In 2011, the government of Honduras declared the country’s waters a shark sanctuary. The move obliged indigenous peoples who have been catching sharks for generations and for whom the fish represent an important source of income to stop their shark fishing. Five years later, in 2016, a decree allowed for a modification to the law stipulating that sharks caught […]
SharkoFiles: Scalloped Hammerhead
The scalloped hammerhead sharks are sometimes referred to as the kidney-headed shark. The head of the shark is expanded laterally, resembling a hammer. These sharks are distinguished from other members of the hammerhead family by their scalloped-shape of the front edge of their cephalophoil. They have grayish copper coloration, with a characteristic shark shape, and […]
Golfer Greg ‘The Shark’ Norman encounters massive hammerhead shark
Hall of Fame golfer Greg Norman is typically the biggest shark around whenever he is on the golf course. When the legend known as “The Shark” recently traded his nine-iron for a rod and reel on the water, however, he definitely met his match. During a recent fishing trip with Joshua Jorgenson and the crew […]
Seals to blame for increase in great white population off Cape Cod
Mark Skomal, biologist and senior scientist at the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries, focused on the recent explosion in the great white shark population off the coast of Cape Cod during a recent presentation at the Harvard Museum of Science & Culture. Skomal, who has been tagging and tracking sharks in the area for the last […]
No charges for Broncos’ Von Miller for illegal shark catch
Denver Broncos linebacker Von Miller will not face any charges for the illegal harvest of a hammerhead shark during a fishing trip last April. However, the charter boat company that he was with will incur a $2,000 fine for removing the endangered scalloped hammerhead from the water and operating without the proper permits. “Everybody knows […]
SharkoFiles: Largetooth Sawfish
Sharks and rays are some of the world’s most threatened animals, with a quarter of all species at risk of extinction. Among the sharks and rays, sawfish are some of the most threatened, with all five species listed as Critically Endangered or Endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). The Largetooth Sawfish […]
More shark bites globally doesn’t mean greater risk of attack
A statistical analysis of shark attacks worldwide using data collected over a 55-year period found that although the number of shark attacks has increased over time, the rate of attack is low. Using data from the International Shark Attack File housed in the Florida Museum of Natural History at the University of Florida, LSU Department […]
Sharks prefer to sneak attack
Sharks can comprehend body orientation and therefore know whether humans are facing them or not. This ability helps sharks to approach and possibly attack their prey from the blind side – a technique they prefer — according to a study published in the journal, Animal Cognition, by Erich Ritter of the Shark Research Institute and Raid Amin of […]
Specialized scales propel mako sharks to top speeds
A new study from the University of Alabama, which will be presented at the 2019 American Physical Society Meeting in Boston later this month, found that specialized scales on the mako shark’s fins and along its flank help the predator reach speeds of nearly 80 miles per hour. They found tiny — approximately 0.2-millimeter in […]
The evolution of megalodon’s perfectly adapted teeth
The perfectly shaped cutting tools that were the teeth of the mighty megalodon were the result of millions of years of evolution, according to a new study published in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. Victor Perez, a doctoral student in geology at the Florida Museum of Natural History, analyzed 359 fossilized teeth found in […]
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