How a wandering white shark's epic journey could provide clues for protecting them
1 year ago

How a wandering white shark's epic journey could provide clues for protecting them

The Hindu  

As sharks go, LeeBeth is something like a long-haul trucker with gills and giant teeth. Swimmers at the beach might not be excited to see the 14-foot white shark, but scientists following LeeBeth's movements are thrilled that the big fish's epic journey could provide valuable clues to help the species. The shark's presence so far west indicates that this part of the Gulf of Mexico could also be important to other white sharks, said Megan Winton, a senior scientist with the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy, based in Chatham, Massachusetts. “We don't know how many white sharks travel that far west, but it's a good indication they do,” Winton said. “There are only a handful of sharks that have been tracked west of the Mississippi.” The Atlantic White Shark Conservancy collaborates with Massachusetts state government to tag white sharks, with more than 300 tagged so far.

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Disappearance of Great white sharks has triggered a disrupting chain reaction
1 week ago

Disappearance of Great white sharks has triggered a disrupting chain reaction

India Today  

The disappearance of Great white sharks from False Bay, South Africa, has triggered significant ecological disruptions, according to a new study published in Frontiers in Marine Science. Researchers utilised long-term boat-based surveys, citizen science observations, and Baited Remote Underwater Video Surveys to document changes in the marine food web before and after the disappearance of Great white sharks. Neil Hammerschlag, …

This giant shark is heading to Florida's beaches—Should you be worried?
2 weeks, 3 days ago

This giant shark is heading to Florida's beaches—Should you be worried?

India Today  

Thousand college students are getting ready to make their way to Florida beaches for spring break. OCEARCH chief scientist Dr. Harley Newton described why it's so important to monitor sharks such as Contender to learn about their breeding habits and migration. Another great white shark, Dold, weighing 761 pounds and 11 feet in length, is also migrating. During 2024, there …

Mystery as giant-brained great white sharks wash up on Atlantic beaches
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Mystery as giant-brained great white sharks wash up on Atlantic beaches

Daily Mail  

Scientists have been left baffled by the increasing number of dead great white sharks with enlarged brains that are washing up on beaches across North America. After this a further four great white sharks have washed up on beaches across Canada's Atlantic coast and similar phenomenon has been noted in the United States - with the first being recorded in …

Scientists back acoustic tagging of sharks as part of wider warning system for SA
2 months, 1 week ago

Scientists back acoustic tagging of sharks as part of wider warning system for SA

ABC  

Acoustic technology could be deployed along the South Australian coastline to help monitor tagged white sharks that swim into locations frequented by humans, scientists say. Estimates on shark numbers The CSIRO estimates there are about 1,450 adult white sharks in southern-western Australia, which includes coastal waters from Western Australia's west coast, across South Australia, and Tasmania and Victoria's west coast. …

What did Hollywood get wrong about great white sharks in Jaws?
4 months, 2 weeks ago

What did Hollywood get wrong about great white sharks in Jaws?

ABC  

The ominous theme music in the 1975 movie Jaws invoked terror in cinemas, and nearly half a century later, those two notes still signify the presence of a lurking menace. To portray the aquatic antagonist, Spielberg used real shots of South Australian sharks alongside three specially built animatronic sharks dubbed "Bruce", reportedly named after Spielberg's lawyer. "The teeth were surprisingly …

White sharks have been protected for 25 years — is that linked to recent attacks?
5 months ago

White sharks have been protected for 25 years — is that linked to recent attacks?

ABC  

Scientists and surfers want to know whether steps to protect the marine predators along Australia's coasts are linked to a recent wave of attacks. Aboard the "Rodney Fox", a vessel named in honour of one of the nation's most celebrated shark attack survivors, he recently voyaged to the Neptune Islands — an aggregation site for the predators. "The Neptune Islands …

Enormous great white shark washes up dead on Cape Cod beach
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Enormous great white shark washes up dead on Cape Cod beach

Daily Mail  

Massachusetts police had to call in a tow truck to remove a massive and bloodied great white shark that washed up dead on a Cape Cod beach yesterday. Massachusetts police had to call in a tow truck to remove a massive and bloodied great white shark that washed up dead on a Cape Cod beach yesterday The enormous 12-foot, 1,240-pound …

Rare great white shark sighting in WA spurs call for better understanding of enigmatic species
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Rare great white shark sighting in WA spurs call for better understanding of enigmatic species

ABC  

The sighting of a great white shark near the popular tourist town of Exmouth in Western Australia has created a flurry of excitement online, with one researcher describing it as "weirdly fantastic". University of Western Australia Professor of Marine Science Jessica Meeuwig said it was rare to see white sharks in warmer waters and described the sighting as "weirdly fantastic". …

Are Great Whites swimming near YOUR favourite beach?
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Are Great Whites swimming near YOUR favourite beach?

Daily Mail  

A crack team of marine biologists from the US will arrive just off UK waters this September to search for Great White Sharks raising the terrifying possibility the colossal beasts could be swimming amongst us. White shark experts Ocearch have announced they will be chumming the waters off the coast of Ireland The expedition is part of the group's Save …

Beach weather is here and so are sharks. Scientists say it's time to look out for great whites
10 months, 1 week ago

Beach weather is here and so are sharks. Scientists say it's time to look out for great whites

The Independent  

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Baby and teenage great white sharks prefer shallow waters – study
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Baby and teenage great white sharks prefer shallow waters – study

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Baby and teenage great white sharks prefer shallow waters close to the shore, research suggests. …

How a wandering white shark's epic journey could provide clues for protecting them
1 year ago

How a wandering white shark's epic journey could provide clues for protecting them

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Swimmers at the beach might not be excited to …

Ocean images may be first of newborn great white shark in the wild
1 year, 2 months ago

Ocean images may be first of newborn great white shark in the wild

LA Times  

Two experts captured footage of what appears to be a small great white shark covered in a white film, off the coast of Carpinteria. When wildlife videographer Carlos Gauna and shark researcher Phillip Sternes saw on their drone footage a small great white shark that lacked the species’ typical gray coloring, they knew they had captured something rare. “This may …

White Sharks Global conference convenes at Port Lincoln, Eyre Peninsula, in wake of fatal attacks
1 year, 4 months ago

White Sharks Global conference convenes at Port Lincoln, Eyre Peninsula, in wake of fatal attacks

ABC  

More than 150 Australian and international shark experts are in Port Lincoln for the first White Sharks Global conference to be held in 13 years. Key points: Shark researchers are meeting in Port Lincoln this week to discuss the ocean's apex predator The Eyre Peninsula has experienced two fatal shark attacks this year Academics will discuss all potential measures to …

Cape Cod surfers reveal horror encounter with 10-foot great white shark
1 year, 4 months ago

Cape Cod surfers reveal horror encounter with 10-foot great white shark

The Independent  

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‘Great white shark’ off UK beach terrifies children - after prankster puts fake fin in water
1 year, 8 months ago

‘Great white shark’ off UK beach terrifies children - after prankster puts fake fin in water

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A “great white shark” fin spotted off the coast of …

There’s something in the water (just don’t panic if it’s a great white shark)
1 year, 8 months ago

There’s something in the water (just don’t panic if it’s a great white shark)

The Independent  

The seas of the UK are home to more shark species than most Brits realise. However, the hysteria that will follow a certain record of a great white here will set back shark conservation here. Everyone in shark conservation groans every time a basking shark appears in the Daily Star or Express having “terrified” a surfer here. However on Friday, …

Great white sharks are heading to Cornwall, hunting researchers say
1 year, 8 months ago

Great white sharks are heading to Cornwall, hunting researchers say

The Independent  

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Great white sharks more common off California coast than previously thought, study says
1 year, 9 months ago

Great white sharks more common off California coast than previously thought, study says

LA Times  

Researchers with the Shark Lab at Cal State Long Beach have found that sharks and humans swim together at some California beaches more often than previously thought. A new study from Cal State Long Beach found that juvenile white sharks are more common at some California beaches than previously thought. “It’s not just about sharks, it’s about people,” Christopher Lowe, …

Experts say group of great white sharks are gathered off North Carolina
2 years ago

Experts say group of great white sharks are gathered off North Carolina

The Independent  

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Researchers document 55 more white sharks in Cape Cod waters
2 years ago

Researchers document 55 more white sharks in Cape Cod waters

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The scientific nonprofit that tracks …

Great white shark spotted circling fishing boat off coast near Robe, SA
2 years, 1 month ago

Great white shark spotted circling fishing boat off coast near Robe, SA

ABC  

A fisherman who spotted a 4.5-metre great white shark off the coast of South Australia says it has not deterred him from taking to the water. Key points: The shark was spotted off South Australia's south-east coast Local Dylan Coxon was fishing with friends when he captured footage of it Mr Coxon says he still plans to jump into the …

Diver decapitated by Great White shark in front of fishermen off coast of Mexico
2 years, 2 months ago

Diver decapitated by Great White shark in front of fishermen off coast of Mexico

The Independent  

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Shark surprise for crab-fisher off Semaphore when great white launches itself at bait
2 years, 2 months ago

Shark surprise for crab-fisher off Semaphore when great white launches itself at bait

ABC  

An Adelaide boatie recently got more than he bargained for when a great white shark emerged from the water metres from his vessel before disappearing into the deep. Key points: Rob Cremasco was out on the water off Adelaide's Semaphore beach on Wednesday A shark emerged from the water, launching itself at the bait Despite his initial shock, the boatie …

Large great white shark swims more than 10,000km in 150 days
2 years, 4 months ago

Large great white shark swims more than 10,000km in 150 days

ABC  

A theory perpetuated by the blockbuster movie Jaws, that large great white sharks will stay put as long as there is food around, could be be dead in the water. It's one of only three larger great whites being tracked by the NSW DPI Data shows it swam 10,000 kms in 150 days Fictional shark scientist Matt Hooper, played by …

Great white shark spotted by kayaker in Spencer Gulf, South Australia
2 years, 4 months ago

Great white shark spotted by kayaker in Spencer Gulf, South Australia

Daily Mail  

As Mr Gorne paddles away the shark surfaces and tries to bite onto the oar The professional fisherman filmed the great white shark circling his kayak A three-metre-long great white shark has attacked a terrified kayaker and tried to take a chunk out of his paddle in footage caught on camera. Matthew Gorne was fishing from his kayak in Spencer …

Shark filmed under kayak: Great white Grange Beach, Adelaide: Andy Burnell
2 years, 5 months ago

Shark filmed under kayak: Great white Grange Beach, Adelaide: Andy Burnell

Daily Mail  

Mr Burnell hopes to register the shark in the name of an Aussie freediver It is estimated the juvenile shark was between 150cm and 200cm long Andy Burnell captured the stunning footage on his GoPro dangled off h is kayak An kayaker only became aware of his close encounter with a 'curious' great white shark hours after going home and …

Stunning drone footage shows three killer whales hunt 9-foot great white shark and eat its liver
2 years, 8 months ago

Stunning drone footage shows three killer whales hunt 9-foot great white shark and eat its liver

Daily Mail  

It is a gripping scene of an orca viciously ripping out the liver of a nine-foot-long great white shark, as two other killer whales excitedly watch the once blue waters of South Africa’s Mossel Bay turn blood red before the shark sinks to a the bottom of the sea – never to be seen again. The carcass slowly disappears into …

More than a dozen sharks lurking off US East Coast waters, trackers warn
2 years, 8 months ago

More than a dozen sharks lurking off US East Coast waters, trackers warn

The Independent  

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Pair of orcas have killed at least EIGHT Great White Sharks off the coast of South Africa since 2017
2 years, 9 months ago

Pair of orcas have killed at least EIGHT Great White Sharks off the coast of South Africa since 2017

Daily Mail  

Two killer whales are thought to have killed at least eight Great White Sharks off the coast of South Africa since 2017, and managed to scare off many more. Researchers say Great Whites that encounter killer whales will immediately abandon their usual hunting ground for up to a year Experts at the Dyer Island Conservation Trust claim the decline in …

Cape Cod beachgoers warned about a large great white shark migration next month
2 years, 9 months ago

Cape Cod beachgoers warned about a large great white shark migration next month

Daily Mail  

Warm weather has finally come to the US east coast, but scientists warn it has brought great white sharks to Cape Cod, Massachusetts along for the ride. July tends to be when great whites appear in earnest as the cape's waters warm, with sightings peaking from August through October, Megan Winton, a scientist with the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy, said …

Great white shark spends years ‘drawing a self-portrait’ with tracking tag
2 years, 9 months ago

Great white shark spends years ‘drawing a self-portrait’ with tracking tag

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The shark, a great white named “Breton”, was fitted with a satellite tracker to give researchers occasional updates on …

App to provide verified sightings of sharks off New England
2 years, 10 months ago

App to provide verified sightings of sharks off New England

Associated Press  

Shark’s in the water. Representatives with the New England Aquarium in Boston and Chatham, Massachusetts-based Atlantic White Shark Conservancy said Wednesday their expansion of the conservancy’s “Sharktivity” smartphone app will help protect both the humans and the sharks. Increased shark sightings off Cape Cod have been a source of discussion in recent years, and there have been two fatal shark …

Great white shark stalking US coast ‘is one of biggest in the world’
2 years, 10 months ago

Great white shark stalking US coast ‘is one of biggest in the world’

The Independent  

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Climate crisis: Great white sharks expand northern range by 370 miles as oceans warm
2 years, 10 months ago

Climate crisis: Great white sharks expand northern range by 370 miles as oceans warm

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. A new study into “unprecedented” sightings of juvenile great white sharks at the northern end of Monterey Bay, south …

Huge great white shark dubbed ‘Jumbo Jaws’ spotted in shallow waters
2 years, 11 months ago

Huge great white shark dubbed ‘Jumbo Jaws’ spotted in shallow waters

The Independent  

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Great white shark named Betty White lurking near popular California surf spot, researcher warns
3 years, 4 months ago

Great white shark named Betty White lurking near popular California surf spot, researcher warns

The Independent  

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Researchers warn of ‘very chunky’ shark in the Atlantic
3 years, 4 months ago

Researchers warn of ‘very chunky’ shark in the Atlantic

The Independent  

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Will the climate emergency really drive great white sharks towards British waters?
3 years, 8 months ago

Will the climate emergency really drive great white sharks towards British waters?

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Another recent study carried out by the Monterey Bay …

Great white sharks are swimming close to NYC coasts, trackers reveal
3 years, 9 months ago

Great white sharks are swimming close to NYC coasts, trackers reveal

The Independent  

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Cape Cod’s great white shark numbers increase with researchers tagging more of the predators than ever
3 years, 9 months ago

Cape Cod’s great white shark numbers increase with researchers tagging more of the predators than ever

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The population of Atlantic …

Great white shark population off coast of California increased by as much as 35%, study finds
3 years, 10 months ago

Great white shark population off coast of California increased by as much as 35%, study finds

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The number of great …

Drones show California’s great white sharks are closer — and more common — than you think
3 years, 10 months ago

Drones show California’s great white sharks are closer — and more common — than you think

LA Times  

Carlos Gauna surveys the wind-blown waves off a popular Santa Barbara County beach. Drone photographer Carlos Gauna grabs his drone to avoid a sand landing after he captured video of great white sharks along the Santa Barbara County coast. It gives us that bird’s eye view that we didn’t have before.” — Christopher Lowe, a professor of marine biology and …

Great white shark could reach Europe after swimming ‘wrong way’
3 years, 11 months ago

Great white shark could reach Europe after swimming ‘wrong way’

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Migratory species like great white sharks rarely cross the Mid-Atlantic Ridge - a barrier …

What sharks are in the UK and when was last nearest sighting of great white?
3 years, 11 months ago

What sharks are in the UK and when was last nearest sighting of great white?

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. None of these have ever been reported in British waters.” It adds: “There have …

‘Queen of the Ocean’: 50-year-old great white shark seen off Canada coast
4 years, 5 months ago

‘Queen of the Ocean’: 50-year-old great white shark seen off Canada coast

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Researchers working off Canada's Atlantic coast found an enormous great white shark weighing more than …

Officials warn of great white sharks in Cape Cod ahead of 4th of July
4 years, 9 months ago

Officials warn of great white sharks in Cape Cod ahead of 4th of July

The Independent  

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Whale shark expedition on Great Barrier Reef uncovers great mysteries of world's largest fish
5 years, 3 months ago

Whale shark expedition on Great Barrier Reef uncovers great mysteries of world's largest fish

ABC  

The whale shark may be the world's largest fish but, according to marine scientists, locating them on the Great Barrier Reef is like "finding a needle in a haystack". James Cook University's Adam Barnett said the habitat use and movements of whale sharks within the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park was one of the great mysteries of the deep. "We …

Has the great white shark really vanished from Cape Town?
5 years, 5 months ago

Has the great white shark really vanished from Cape Town?

CNN  

False Bay, Cape Town CNN — The squat clump of rock barely qualifies as an island. “Seal Island is probably the world’s most famous location for seeing great white sharks,” says Chris Fallows, a well-known shark expert, photographer and tour boat operator. “The great whites of South Africa have probably attracted more attention to this country than the whole suite …

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