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SharkCon blends education and conservation with fin-laden fun

SharkCon wrapped up its fifth year in Tampa this weekend. Among the highlights of this year’s event, which was held at the Florida State Fairgrounds, included a Jaws-related panel featuring actor Richard Dreyfuss, who played shark biologist Matt Hooper in the seminal piece of cinema, and a Sharknado panel featuring series stars Ian Ziering, Cassie […]

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NatGeo’s SharkFest 2018 promises twice the bite

While Discovery Channel’s Shark Week is bringing the star power for its 30th anniversary, NatGeo Wild’s counterprogramming, SharkFest, is promising to offer twice the amount of shark-filled entertainment. The sixth annual SharkFest, which premieres on Sunday, July 15, will have two full weeks of shark-related programming. The “other” shark-centric television event has had a tradition of […]

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Instagram model acts stupid, gets bitten by shark

Karma finally jumped up and bit an aspiring Instagram model. Katarina Zarutskie’s artificially idyllic existence got a dose of reality when an approximately five foot nurse shark clamped down on her arm as she tried to use a school of feeding sharks as props for a photoshoot for her Instagram account and its 36,000 followers. […]

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Florida FWC seeks public input on shore-based shark fishing

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission voted in April to draft new rules for anglers who target shark from shorelines, including restrictions to limit the practice, like banning shark fishing from public beaches and piers, prohibiting certain tackle that can be used to target the fish and issuing of permits for those who wish […]

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SharkCon returning to Tampa July 14-15

SharkCon, Tampa’s annual convention for shark lovers, is back with more bite than ever. SharkCon 5, which will be held on July 14 and 15 at the Florida State Fairgrounds, will again feature an All-Star offering of shark researchers, biologists and shark-centric celebrities from pop culture. Along with the speakers and panels, SharkCon will also feature […]

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Packers QB Aaron Rodgers swims with sharks for Shark Week

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers posted some of his shark-related adventures while filming an episode of this year’s Shark Week on Discovery Channel. The 30th Anniversary edition of the annual ode to the ocean’s apex predators begins on July 22. Rodger’s post appears to show him free diving alongside an oceanic whitetip. The Show, Monster […]

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Majorca white shark sighting first in decades

A great white spotted off the Majorca coast might be the first in four decades. Researchers from the marine conservation group, Alnitak, spotted what is believed to be the first white shark in waters off Spain’s Balearic Islands in over 40 years. The last confirmed sighting of a great white in the Balearics was in 1976. The […]

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Sock Fancy Teams Up With Discovery’s Shark Week

Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. Sharkophile.com may receive compensation for any purchases made. In celebration of Summer’s most thrilling week, Sock Fancy, the direct-to-consumer sock subscription company, will debut as the first official sock partner of Discovery Channel’s Shark Week, releasing a collection of six shark themed designs. All six socks feature iconic summer […]