BREVARD (USA)- Eastern central beaches of the US state of Florida are being visited by big schools of sharks. August and september are primetime months for sharks in these waters. They follow massive schools of mullet, anchovies, herrings, and sardines that are migrating along Brevard County and other east CentralContinue Reading
NEW SMYRNA BEACH (USA) – And another surfer got bitten by a shark at what is sometimes known as Shark Attack capital of the world: Florida’s New Smyrna Beach. Yesterday a 14-year-old surfer from the town of Edgewater was surfing near the jetty in New Smyrna Beach in about 4 feet of waterContinue Reading
SYDNEY (AUSTRALIA)- Australian tech company Optus is developing a new technology that can detect sharks and send alerts to lifeguards via smartphones. The Clever Buoy is a floating device anchored to a seabed-located box, that emits sonar signals into the surrounding water. A processor in the buoy analyses the reflectionsContinue Reading
The controversial shark cull has not proven effective in keeping swimmers safe from shark attacks. Yet the West Australian Government wants to extend the catch-and-kill policy. So, kill first, ask questions later…. The Shark Cull was enacted after a spate of fatal shark attacks in West Australian waters, attributed mostlyContinue Reading
RECIFE (BRASIL)- Football fans visiting the Brasilian city of Recife for the World Cup may not know that the city is famous not only for football or colonial history, but als has a rep for being one of the most dangerous places in the world to swim. The risk ofContinue Reading
What does a shark attack look like? Diver Jason Dimitri made a video of being attacked by a reef shark in the Western Carribean. He was was culling lionfish, an invasive species, at a depth of about 70 feet the shark first took a run at him and bumped him. DimitriContinue Reading
JENSEN BEACH (USA)- A beach café in the Florida town of Jensen Beach will serve shark meat this Saturday. In this dubious way the owner wants to commemorate that he was attacked by shark exactly two years ago. Kona Beach Cafe will be serving 50 pounds of shark meat andContinue Reading