PERTH (AUSTRALIA)- Beaches in Perth, Western Australia, were closed this week when a unusually large group of sharks was spotted just offshore. by a chopper crew. Around 100 sharks were spotted just one-third of a mile off a popular beach. The crew of a rescue helicopter spotted the animals while theyContinue Reading
GANSBAAI (SOUTH AFRICA)- Where commercial shark dive operators and official conservation organisations cooperate, sharks are rescued. As in the case of a a juvenile female Great White Shark in the South African waters of Gansbaai, entangled in fishing line. The line had become wrapped around the shark’s head and throughContinue Reading
HAMILTON (BERMUDA)- Mary Lee, a 16ft, 3,456lbs great white shark, is a celebrity on the internet by now. Ocearch has been tracking the big fish since it was first tagged off the coast of Cape Cod (northeast coast USA) last September. Where the shark is swimming can be seenContinue Reading
MELBOURNE (AUSTRALIA)- Three fishermen off the coast of Australian state Victoria have captured on film the moment a 5m great white shark attacked their tiny fishing boat. The three men were tuna fishing at Cape Nelson, off Portland, near the Victorian and South Australian border, when the huge shark startedContinue Reading
GUADELUPE ISLAND (MEXICO)- Researchers have for the first time found hard evidence that the small cookiecutter sharks go after one of the world’s most fearsome predators, the great white. One of the world’s smallest sharks, they have been known to prey on a wide variety of marine animals, including swordfish,Continue Reading
NEW YORK CITY (USA)- Even close to one of the biggest cities in the world great whites are found. A surfer of Rockaway Beach in the borough of Queens was shocked to see a photo he took while surfing. A fully-grown, great white shark had passed under his feet while he was ridingContinue Reading
ADELAIDE (AUSTRALIA)- In South Australia more than four shark sightings in the past seven days keep beach-goers out of the water. It seems like more sharks are swimming close to land. Experts say that the number of sharks spotted at South Australian beaches is low and on par with previousContinue Reading