VICTORIA (SEYCHELLES)- A first report of grey reef sharks resting under reef ledges in Seychelles, by Save Our Seas researchers changes what we know about how they breathe (they don’t need to swim continuously to stay alive) – and re-opens the case for the science of sleeping sharks. Predators inContinue Reading
PALMYRA ATOLL (HAWAII)- It is not the first subject that comes to mind when you think of sharks. But yes, the apex predators also defecate. And guess what, this turns out to be very healthy for coral reefs. A recent paper published last month in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B, shows howContinue Reading
ANTANANARIVO (MADAGASCAR)- Great news for the sharks in waters of the isle of Madagascar. The Government of this eastern African country presented its first marine sanctuary for sharks. It is part of a new law to safeguard the country’s marine resources and the communities that rely on them, according toContinue Reading
What does a shark attack look like? Diver Jason Dimitri made a video of being attacked by a reef shark in the Western Carribean. He was was culling lionfish, an invasive species, at a depth of about 70 feet the shark first took a run at him and bumped him. DimitriContinue Reading
PERTH (AUSTRALIA)- The diving behaviour of sharks could be influenced by the moon, water temperature and time of day, new research by the University of Western Australia’s Oceans Institute and the Australian Institute of Marine Science has revealed. Grey reef sharks Scientists of the two institutes studied about 40 greyContinue Reading