SAN FRANCISCO (USA)- As of yesterday the US state of California has put a ban on shark fins. It is the sixth US state attempting to preserve shark populations with such a ban. California grocers who sold the dried fins and restaurants that had the prized shark fin soup onContinue Reading
PACIFICA (USA)- Two kayakers fishing off Pacifica State Beach near San Francisco were attacked by a great white shark. The attack reportedly occurred just outside the area frequented by surfers and swimmers. The shark, about 12 feet long, lifted the kayak out of the water and started shaking the boat,Continue Reading
SAN DIEGO (USA)- Off the coast of La Jolla, close to San Diego, California, scuba divers have spotted large sevengill sharks swimming this week. The sharks, inhabitants of the US Pacific Coast disappeared about 70 years ago but made a spectacular comeback. In the past several years there has beenContinue Reading
LONG BEACH (USA)- This summer the secret underwater lives of sharks will be revealed by a new underwater robot. Biologist Chris Lowe from California State University Long Beach and engineer Chris Clark from Harvey Mudd College in Claremont, California have been developing a shark-tracking robot for the past three yearsContinue Reading
SAN FRANCISCO (USA)- The US state of California moves to place great white sharks on endangered species list. New research, showing only 350 great whites remain in the waters off California and Baja Mexico, led to the unanimous vote of the state Fish and Game Commission to study whether toContinue Reading
SAUSALITO (USA)- Great white sharks in the North East Pacific should be protected as endangered Species. Shark Stewards has filed a petition with the California Fish and Game Commission to protect the sharks under the Endangered Species Act. The genetically distinct white shark population in California and Baja California, Mexico,Continue Reading
EUREKA (USA)- A 25-year-old man suffered life-threatening injuries past tuesday when he was attacked by a great white shark while surfing in Eureka, California. Other surfers helped the man out of the water and rushed him to the hospital before local beach patrol could respond. According to witnesses the manContinue Reading