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 […]
Plastics, ocean trash a growing threat to sharks
A new study by Exeter University found that discarded plastic, derelict fishing gear and other man-made oceanic trash may pose a bigger threat to apex predators like sharks than previously thought. The paper was published in the latest issue of the journal Endangered Species Research. Entanglement—mostly involving lost or discarded fishing gear—is a “far lesser threat” to sharks and […]
Patriots’ Edelman has shark named in his honor
The Atlantic White Shark Conservancy announced that its latest tagged shark will be known as “Jules” in honor of New England Patriots wide receiver and Super Bowl MVP Julian Edelman. The research organization tweeted that the shark, previously designated WS 11-05, was caught and tagged by researcher Greg Skomal off the coast of Massachusetts this week. […]
VIDEO: Fun facts about sharks
Katherine Maslenikov, manager of the University of Washington Fish Collection at the Burke Museum, talks about shark behavior, possible myths, and their role in the ecosystem. Here are a few quick facts about the apex predators: The Pacific Northwest is home to several smaller species, including the dogfish family of sharks, leopard sharks and sixgill sharks. Off […]
OceanX tags first shark using submersible drone
A joint research mission by OceanX, the Cape Eleuthera Institute and the Florida State University Marine Lab led to the first shark successfully tagged using a submersible drone. The expedition, led by FSU Marine Labs Dean Grubbs, was able to implant a tracking device into an adult bluntnose sixgill shark off the coast of The […]
SharkoFiles: Bluntnose Sixgill
The Sixgill shark is one of the primitive species of sharks with close relatives that dated back to roughly 200 million years ago. They are known as Sixgill sharks because unlike most sharks with typical five gill slits, they have six gill slits. They generally are powerfully built and have a characteristic round, blunt snout, […]
Mysterious deepwater sharks found in urban waters
Scientists from Dalhousie University have discovered that bluntnose sixgill sharks, traditionally thought to only inhabit deeper waters, might be thriving in the near-shore environments just off the coast of Vancouver, Canada. During a mission aboard a Stingray submarine, Dr. Chris Harvey-Clark observed multiple juvenile sixgills in less than 300 foot of water less than one […]
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