Dolphins killed for shark hunt
LIMA (PERU)- For over ten years scientists and environmentalists have been warning of a practice going on among shark fishers in Peru: they use dolphins as bait. The past decade saw a mass slaughter of these mammals in Peruvian waters. Hundreds of fishing boats have been accused of killing theContinue Reading
Paddleboarder meets great white
MANHATTAN BEACH (USA)-‘Gnarly!’. A Southern California man meets two juvenile great whites on his paddleboard off the coast of Manhattan Beach. A 9-foot great white shark came right up to his board. He had already spotted one of the juvenile sharks as he plied the waters off Manhattan beach. WhenContinue Reading
Shark attacks snorkeling man
JEFFREYS BAY (SOUTH AFRICA)- A 74-year old man was killed while snorkeling off the coast of Jeffreys Bay, South Africa by what is believed to be a great white. The man was an experienced open-water swimmer who regularly swam along the coastline of Jeffreys Bay. He was snorkelling in aContinue Reading
Catch-and-kill order for shark
ESPERANCE (AUSTRALIA)- Australian authorities have released a catch-and-kill order for the sharkt hat attacked and seriously injured an abalone diver off the coast of Esperance earlier today. The man was treated at the hospital for bite wounds, mainly to his torso, and was stabilised. He also has minor injuries toContinue Reading
Great white feasts on whale
SANTA BARBARA (USA)- Two brothers and diving buddies Peter and Trevor Fulks were returning from a dive trip to the Channel Islands with the Ocean Defenders Alliance when they spotted the carcass of a dead minke whalein the Santa Barbara Channel at 3 p.m., about seven miles from shore. A great snack for great whites.Continue Reading
Fisherman jumps in for shark
GASPARILLA (USA)- Catch-and-release shark fishing. Mmh how do we feel about that? This fisherman goes a little further than most and helps a 300-pound bull shark he caught off the coast of Florida to swim off again. Tweet
Mediterranean shark attack
ASHDOD (ISRAEL)- A 27-year-old man was bitten by shark, while working on an offshore fish farm in Ashdod, about 7 kilometers off the Meditterranean coast of Israel. The victim was in deep water when the shark attacked him, leaving deep wounds from his forearm to his hand. The man wasContinue Reading