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SharkCon blends education and conservation with fin-laden fun

SharkCon wrapped up its fifth year in Tampa this weekend. Among the highlights of this year’s event, which was held at the Florida State Fairgrounds, included a Jaws-related panel featuring actor Richard Dreyfuss, who played shark biologist Matt Hooper in the seminal piece of cinema, and a Sharknado panel featuring series stars Ian Ziering, Cassie […]

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NatGeo’s SharkFest 2018 promises twice the bite

While Discovery Channel’s Shark Week is bringing the star power for its 30th anniversary, NatGeo Wild’s counterprogramming, SharkFest, is promising to offer twice the amount of shark-filled entertainment. The sixth annual SharkFest, which premieres on Sunday, July 15, will have two full weeks of shark-related programming. The “other” shark-centric television event has had a tradition of […]

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Packers QB Aaron Rodgers swims with sharks for Shark Week

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers posted some of his shark-related adventures while filming an episode of this year’s Shark Week on Discovery Channel. The 30th Anniversary edition of the annual ode to the ocean’s apex predators begins on July 22. Rodger’s post appears to show him free diving alongside an oceanic whitetip. The Show, Monster […]

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Sock Fancy Teams Up With Discovery’s Shark Week

Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. Sharkophile.com may receive compensation for any purchases made. In celebration of Summer’s most thrilling week, Sock Fancy, the direct-to-consumer sock subscription company, will debut as the first official sock partner of Discovery Channel’s Shark Week, releasing a collection of six shark themed designs. All six socks feature iconic summer […]

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Warm waters bring increased shark sightings in Florida

It’s that time of year in Florida when the waters are warm and food sources are abundant, meaning sharks are becoming increasingly visible off the coast. Local news and social media has been flooded with dramatic video footage thanks to onlookers having their cameras at the ready. Recent weeks have seen some big hammerhead sharks, […]

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Tracking tags provide insight into great white survival rates

Using pop-up archival tag data, a team of researchers found that commercial by-catch of juvenile white sharks is the leading cause of mortality, according to findings published in the Journal of Applied Ecology. Assistant professor at the University of Nebraska and lead author of the study, Dr. John Benson, said that PAT data represented “a widely-available, untapped data […]

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Charges dropped against defendant in Florida shark cruelty case

Charges against one of the three men accused of animal cruelty in the highly publicized case involving a shark was dropped, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and Hillsborough County State Attorney’s Office. Spencer Heintz, 23, faced two two felony counts of Aggravated Animal Cruelty. Two of the other defendants in the case, Michael Wenzel […]

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Discovery drops Shaq-sized promo for Shark Week 2018

Discovery is going big for its 30th anniversary of Shark Week, its annual ode to the oceans’ apex predators. Like Shaquille O’Neal big. The network featured the basketball icon in its first promotional teaser, which it unveiled on Tuesday. The spot features a slightly confused Shaq being lowered in a shark cage. The eight-day event starts […]

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