This guest column is brought to you by underwater photographer and shark educator Matt “The Shark Guy” Marchant, who recently released the first in a series of educational books geared toward children entitled, “Learn About Sharks.” Read more from him at www.learnaboutsharks.com or pick up his latest book, “The Great White Shark,” here. In my experience, the greatest […]
Canadian bill to end shark fin trade moves to House
Canada’s Ban on Shark Fin Importation Act, Bill No. S-238, passed through the senate last week and will now move on to the House of Commons for final approval before becoming law. The process of finning is currently illegal in Canadian waters, however, it remains legal to import fins. Bill S-238 seeks to change that. “Shark […]
Underwater drone discovers secret shark nursery in Ireland
A recent SeaRover survey by Ireland’s Marine Institute’s remotely operated vehicle discovered a massive underwater nursery nearly 200 miles off the Irish coast. The findings, including rare underwater footage, were presented at the INFOMAR Seabed Mapping Seminar in Kinsale this week. The Searover discovered large schools of school of black mouth catsharks and what […]
The Conversation: Declining reefs require rethinking conservation efforts
Sangalaki Island, Indonesia. Marine Photobank image provide by Simon Pierce. By Richard K.F. Unsworth, Swansea University; Leanne Cullen-Unsworth, Cardiff University; Len McKenzie, James Cook University, and Lina Mtwana Nordlund, Uppsala University The world’s tropical oceans are suffering turbulent times. Dire predictions of yet more disastrous coral bleaching episodes have been released, placing the very future of […]
Plush shark meme sweeping the internet
There’s no rhyme or reason as to what is going to become an internet sensation. For the last few days, Blahaj the Shark has been the click du jour on social media. IKEA’s giant plush toy has been showing up in memes on Twitter and Instagram. At the heart of the #PlushShark phenomena is the […]
New shark-themed blockbuster gets green light
When a school of great white sharks terrorize a small coastal town, a captive killer whale is released from captivity in the hopes of driving out the bloodthirsty predators. That is the premise for a new film, Alphas, that was greenlit by Voltage Pictures this week. The shark-themed thriller will be directed by Steven Quale (Into […]
Mako sharks, guitarfish may get additional protections
The Mexican government will back an effort to add both shortfall and long fin mako sharks to to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora when the group meets during its annual summit in 2019. Additionally, the governments of Senegal and Sri Lanka announced they will support similar inclusion of […]
OCEARCH concludes Nova Scotia expedition
OCEARCH’s latest expedition to has resulted in the discovery of a white shark hotspot off Nova Scotia’s South Shore. The 21-day expedition by OCEARCH and its joint team of U.S. and Canadian scientists resulted in the collection of nearly 300 biological samples samples. Six great white sharks were also affixed with satellite tags which are […]
Sharks used to predict Florida election results
Politics isn’t the place for pinfish, especially this election season in Florida, where there is blood in the water and the predators are circling. Sometimes you have to leave the polling to the sharks. Which is why Nova Southeastern University and the Guy Harvey Research Institute have brought back a team of satellite-tagged short-fin mako sharks to […]
Spreading shark fin awareness with animation
A conservation group has turned to a traditional form of art to combat a less-than-beautiful tradition. WildAid’s new public information campaign, which uses traditional Chinese cartoons, seeks to reduce shark fin consumption in mainland China. The campaign, which includes subway murals, billboards and online interactive animation, is running in Guangzhou, Guangdong, Fujian, and Guangxi provinces, where […]
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