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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 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

May 29, 2020 by Sharkophile Staff

Learn about Sharks: Diving with Sharks

Matt the Shark Guy takes kids on a cage diving adventure to photograph white sharks off the coast of the Guadalupe Islands.

Filed Under: Diving, Featured, News, Videos Tagged With: Matt the Shark Guy

January 30, 2020 by Sharkophile Staff

Increased boating activity leaves whale sharks vulnerable to injury

Almost one-fifth of the whale sharks in Western Australia’s Ningaloo Reef Marine Park show major scarring or fin amputations.

Filed Under: Diving, News Tagged With: whale shark

January 8, 2020 by Nathan Perisic

Why a live shark is more valuable than its fins

With ecotourism, a country has the opportunity to benefit financially from live sharks. In 2013, 600,000 tourists observing sharks spent more than $314 million a year, supporting 10,000 jobs (Barnes, 2013). Comparatively, a dead shark is worth much less- a bowl of shark fin soup currently sells for as much as US$100. International markets have […]

Filed Under: Diving, Featured, News Tagged With: ecotourism

January 6, 2020 by J. Scott Butherus

Viral video shows 5-year-old swimming with great whites

A viral video involving involving popular travel bloggers, Garrett and Jessica Gee, is drawing criticism after they posted video of their five-year-old son, Manilla, cage diving with great white sharks off the coast of Baja California, Mexico. The channel, The Bucket List Family, has several videos of the young children diving with different species of […]

Filed Under: Diving, News Tagged With: Great white

October 21, 2019 by J. Scott Butherus

New VR experience dives in to world of tiger sharks

A new immersive underwater virtual reality experience takes users into the world of tiger and hammerhead sharks.

Filed Under: Diving, Entertainment Tagged With: hammerhead shark, tiger sharks

September 23, 2019 by Sharkophile Staff

Shark ecotourism an economic boon for the Philippines

The fishermen have stopped fishing and turned to tourism, feeding whale sharks tiny amounts of krill to draw them closer to shore so tourists can snorkel or dive with them.

Filed Under: Diving Tagged With: whale sharks

May 1, 2019 by J. Scott Butherus

Citizen scientists identify sand tiger aggregation site in North Carolina

The photos, many of which were submitted as part of the SpotAShark USA program through the North Carolina Aquariums, dated back to 2007.

Filed Under: Diving, Ecology Tagged With: sand tiger

February 17, 2019 by Sharkophile Staff

How to swim safely with sharks

It seems as each summer passes there is an increase in the number of shark attacks being reported throughout the world. Some would believe this must mean there is an increase in the number of sharks attacking people in the water. Figuratively speaking, an increase in the population could result in an increase in attacks […]

Filed Under: Attacks, Diving

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