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

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

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Dr. Gavin Naylor, the director of the Florida Program for Shark Research at the Florida …

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Surfboards with bright lights could deter shark attacks - researchers
1 month, 1 week ago

Surfboards with bright lights could deter shark attacks - researchers

Raw Story  

Covering your surfboard in bright lights sounds like an open invitation to great white sharks, but research released Tuesday by Australian scientists found it might actually stave off attacks. Ryan and her fellow researchers showed that seal-shaped boards decked with bright horizontal lights were less likely to be attacked by great white sharks. "There is this longstanding fear of white …

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Shark attack study using light ‘decoys’ to fool great whites could lead to protections for surfers, researchers say
1 month, 1 week ago

Shark attack study using light ‘decoys’ to fool great whites could lead to protections for surfers, researchers say

ABC  

Australian researchers looking for ways to stop shark attacks have found bright lights could be the answer in a study in great white-inhabited waters off the South African coast. A keen surfer and research fellow in comparative neurobiology, Dr Laura Ryan was studying the visual system of great white sharks when she began thinking about how what she was learning …

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White sharks have been protected for 25 years — is that linked to recent attacks?
1 month, 3 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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Rare great white shark sighting in WA spurs call for better understanding of enigmatic species
2 months, 1 week 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". …

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‘Mind-blowing’ moment: Whale-watching tour spots white shark feeding off Santa Barbara coast
2 months, 4 weeks 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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Eyre Peninsula communities at odds over shark mitigation response following spate of attacks
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Eyre Peninsula communities at odds over shark mitigation response following spate of attacks

ABC  

In short: Almost one-third of all shark fatalities last year occurred on a remote coastline in South Australia. Elliston Mayor Andrew McLeod, who survived a shark attack in 2014, tabled a motion for other councils to consider at a Local Government Association meeting, calling for sharks involved in fatal attacks to be killed. Cr McLeod said it was "commonsense" that …

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Baby and teenage great white sharks prefer shallow waters – study
8 months 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. …

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How a wandering white shark's epic journey could provide clues for protecting them
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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Astonishing moment orca kills great white shark after slamming into it at high speed is captured in rare footage
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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Living up to their 'killer' name! Watch the 'astonishing' moment an orca individually kills and consumes a great white shark within just two minutes
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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Ocean images may be first of newborn great white shark in the wild
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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White shark numbers increasing after 20 years of protection but footage of mating still elusive
11 months, 2 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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Cape Cod surfers reveal horror encounter with 10-foot great white shark
1 year, 1 month ago

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

The Independent  

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Great white shark cage-diving industry divides community on South Australia's west coast
1 year, 5 months ago

Great white shark cage-diving industry divides community on South Australia's west coast

ABC  

As a great white shark glides under water at Neptune Islands in South Australia, it's unaware of the controversy that lies on the surface. Shark cage-diving tour operators say their trips have the power to change people's perspectives on the white shark — shaped by movies like Jaws. "If anything, it's a reduction in the impact on sharks themselves because …

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Great white sharks more common off California coast than previously thought, study says
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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Experts say group of great white sharks are gathered off North Carolina
1 year, 8 months ago

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

The Independent  

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Shark attacks: the East Coast isn't ready for what’s coming.
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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Pair of ‘liver eating’ killer whales scare off great white shark population in South Africa
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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Pair of orcas have killed at least EIGHT Great White Sharks off the coast of South Africa since 2017
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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Megalodon may have been killed off by great white sharks, study suggests
2 years, 6 months ago

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

The Independent  

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Climate crisis: Great white sharks expand northern range by 370 miles as oceans warm
2 years, 7 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 …

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Will the climate emergency really drive great white sharks towards British waters?
3 years, 5 months ago

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

The Independent  

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Great white shark could reach Europe after swimming ‘wrong way’
3 years, 7 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 …

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