LOS ANGELES (USA)- 2017 saw more shark sightings and shark attacks along the US Pacific Coast than the years before. Last year saw a total of 9 authenticated unprovoked shark attacks, according to the report of the Shark Research Committee. None were fatal. Eight of the attacks took place along theContinue Reading
BRISBANE (AUSTRALIA)- The Australian state Queensland has caught and killed 621 sharks between July 2014 and June 2015 in a shark protection program. The protection is not of the sharks but against the sharks by the way. Among the 621 sharks caught in this program, there were: 251 tiger sharks,Continue Reading
BYRON BAY (AUSTRALIA)- Surfers on Australia’s New South Wales north coast have overwhelmingly and somehow unexpectedly voted for a partial cull of sharks. This vote was made last night following an unprecedented number of attacks and sightings along the world-famous coastline. Surfer Tadashi Nakahara was mauled to death in February andContinue Reading
CHATSWORTH (USA)- Six people suffered unprovoked shark attacks on the Pacific Coast of North America during 2014, according to the report of the Shark Research Committee on 2014. None were fatal. All of the attacks were recorded from the state of California and took place in the months july, octoberContinue Reading
NEWCASTLE (AUSTRALIA)- Yes summer’s here, but a refreshing swim in the ocean is out of the question. For the fourth day in a row the beaches off the Newcastle coast, New South Wales, are closed. Continued sightings of a five-metre great white shark just offshore keep the beachgoers out of the water.Continue Reading
REUNION (FRANCE)- The tropical isle of Reunion in the Indian Ocean is turning out a real hot spot for shark attacks. Yesterday a 24-year old surfer got his leg bitten off by a shark. The man is in the hospital, fighting for his life. Earlier this year two people died fromContinue 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