Sharks washed ashore
MURIWAI BEACH (NEW ZEALAND)- At Muriwai Beach, New Zealand a rare pregnant oceanic whitetip shark washed up ashore. The Department of Conservation speaks of an ‘exceptional find’. In the eastern US state of Delaware beachgoers rescued a washed up shark. Oceanic whitetip The oceanic whitetip is the only one ofContinue Reading
Shark attack at Reunion beach
REUNION ISLAND (FRANCE)- A man 36-year-old French was attacked and killed by a shark while surfing near a beach on the tropical French island of Reunion. He was on the island celebrating his honeymoon. His wife was sunbathing nearby on the beach. The man was in the sea just offContinue Reading
Rare sevengill sharks spotted
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
Blue list of shark fin-free hotels
BANGKOK (Thailand)- A group of 23 luxury hotels in the Thai capital of Bangkok have pledged to ban shark fin soup. As part of a campaign to halt the decline of shark populations they signed up to a so-called “blue list”, promoting Thai hotels that don’t serve shark fin soup.Continue Reading
Robot reveals secret life of sharks
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
VIDEO: shark attack in knee-deep water
NEW SOUTH WALES (AUSTRALIA)- A 51-year-old man has suffered severe puncture wounds after being attacked by a grey nurse shark off the coast of New South Wales. The fisherman was attempting to free three sharks trapped in his net when the animal struck. Saunders has been taken to hospital followingContinue Reading
New Smyrna gets first shark bite
NEW SMYRNA BEACH (USA)- The self pronounced “Shark Bite Capital of the World”, New Smyrna Beach in Volusia County in the state of Florida, has had its first bite of the year. A 21-year old surfer was paddling out to catch some waves when a shark bit the surfer inContinue Reading