Divers shocked by dead mako
ADELAIDE (AUSTRALIA)- Divers in the HMAS Adelaide marine reserve, about 60 miles north of Sydney were shocked by the sight of a two metre long mako shark, hanging dead and mutilated upside down in the water hanging by the tail. Who did this barbaric thing is not yet known. The shark wasContinue Reading
New York to ban shark fins
ALBANY (USA)- The US state of New York is banning trade in shark fins starting next summer. The eastern coastal state follows the example of California and other western coast states in their efforts to protect sharks. 73 million sharks killed An estimated 73 million sharks are killed worldwide everyContinue Reading
Grey nurse shark rescued
BYRON BAY (AUSTRALIA)- A rescue team of Sea World saved the life of a grey nurse shark found at Julian Rocks. It was entangled with a 1m long hook and trace stuck in its mouth. The rescuers of the endangered shark was called in by a volunteer diver from SundiveContinue Reading
Fatal attack in Recife
RECIFE (BRASIL)- A young woman died tuesday after being attacked a day earlier by a shark off a Recife-beach in northeastern Brazil. The 18-year-old resident of Sao Paulo was rushed to the hospital in Recife after monday’s attack. She lost a lot of blood and her her leg had toContinue Reading
VIDEO: Kayaker faces huge shark
DONEGAL (NORTHERN IRELAND)- An Irish kayaker got a sudden face to face with a huge basking shark off the Donegal coast. Nice footage showing the shark gliding under him, and the kayakker getting a bit nervous. Tweet
Suit makes people ‘invisible’
PERTH (AUSTRALIA)- A company called Shark Attack Mitigation Systems (SAMS) and the University of Western Australia scientists together have been working to protect swimmers, surfers and divers from getting attacked on with a line of shark-deterring wet suits. Colorblind One version, “Elude,” camouflages the wearer in the water, based on the recentContinue Reading
Great whites store up fat for travel
PACIFIC GROVE (USA)- Researchers at the Hopkins Marine Station in Pacific Grove said they have discovered that great white sharks store oil in their liver and then deplete it as they travel monumental distances. Where the sharks go is pretty well documented thanks to all the tagging programs. But howContinue Reading