Researchers from Nova Southeastern University’s Guy Harvey Research Institute are learning new details of the whale sharks’ migration patterns thanks to its latest tagged shark, Lady Rio. In the ten months since it was tagged the adult female has made two round-trip journeys into the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico, only to return to nearly […]
Win a free shark diving excursion from LandShark Lager
LandShark Lager is teaming up with Shark Angels to educate and provide awareness on the biggest issues facing sharks and their ecosystems today. To aid in this effort, LandShark is proud adopt 100 sharks through the global conservation activists. “We are beyond thrilled to have LandShark partner with us in order to further our mission and […]
Commercial fishing a world-wide threat to sharks
A new international study published in the journal Nature shows just how vulnerable migratory species of sharks are to commercial fishing when they swim into open water. According to the study by Flinders University, large sharks inhabiting the open ocean account for more than half of all identified shark catch globally in target fisheries or as […]
OCEARCH tracks four sharks from Nova Scotia expedition
Four of the sharks tagged during OCEARCH’s Nova Scotia Expedition in 2018 — Luna, a 15-foot female; Cabot, a 9-ft, 8-in male; Hal, a 12-ft, 6-in male, and Jane, a 10-foot female –have already returned to Shelburne and Yarmouth Counties as of this week. Their return to the Canadian province is more evidence that Canada […]
Study maps evolution of sharks through their teeth
The family of mackerel sharks, from the modern mako to the prehistoric megalodon, can be traced back to a modest common ancestor, according to a new study by the University of Vienna, Austria. The study, which was published in the recent journal Scientific Reports, looked at tooth samples from the great white and other members of […]
New satellite tracking tags tested on tiger sharks
New satellite tracking technology developed by the European Space Agency for the study of sharks are now being tested on four tiger sharks that were caught and tagged in the Dutch Caribbean. The new satellite tags, which records pressure—indicating the depth of the shark—temperature, light level and tilt to enable three-dimensional mapping, is smaller and […]
SharkoFiles: Cookiecutter Shark
The cookiecutter shark belongs to the sleeper shark family. In appearance, this shark resembles dogfish sharks. Because of its long, thin body structure, it is nicknamed cigar shark. The shark earns its name because it leaves a cookie shaped wound on the body of its prey. Despite being a small shark, the cookiecutter has the […]
Whale Shark Festival kicks off in Isla Mujeres
The Isla Mujeres Department of Tourism, along with ecotourism company and international sponsor Ceviche Tours, have released the schedule of events for the 12th annual Whale Shark Festival, which will be held from July 26-28 2019 in Isla Mujeres, Mexico. Last year thousands of people attended the family-friendly event, where guests can swim with whale […]
IUCN adds flatsharks to critically endangered Red List
Two species of warm water flatsharks, giant guitarfish and wedgefish, are considered the world’s most threatened marine fish according to a new assessment by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature. The new IUCN Red List assessments classified all but one of the 16 warm-water flat shark species as ‘Critically Endangered’ with declines of […]
New species of pocket shark discovered
A new species of pocket shark that can emit clouds of fluorescent glowing liquid has been identified thanks to an analysis by the Royal D. Suttkus Fish Collection at the Tulane University Biodiversity Research Institute. The 5½-inch male kitefin shark, which was caught in the Gulf of Mexico in February 2010, has been identified as the […]
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