Satellite monitoring and maritime exploration detect a sizeable Chinese fleet of fishing vessels, 260 strong, off the shores of the Galapagos islands. The islands are an Ecuadorian marine protected area, as well as a UNESCO world heritage site. Ships were witnessed fishing within the 188 miles limit of the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of […]
Sharkophile’s ultimate guide to Shark Week 2020
Welcome to the internet’s only google news certified shark news outlet! Thank you for your support. It’s every shark fan’s favorite time of the summer, if not year. Shark Week 2020 is set to begin next week and Sharkophile offers a preview of the largest installment of Shark Week yet! This year, the Discovery Channel […]
Beluga whale spotted in San Diego
A lone beluga whale leisurely swam through San Diego Bay last week, baffling scientists. The staff here at Sharkophile are also shocked, so we are covering it here on our shark news site! The sighting was unusual, mainly for two reasons. Beluga whales inhabit the arctic and subarctic seas and are social animals. Social groups […]
Don’t miss the stars of Shark Week virtual event!
The Atlantic White Shark Conservatory and Discovery Channel will team up August 6th to bring you Stars of Shark Week. Stars of Shark Week will be a virtual fundraising event for shark research and conservation. Starting at 7 pm (ET), Shark Week veterans Chris Fallows, Andy Brandy Casagrande IV, and Greg Skomal will share their favorite moments from Shark Week. […]
Free online shark course from Cornell university and the university of Queensland
Cornell University and the University of Queensland join forces to offer you a free online course! The course is about sharks, global biodiversity, biology, and conservation. The session started on the 19th, but there is still time to join! The class is 4 weeks long and offered completely online in English, and offers a $199 […]
WWF exposed for supporting trophy hunting
Read about this yourself here, original news break found here. A former campaign manager for the World Wildlife Fund writes that the nature charity provides lobbying and practical help for the trophy hunting of wild animals. His book details how WWF backs the shooting of big game for sport and actively blocks legal obstacles being […]
Drone captures Great White Shark drowning humpback whale for the first time in history
An incredible occurrence of never before seen shark behavior took place recently in South Africa. A drone captured a Great White Shark drowning a 33-foot humpback whale. This event marks the first verified report of a shark successfully killing a living whale. Great White Shark is a common sight around a dead whale carcass. However, […]
Shark fin scandal uncovered in Botswana
The International Trade Centre (ITC), and the UN’s Comtrade database, report that Botswana exports shark fins worth over P17 million (US figure) to neighboring African countries. Botswana has no coastline, yet is still supplying nearby African nations and the world with unsustainable shark fins. The Botswana government can not explain these figures, dating back to […]
Mike Tyson will fight a Great White Shark on Shark Week
Mike Tyson seems to have had enough fighting other humans, and the former heavyweight champion is ready to move onto harder challenges. As part of this year’s’ Shark Week’ on Discovery, Mike Tyson will fight a Great White Shark. Tyson Vs. Jaws: Rumble on the Reef will air August 9th on Discovery Channel at 9 p.m. […]
Proof that oceanic white tip sharks battle squid
Citizen science is an efficient source of data for conservationists in Hawaii. Anyone with a camera who spends time in the ocean with sharks can contribute their photographs to local databases. In November 2019, one of these contributions was indeed one of a kind. Deron Verbeck was enjoying a trip offshore of Kona, Hawaii, when […]
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