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Even fellow sharks can’t evade the tax man
There is no evading the tax man. Captain Jake Scott of Salt Crazy Fishing Charters got that reminder fishing this week off the coast of Crystal River in Central Florida with captain Matt Parkhurst. After battling what would have been a five to six foot blacktip boatside, a much larger hammerhead shark decided it wanted […]
Jaws’ Dreyfus supports CGI overhaul for classic movie
Jaws without Bruce the shark? For those with a reverence for the classic Steven Spielberg shark thriller, the idea of replacing the practical effects model seems downright sacrilegious. Richard Dreyfuss, who played Dr. Matt Hooper in the 1975 blockbuster, would like to see the film updated for a modern audience by using the latest CGI […]
The Conversation: Coexistence or culling in Cape Cod?
Warning sign at a Cape Cod beach. Credit: Carlos García-Quijano, CC BY-ND By Carlos G. García-Quijano, University of Rhode Island Interactions between people and animals offer insights into human culture and societies’ core values. This is especially true with respect to large predators – perhaps due to a collective memory of our evolutionary past as hunted […]
Dr. Jaws: A love letter to Carcharhinus Leucas
This guest column is brought to you by award-winning author Zachary Webb Nicholls, also known as “Dr. Jaws.” Read more from him at www.drjaws.net or pick up his latest book, The Bull Shark Compendium, here. People who dearly love sharks (Sharkophiles, if you will) may find themselves frustrated by the lack of deep coverage on sharks in popular culture; […]
The Conversation: The Meg is a horror story but our treatment of sharks is scarier
The Meg: Jaws, but considerably larger. IMDB By Vivienne Westbrook, University of Western Australia After 20 years of development hell, the film The Meg opens in Australia this week. The screenplay is based on the first of Steve Alten’s six-book, horror sci-fi series. The film has been pitched as an action-packed thriller, centring on our […]
Shark diving experiences you can do right now
This post contains affiliate links. Sharkophile.com will receive compensation for any purchases made through the TripAdvisor Viator Network. Now that you’ve seen all sorts of exotic dive destinations on Discovery’s Shark Week and on NatGeo Wild’s SharkFest, do you have the desire to experience those places for yourself? Did you know you can dive […]
Study: Human presence causes decline in shark populations
A recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences found that sharks populations are disappearing in waters where humans are fishing. The study, conducted by Conservation International Senior Director, Global Fisheries and Aquaculture Program Jack Kittinger, Ph.D. and 36 scientists, assessed about 1,800 tropical coral reefs and found that sharks and other […]
Sharks can have bellybuttons – and other facts about their incredible diversity
This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article. By Georgia French, University of Sussex The first thing that pops into most people’s minds when they think of sharks is of big dumb fish with pointy teeth that are to be greatly feared. But as someone who spends their days studying these […]
Introducing the official Sharkophile apparel store
When we officially launched this site last year, we had a batch of long-sleeve fishing shirts printed up to help spread the word about our fledgling operation. They also had the unintended consequence of being so comfortable, they got worn every where. As a Floridian who is outdoors quite a bit, they were the perfect […]
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