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Fishing gear biggest threat to great white

by John C. Cannon, Mongabay.com Fishing nets and lines kill more young white sharks living near Mexico and southern California than any other cause of death, a new study has found. A team of researchers led by ecologist John Benson used a relatively “untapped” but ubiquitous storehouse of data to help answer a question that […]

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Scientists explore “White Shark Cafe” in remote Pacific

 Using satellite tags and deep-water remote operated vehicles, a team of researchers were able to take a closer look at what has been dubbed as a “White Shark Cafe” in open water between California and Hawaii. The month-long expedition, which was a joint effort by scientists from Stanford University’s Hopkins Marine Station, the Monterey Bay […]

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Drones provide intelligent alternative to shark culling

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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Shark poop may soon be key to surfer safety

Researchers from from UC Santa Barbara and the U.S. Geological Survey, along with members of California State University Long Beach and Central Michigan University, have found a new way to detect if large sharks — specifically great whites — had recently passed through an area. The team’s research, which used environmental DNA to track populations of […]

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The Conversation: Coexistence or culling in Cape Cod?

Warning sign at a Cape Cod beach. Credit: Carlos García-Quijano, CC BY-ND By Carlos G. García-Quijano, University of Rhode Island Interactions between people and animals offer insights into human culture and societies’ core values. This is especially true with respect to large predators – perhaps due to a collective memory of our evolutionary past as hunted […]

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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 […]

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Insights from nine years of tracking South Africa’s white sharks

A white shark attacks a seal. (Photo by Dave van Beuningen) This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article. By Alison Kock, South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity How big is South Africa’s white shark population? Nobody really knows: estimates range from 500 to more than 1200. This is an important question […]

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Shark safety tips: Sorting out fact from fiction

This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article. By Alison Kock, South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity There are more than 500 species of shark and only three of them pose a significant threat to humans. These are the great white, bull or Zambezi and tiger shark. The probability of being […]

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Culling sharks won’t protect surfers

By George Burgess, University of Florida The warm and productive waters of La Réunion, an island east of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean, are home to many types of tropical sea life, including apex predators such as sharks. Eight fatal shark attacks on humans have occurred there since 2011. After a body boarder was killed […]