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November 30, 2021 by Sharkophile Staff

VIDEO: Sharks join manatees in search for warm water in power plant canals

shark swimming in the ocean

Manatees weren’t the only ones taking advantage of the warm water flowing from the TECO Power Plant in Apollo Beach, Florida. A massive school of bull sharks could also be seen in drone footage trailing around the marine mammals as the air temperatures around Tampa Bay dipped to below 50 degrees for the first time […]

Filed Under: News, Videos

October 29, 2021 by Sharkophile Staff

Column: To save sharks, we must stop overfishing

As with many other aspects of government policy, overfishing and other fishing-related environmental issues are a real problem, but it’s not clear that government intervention is the solution.

Filed Under: Featured, Fishing, News

October 14, 2021 by Sharkophile Staff

New shark deterrent may reduce interactions with surfers

man holding white surfboard

The rechargeable device, which clips into the surfboard’s bottom deck, produces an electric field around the surfer that overwhelms the shark’s electro-reception organs.

Filed Under: Attacks, News, Products Tagged With: shark deterrent

October 12, 2021 by Sharkophile Staff

Australia completes first national assessment for shark and ray species

black and white penguin swimming on water

Australian waters also serve as a refuge or “lifeboat” for 45 species that are threatened in other parts of the world such as the Giant Guitarfish and the Spotted Eagle Ray.

Filed Under: Ecology, News Tagged With: guitarfish

October 9, 2021 by Sharkophile Staff

New study looks at shark mortality rate in longline fishing practices

This measurement has been previously studied in both captured sharks and those tagged with tracking devices; however no one had ever measured blood stress values for an entire population.

Filed Under: Biology, Fishing, News Tagged With: blacktip, bull shark, spinner shark

October 8, 2021 by Sharkophile Staff

Nearly 300 million year old shark species discovered in China

Fossilized remains of a 290-million year old shark with petal-shaped teeth have been found near Yangquan City which has provided insight into how this ancient species lived through its evolutionary history.

Filed Under: News, Science

October 7, 2021 by Sharkophile Staff

3,500 shark fins en route to Hong Kong confiscated in Colombia

Between 900-1,000 sharks between the sizes of three and 16 feet were killed to accumulate this shipment which came from the municipality of Roldanillo, in Colombia’s southwest region.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: shark finning

September 22, 2021 by Sharkophile Staff

Dive tourism may alter tiger shark social behaviors

Researchers found that when food was provided, interactions between these animals became less random and more one-sided with “take it or leave” attitudes exhibited

Filed Under: Diving, News, Science Tagged With: shark diving, Tiger shark

September 21, 2021 by Sharkophile Staff

Shark-themed cell phone cases now available from Guy Harvey

With 17 designs to choose from, each case is made with a hard outer shell, like a sea turtle’s, and feature inner shock-absorbent Thermoplastic Polyurethane.

Filed Under: Sponsored Tagged With: Guy Harvey, products

September 13, 2021 by Sharkophile Staff

Atlantic White Shark Conservancy offers cage diving opportunity in Guadalupe

The live aboard trip runs from October 28 through November 2 and does not require participants to be SCUBA certified to experience.

Filed Under: Diving, Events Tagged With: Great white

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