PEMBROKESHIRE (WALES)- Half a mile off the Welsh coast of Pembrokeshire scientists watched a rare 1000-pound thresher shark jumping out of the water. The 16 foot long shark was swimming alongside hundreds of dolphins, trying to steal their prey: herring. A group of researchers from The Sea Trust were observing aContinue Reading
DONEGAL (NORTHERN IRELAND)- An Irish kayaker got a sudden face to face with a huge basking shark off the Donegal coast. Nice footage showing the shark gliding under him, and the kayakker getting a bit nervous. Tweet
NEWCASTLE (AUSTRALIA)- A great white shark swimming in Lake Macquarie, north of Sydney, Australia, gave recreants quite the scare last week. A grandfather and his 16-year-old grandson were drifting in their dinghy on the calm waters of the saltwater lake when the two-metre shark popped up alongside them. The encounterContinue Reading
LA JOLLA (USA)- Beyond the breakers of La Jolla Shores Beach it is easy to come face to face with sharks. And not just your average type of sharks. Hundreds of leopard sharks come here in the quiet waters, most of them pregnant females. The leopard sharks come close toContinue 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
GANSBAAI (SOUTH AFRICA)- Research Conducted by Marine Dynamics a Shark Cage Diving Operator in Gansbaai South Africa. Research Conducted by Marine Dynamics a Shark Cage Diving Operator in Gansbaai South Africa Tweet
NAUSET BEACH (USA)- Officials have closed down Nauset Beach at Cape Cod after a confirmed sighting of a great white shark. The shark’s dorsal fin was seen about 150 yards off the beach on sunday morning. Swimmers were asked to get out of the water, and surrounding towns and the Cape Cod NationalContinue Reading