Prehistoric mini-sharks lived longer
MONTPELLIER (FRANCE)- Sharks that are no longer than 30cm in length and with a hook-like dorsal fin? These mini-sharks, that lived in an ocean, covering what today is Southern France, lived longer than was thought before. The falcatid shark, one of the three Cladodontomorph shark species was supposed to haveContinue Reading
Shark attack at Ningaloo Reef
EXMOUTH (AUSTRALIA)- A 60-year old woman was attacked by a shark at Turquoise Bay about 60km south of Exmouth, Western Australia. What type of shark was involved in the attack is not yet known. The woman was bitten on the arm and was transported from Exmouth Hospital to Perth forContinue Reading
Another shark attack in Reunion
REUNION (FRANCE)- The tropical isle of Reunion in the Indian Ocean is turning out a real hot spot for shark attacks. Yesterday a 24-year old surfer got his leg bitten off by a shark. The man is in the hospital, fighting for his life. Earlier this year two people died fromContinue Reading
Amy Lee is back in town
RALEIGH (USA)- Amy Lee, a 3,500-pound great white shark has returned to the Carolina coastline. A ping from a satellite tag on the 16-foot-long shark showed she was just off the coast in Murrells Inlet last Friday morning. Since being tagged last September, researchers from Ocearch say Mary Lee has traveledContinue Reading
VIDEO: Interview with survivor
HAWAII (USA)- 25-year old surfer Jeff Horton was surfing near Kilauea, Hawaii, when a tiger shark attacked. It grabbed his legs, jerking them. Horton pulled his left leg out of the water and got on the surfboard, but was knocked off when the shark began to chomp on the board. HeContinue Reading
Diver frees tiger shark of hook
POMPANO BEACH (USA)- Divecaptain Matt Heath of Pompano Dive Center had the guts to swim up to a large tiger shark and take the hook out of its mouth, that was left behind by a fisherman. “Believe me, there is nothing relaxing about pulling a large hook out of aContinue Reading
Buoy tracks great whites
PIEDRAS BLANCAS (USA)- Friends of the Elephant Seal have recently teamed up with researchers from Hopkins Marine Station to deploy a buoy off Piedras Blancas. According to The Cambrian is tracks tagged white sharks near the elephant seal rookery about 12 miles north of Cambria. The buoy, deployed on Saturday,Continue Reading