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
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
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
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
FALMOUTH (UK)- Bite marks on smaller blue sharks and the attack on a caught shark by an even bigger shark. Fishermen believe great whites and mako sharks have arrived on the shores of Cornwall, attracted by the warm waters. The fisherman say bite marks found on much smaller blue sharksContinue Reading
UTRECHT (THE NETHERLANDS)- As hurricane season in the North Atlantic is under way, marine biologists in The Telegraph reveal details of how sharks behave during adverse weather. Like other fish sharks detect disturbances in the water, which cause changes in water pressure, allowing them to detect threats or prey.In sharksContinue Reading
CHATHAM,(USA)- Less great white sharks seem to visit the waters off Cape Cod this year. That’s what the researchers of Ocearch learned. In 2012 they tagged 17 great whites. Only 3 of those have returned this year. Ocearch has started a Shark Search to learn more about these great predatorsContinue Reading