MORONDAVA, Madagascar — When older people on Madagascar’s west coast were children, there were so many sharks that they had to be a bit careful when playing in the water. At the time, local fishers would catch some sharks but had little reason to target them, given the low prices they fetched at market. Then, […]
Shark Week’s Paul De Gelder becomes ambassador for Indigo diving gear
Shark Week host, motivational speaker and shark advocate Paul de Gelder will feature his own signature line of diving gear, Bionic AF, from Indigo Industries. “Indigo Industries is a scuba brand showing the world that innovations can be achieve with vision,” De Gelder said. “I am excited to be part of the Indigo team and to […]
Chance sighting reveals transatlantic trek of basking sharks
Western and Queen’s University Belfast discovered the second recorded evidence of transatlantic movement of a basking shark, the second largest shark on the planet. Images of a female basking shark were captured by an underwater photographer off the coast of Cape Cod nearly three years after it was fitted with a satellite transmitter at Malin […]
Eliminate capital gains tax and save sharks by gifting appreciated stocks
Pay your good fortune forward by gifting your appreciated stock to Fins Attached to help fund shark research and conservation. Fins Attached is excited to partner with Pikes Peak Community Foundation to provide donors the opportunity to give gifts of appreciated stock this year. These types of gifts are smart ways for donors to maximize giving to […]
New wetsuit material could save lives after shark bites
A new material that can be incorporated into the wetsuits of surfers and divers may help prevent catastrophic blood loss after a shark bite incident. Flinders University marine researchers conducted initial testing of two types of protective fabrics that incorporate ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene fibres (UHMWPE) into standard neoprene material. The material was then subjected […]
US, EU strike down mako shark protections at ICCAT
Proposed protections for shortfin mako sharks fell short after the European Union and the United States refused to back the measures during this year’s the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas in Mallorca, Spain. Ten countries, including Canada and Senegal, backed the measure to ban the retention of seriously overfished North Atlantic Shortfin […]
Ancient megashark species discovered in Kansas
A previously undiscovered shark species dating back over 90 million years ago was recently discovered in an ancient seabed in modern-day Kansas. The partial remains of the newly named Cretodus houghtonorum, which is believed to be nearly 20 feet in length, was discovered in the region known as the Western Interior Seaway in 2010 at […]
SharkoFiles: Goblin Shark
The goblin shark is a shark species renowned for its ghoulish appearance and unique profile. It is one of the creepier fish in the ocean. This shark comes from the Mitsukurinidae family, a family of sharks that date back over 125 million years. Today, the only known representative of this ancient family is the goblin […]
Mako conservation on agenda for ICATT meeting
The International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas will consider proposals to ban the retention of shortfin makos and require that all sharks landed have their fins still attached to ease finning ban enforcement during its meeting this week in Mallorca. “The U.S. has long been a global leader in shark conservation and never has […]
New amphipod species discovered in mouth of whale shark
In 2017, Japanese scientists found hundreds of shrimp-like creatures in an unusual place: on the gill rakers of a female whale shark, the world’s largest fish, living in a fish preserve off the island of Okinawa. The researchers scuba-dived in the preserve, then using a suction pump collected some of the crustaceans. Back in the […]
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