I mean “pirate’s treasure” because I respect everyone’s bodily autonomy. It’s Shark Week (again) and it’s the most magical time of the year for those of us in the Sharkophile community who collect – no, CRAVE – all of the glorious shark-themed swag.
OCEARCH tracks four sharks from Nova Scotia expedition
Four of the sharks tagged during OCEARCH’s Nova Scotia Expedition in 2018 — Luna, a 15-foot female; Cabot, a 9-ft, 8-in male; Hal, a 12-ft, 6-in male, and Jane, a 10-foot female –have already returned to Shelburne and Yarmouth Counties as of this week. Their return to the Canadian province is more evidence that Canada […]
Study maps evolution of sharks through their teeth
The family of mackerel sharks, from the modern mako to the prehistoric megalodon, can be traced back to a modest common ancestor, according to a new study by the University of Vienna, Austria. The study, which was published in the recent journal Scientific Reports, looked at tooth samples from the great white and other members of […]
The scariest part of filming Shark Week? The humans
Shark Week veterans Joe Romeiro, Dr. Neil HammerschlagStefanie Brendl and Jamin Martinelli all agreed that the most dangerous part of diving with sharks while filming for Shark Week on Discovery Channel is the human element that goes into it. “People are way more unpredictable than sharks are,” Romeiro said. “I kind of know what the shark […]
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