Sharing the water with a shark
DESTIN (USA) – Two bathers at the Floridan beach of Destin didn’t realize they were really close to a big hammerhead shark until some guys from the balcony shouted at them. The shark had no interest at all in the humans and was chasing after a fish. Sharing the watersContinue Reading
Research reveals truth on cull
PERTH (AUSTRALIA)- The much debated ‘shark cull’ of Western Australia seems to imposed on the citizens by the local government. It turns out that less than 20 procent of the Western Australians agree with “culling sharks”. More than 50 per cent of them said although more needed to be doneContinue Reading
Sharks visit Florida’s beaches
BREVARD (USA)- Eastern central beaches of the US state of Florida are being visited by big schools of sharks. August and september are primetime months for sharks in these waters. They follow massive schools of mullet, anchovies, herrings, and sardines that are migrating along Brevard County and other east CentralContinue Reading
Shark warnings Cape Cod
CHATHAM (USA) – Swimmers on Cape Cod (inspiration for the isle of Amity in Jaws) are warned for the presence of great white sharks. Town harbor officials posted “No Swimming” signs past weekend on remote parts of South Beach after a 12- to 14-foot shark was sighted in protected watersContinue Reading
Blue shark in Cornwall
MANACCAN (UK)- A blue shark was found, far from his offshore habitat, in a secluded creek in British Cornwall. A group of boat hands rescued the shark who was found thrashing about with a hook embedded in its dorsal fin. The three boat hands from Sailaway St Anthony boat hireContinue Reading
New Zealand bans shark finning
AUCKLAND (NEW ZEALAND)- Good news for sharks in New Zealand waters. The government has fast-tracked a ban on shark finning. The new law will be effective from 1 October. Eventually the ban was to be phased in from 1 October, with full implementation by October 2016. After consultation with fishingContinue Reading
Less sharks off Dutch Coast
NEELTJE JANS (THE NETHERLANDS) – The number of sharks on the Dutch coast has been increasing the past few years. Yet a research project called Shark-a-Tag found less sharks this year than before. Three days of tagging saw only 54 sharks, while last year that number was 210. In 2012Continue Reading