Research underway into largest great white shark caught on a Queensland drumline

1 month ago

Convincing sharks that surfers aren't seals might be the way to avoid attacks

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1 month, 1 week 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 …

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1 month, 4 weeks 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 …

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2 months, 1 week 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 …

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3 months ago

‘Mind-blowing’ moment: Whale-watching tour spots white shark feeding off Santa Barbara coast

LA Times

A whale-watching tour got the photo opportunity of a lifetime when they spotted a rare white shark feeding from an elephant seal about 30 miles west of Santa Barbara. The Condor Express whale-watching tour near Santa Barbara spotted a white shark feeding on an elephant seal on Aug. 30. White sharks, sometimes called great white sharks, are the species featured …

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8 months ago

Baby and teenage great white sharks prefer shallow waters – study

The Independent

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

Shark monitoring system pings California lifeguards, but lack of funds could end it

LA Times

A program that tracks sharks along California’s beaches and researches their behavior is at risk of losing funding from the state. A Cal State Long Beach program developed this unique system about six years ago, and hundreds of juvenile white sharks have since been tagged for monitoring. The Shark Lab at Cal State Long Beach in 2018 received $3.75 million …

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9 months, 1 week 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 …

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9 months, 2 weeks ago

Astonishing moment orca kills great white shark after slamming into it at high speed is captured in rare footage

Daily Mail

This is the moment a killer whale took down a great white shark in a pitched battle in the sea around South Africa. The footage, captured by National Geographic as part of the series 'Queens', shows a 60-year-old grandmother killer whale called Sophie pounding into a great white shark off the coast of South Africa. The footage, captured by National …

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9 months, 3 weeks ago

Living up to their 'killer' name! Watch the 'astonishing' moment an orca individually kills and consumes a great white shark within just two minutes

Daily Mail

When it comes to the ocean's apex predator, the great white shark most likely springs to mind. For the first time, a killer whale has been seen individually killing and consuming a great white shark – and within just two minutes. For the first time, a killer whale has been seen individually killing and consuming a great white shark – …

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10 months, 3 weeks ago

Expert says shark attacks in Sydney Harbour are 'rare' after woman bitten

ABC

Questions are being raised on the safety of swimming in Sydney Harbour after a woman was attacked by a bull shark on Monday evening. There have been multiple shark attacks in Sydney Harbour and leading into the Parramatta River since records began, according to the Australian Shark Incident database collated by the NSW Department Of Primary Industries. Amy Smoothey, a …

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10 months, 3 weeks 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 …

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11 months, 2 weeks ago

Elliston Surfer drives himself to hospital after being mauled by a 'great white shark' off South Australia's coast

Daily Mail

A surfer has been mauled by a shark off the coast of South Australia. A picture of the man's surfboard shows chunks were bitten out of it during the attack The 64-year-old was about 200 metres off the shore at Elliston in South Australia when he was attacked on Tuesday afternoon Surfing website Beach Grit claimed the victim was 'bitten …

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11 months, 2 weeks ago

Queensland's shark control program under scrutiny after video shows state government contractors stabbing tiger shark

ABC

Sandy golden beaches are a tourism jackpot for the Sunshine State, and the Queensland government literally kills to keep it that way. Viral footage taken by a drone off Queensland's Sunshine Coast shows two government contractors stabbing a tiger shark, but experts and environmentalists say it's something that can happen "everyday". The state government uses shark nets and drum lines …

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11 months, 3 weeks ago

White shark numbers increasing after 20 years of protection but footage of mating still elusive

ABC

It is the elusive "holy grail" for shark documentary filmmakers, but to date nobody has seen great whites mating, nor do researchers know where they give birth. Flinders University Shark Ecology Group leader Charlie Huveneers said there was "anecdotal" drone footage that appeared to show a great white giving birth. "I'm aware of all these anecdotal observations that suggests that …

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1 year, 1 month ago

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

The Independent

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1 year, 2 months ago

Mystery as half-eaten great white shark washes up on beach

The Independent

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1 year, 4 months ago

The monster shark of prehistoric Earth

BBC

Megalodon: the superpredator that ate its siblings in the womb Getty Images Megalodon is thought to have died out when shallower seas meant it could no longer hunt enough prey Extinct megalodon sharks were the top marine predators of their day and arguably more terrifying than anything Hollywood has dreamed up. "We really don't have a great handle on what …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Americans are spotting more sharks in the water. Here’s why that’s a good thing

CNN

CNN — It’s that time of year again: the thick of summer when sharks have caught America’s attention. And protections like the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 helped restore the animals sharks feed on, including gray seals in the Northwest Atlantic where white shark populations are, as one outlet put it, “surging.” “These measures were put into place and …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Surfer escapes death after fighting off great white shark

The Independent

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1 year, 5 months ago

The new shark species emerging from the deep

BBC

The new shark species emerging from the deep CSIRO Australian National Fish Collection The sinister looking catshark is thought to lay its eggs on coral hundreds of metres below the surface More and more new species of sharks are being discovered as humanity peers deeper into the oceans. In 1989, scientists in Australia found a curious kind of "mermaid's purse" …

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1 year, 6 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, …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Recent shark attacks are worrying beach-goers, yet experts say they’re very rare

Associated Press

PORTLAND, Maine — Recent shark bites in Florida and Hawaii and a suspected case in New Jersey have piqued interest in an age-old summer question for beachgoers — is it safe to go in the water? It’s a good idea to remember just how rare shark bites truly are, scientists said. There were only 57 unprovoked bites last year, and …

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1 year, 8 months ago

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

The Independent

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1 year, 9 months ago

‘Trophy hunters’ behead rare shark found on beach by TV historian

The Independent

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1 year, 10 months 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 …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Melbourne shark sightings prompt 'be alert, not alarmed' message to beachgoers

ABC

Danii Triana Romero went to Melbourne's Aspendale Beach earlier this month she had never seen an animal in the water, despite having lived in a nearby beachside suburb for 12 years. Key points: Life Saving Victoria says shark sightings in Victoria "aren't uncommon" Beachgoers are encouraged to be "alert, but not alarmed" If you see a shark tell the on-duty …

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1 year, 10 months ago

‘Unusually large shark fin’ spotted off UK coast by stunned beachgoer

The Independent

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1 year, 10 months ago

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

The Independent

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2 years, 1 month 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 …

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2 years, 1 month 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 …

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2 years, 1 month ago

Incredible image shows great white shark jumping out of the water

Daily Mail

A photographer captures the incredibly moment a great white shark jumped out of the water during a surfing competition. In an amazing shot, Anast captured local surfboard maker Tyler Warren riding the bright blue waves with a long and skinny shark rocketing up behind him. Warren reportedly told Anast later that he didn't even know the shark had popped up …

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2 years, 2 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 …

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2 years, 2 months ago

Drone captures strange behaviour as orcas chase and kill great white shark | Watch

India Today

Orcas, or killer whales, were seen chasing and killing a great white shark in footage captured on a drone camera in June this year. Scientists believe a total of four great white sharks were killed in the killer whale onslaught. One of the whales was known to have attacked great white sharks before, but the others were not. According to …

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2 years, 3 months ago

Shark attacks: the East Coast isn't ready for what’s coming.

Slate

About 10 years ago, I saw a shark leap out of the water from somewhere near Beach 108th Street in Rockaway Beach, Queens. Even the name “great white shark” is a misnomer, Frank explained: Scientists actually call them “white sharks.” What’s more, the preferred nomenclature for what has been happening this summer on Long Island is not “shark attack” but …

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2 years, 5 months ago

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

The Independent

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2 years, 5 months ago

Shark tracking map shows more than a dozen predators are lurking along the northern east coast

Daily Mail

More than a dozen giant, dangerous sharks are currently swimming around the northeast coast - and they are expected to stay until the fall. Shark taggers report a massive 528-pound female white shark off the coast of Cape Cod, while more than 14 sharks are lurking in waters around Long Island. There around 14 sharks swimming around Long Islands as …

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2 years, 5 months ago

Pair of ‘liver eating’ killer whales scare off great white shark population in South Africa

The Independent

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2 years, 5 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 …

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2 years, 6 months ago

World Ocean Day: A look at 8 critically endangered marine species

Al Jazeera

On World Ocean Day, we look at eight marine species that face an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild. According to the IUCN, there has been a 90 percent global decline in the sunflower sea star population during the past 30 years. The sunflower sea star was declared critically endangered by the IUCN in 2020. This critically endangered …

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2 years, 6 months ago

Megalodon may have been killed off by great white sharks, study suggests

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2 years, 6 months ago

How great whites may have contributed to the extinction of the biggest shark, megalodon

ABC

With a mouth you could easily step through and serrated teeth as big as your hand, megalodon was the biggest shark the world's seen. Key points: The world's biggest shark, megalodon, went extinct 3.6 million years ago New research shows megalodon and great whites ate the same food around the time megalodon died out Megalodon's size plus climate change likely …

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2 years, 7 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 …

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2 years, 7 months ago

Six-year-old Accidentally Finds Giant Megalodon Shark Tooth on UK Beach

News 18

It was just another trip to the beach for six-year-old Sammy Shelton, who went to spend the weekend at Bawdsey Beach in Suffolk. “We knew what it was, but not how rare it was,” said Peter, Sammy’s father, in an interview with Great Yarmouth Mercury. The tooth belonged to Megalodon, an extinct species that swan the waters on Earth roughly …

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2 years, 7 months ago

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

The Independent

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2 years, 7 months ago

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

The Independent

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2 years, 8 months ago

Shark filmed in struggle with Qld drumline lures fresh criticism of control program

ABC

Footage of a shark caught by a drumline at Sunrise Beach in Queensland has left the state government having to defend its control program yet again. Key points: The state government has said it would not change its shark control program until a better alternative was available Critics have said drumlines catch and kill sharks indiscriminately, claiming stressed sharks attract …

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