The study found that the number of sharks in Caribbean Panama decreased by two-thirds over the last few centuries.
VIDEO: Shark swipes diver’s camera
While snorkeling in Compass Cay in the Bahamas, YouTube user The Cub Life had his new GoPro camera stolen by a curious nurse shark. The diver was able to chase down the shark and retrieve the camera. The footage was then uploaded this week. ” I was trying to get a different view of the […]
Experience sharks at St. Thomas’ Coral World Ocean Park
Few nature parks or aquariums can offer the beauty and diversity of St. Thomas Coral World Ocean Park. As one of the highest rated attractions on the island, Coral World delights scores of visitors every year. Unlike many other aquariums, Coral World also features several distinct activities each highlighting a different aspect of the Caribbean’s […]
Tourist in Australia learns painful lesson about feeding sharks
Just a friendly reminder that you should never but your fingers near the business end of a shark, even if it is typically docile species such as nurse sharks. Melissa Brunning found that out the hard while on vacation this week in Dugong Bay off the coast of Northwest Australia. Brunning was attempting to hand feed […]
Shark ecotourism can enhance compassion through education
When you see the monster up close, it doesn’t look like a monster any more. In fact, you might even want to rub its belly. Such is often the case with sharks. They look big, and intimidating but when you are able to understand and learn about them, you find that they are majestic and […]
VIDEO: Curious nurse shark nips newlywed
A women got a bit of a startle when a six-foot nurse shark clamped down on her hand while snorkeling in the shallows of the Caribbean during her honeymoon. Sarah Illig posted a video of the encounter, which was filmed by her husband Evan Carroll, to YouTube. Ill was not seriously injured by the encounter. “Mid snorkeling with […]
Extremely rare nurse shark spotted in Caicos
A diver off the coast of the Turks and Caicos Islands captured video of an extremely rare creature — a nurse shark with a dotted color scheme. Diver Nate Madden said the shark’s unusual coloring was a result of leucism, a condition that causes the partial loss of pigmentation in the skin, leading to […]