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September 10, 2021 by Sharkophile Staff

Study shows cookie cutter sharks have wider diet than previously thought

To study their feeding habits further, Carlisle led a research team that studied 150 stomachs of these creatures over 50 years around the world which revealed some pretty interesting findings about them.

Filed Under: Biology, News Tagged With: cookie cutter

September 9, 2021 by Sharkophile Staff

OCEARCH embarks on latest great white shark research expedition to Nova Scotia

The Expeditions Nova Scotia 2021 is taking place from September 7 – 30 and will help expand our knowledge on the white sharks that spend their Summer and Fall in Canadian waters.

Filed Under: News, Science Tagged With: Great white, ocearch

September 7, 2021 by Sharkophile Staff

New study looks at human’s impact on Australian shark species

A new study from the University of Melbourne, published in the journal Fish and Fisheries, lays out a new method to calculate how vulnerable each species is to fishing and other human activities, including climate change, under various scenarios.

Filed Under: Fishing, News

August 22, 2021 by Sharkophile Staff

Tampa Bay artist launches Kickstarter campaign for shark conservation

TAMPA – Every year, around the world, about 100 million sharks are killed for their fins. Even though they are vital to the marine ecosystem, the issue often gets overlooked. Local artist and entrepreneur, Jessica Adanich, imagines if sharks were fuzzy, people would care more about their survival. Adanich, known for her installation, Fuzzy Sharks, […]

Filed Under: Conservation, Events, Featured, News Tagged With: Fuzzy Shark

August 5, 2021 by Sharkophile Staff

Guest Column: The ‘Why’s’ of shark behavior

If you truly want to protect sharks by deterring them from human infested waters, make sure you’re wearing Shark OFF’s proven shark repellent jewelry

Filed Under: Attacks, Featured, News, Products, Sponsored Tagged With: Shark OFF

July 30, 2021 by Sharkophile Staff

Study finds Central California’s white shark population small but healthy

Between 2011 and 2018, researchers were able to identify hundreds of individual adult and subadult white sharks, which are not fully mature but are old enough to prey on marine mammals.

Filed Under: News, Science Tagged With: white shark

July 29, 2021 by Sharkophile Staff

Fossil scales show shark life before humans

The study found that the number of sharks in Caribbean Panama decreased by two-thirds over the last few centuries.

Filed Under: Biology, News Tagged With: nurse shark

July 27, 2021 by Sharkophile Staff

Artificial insemination key to maintaining diversity in captive shark populations

The team found that freshly collected semen was effective in fertilizing eggs in 27.6% of cases; semen that had been cold-stored for 24 or 48 hours had 28.1% and 7.1% success rates, respectively.

Filed Under: News, Odd, Science Tagged With: bamboo shark, shark sex

July 26, 2021 by Sharkophile Staff

Hawaiian band Fine Life releases shark-themed music video, Save Our Sharks fundraiser

To celebrate release of their new music video “Spiraling Down”, Fine Life has launched its “Save our Sharks” campaign and fundraiser for the Shark Research Institute.

Filed Under: Entertainment, Events, News Tagged With: Save Our Sharks, Shark Research Institute

July 25, 2021 by Sharkophile Staff

Warm-blooded sharks, like white sharks, evolved for greater speed

scary shark opening mouth in water

New research from marine biologists offers answers to a fundamental puzzle that had until now remained unsolved: why are some fish warm-blooded when most are not?

Filed Under: Biology, News Tagged With: white sharks

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