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The latest shark news, photos and videos

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VIDEO: Great White snatches underwater surveillance camera

Massey University researchers captured some dramatic footage of a nearly 15-foot great white shark on a recent research expedition to the Southwest Pacific. Dr Adam Smith and his team of researchers deployed their Baited Remote Underwater Video system off of North Island in New Zealand. A curious white shark decided to try and sneak away with […]

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Update Your Shark Fishing Tackle with Reelerz.com

To kick off the Sharkophile’s new ambassadorship with Reelerz.com, the online fishing tackle and outdoors outfitter is giving shark fans and anglers a chance to get 10 percent off their first order. Are you due for a new sharkin’ rod? Check out their selection of fishing and outdoors gear and use Coupon Code “SHARKOJG17” to […]

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Greater protection on sharks likely at UN conference

The International Fund for Animal Welfare is hopeful that after four days of intense negotiation, world governments are set to increase protection for a range of shark species at the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS), a UN wildlife conference today, including the world’s largest fish, the whale shark. By contrast, the CMS looks to be […]

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Scientists find overfishing of North Atlantic makos

Scientists associated with the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) released their report on the status of Atlantic mako shark populations, revealing serious overfishing and depletion in the North Atlantic. New analyses show that the North Atlantic mako population has a 54% chance of recovering by 2040 if catches are cut to […]

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New study reveals secret life of whale sharks

QUEENS LAND, AUSTRALIA (PRpoint Release) — Whale shark researchers have marked International Whale Shark Day by solving a long-standing mystery about where the world’s largest fish go during the Australian spring and summer. In a world-first, researchers from The University of Queensland and the non-profit ECOCEAN have tracked and recorded a full return migration of whale sharks […]

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VIDEO: Shark rescued, placed in Sydney swimming pool

A nearly two-meter long juvenile shark was rescued from Manly Beach in Sydney, Australia, after it washed ashore. Rescuers who found the injured shark were able to load it into a van and transport it to a nearby saltwater pool in Fairy Bower. The locals dubbed the shark “Fluffy.” Fluffy will be released back into […]

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Authorities confiscate live sharks living in New York pool

Seven live sandbar sharks were found living in a basement pool in Lagrangeville, New York. The one to three foot sharks were found after a search warrant was served by officers from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. Officers also found two dead leopard sharks and a dead juvenile hammerhead during the search. “I’ve […]

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VIDEO: Giant underwater bug eats shark’s face

In this video, captured on a deep sea surveillance camera, a giant isopod, or sea louse, is seen attacking a shark as it feeds on a baited station. The bug-like creature can be seen attaching itself to the shark’s face until it can kill and eat the formerly apex predator. Nature is cool.

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The Sharkophile newsroom survived Hurricane Irma

Apologies to those of you who missing out on your regular sharks news fix. The Sharkophile newsroom has been a bit chaotic over the last two weeks because of Hurricane Irma. Like the sharks we know and love we temporarily relocated. Sharks have a system of sense organs along their lateral lines that detect movement, […]