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The great movie scenes: Steven Spielberg’s Jaws

The mechanical shark used in the 1975 film Jaws. Tom Simpson/ flickr, CC BY-NC-ND Bruce Isaacs, University of Sydney What makes a film a classic? In this column, film scholar Bruce Isaacs looks at a single sequence from a classic film and analyses its brilliance. Jaws, 1975. When Jaws was released in 1975 it was […]

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Shark-nappers nabbed in Texas

A Leon Valley man is facing felony theft charges after he was arrested for stealing a shark from the San Antonio Aquarium. Antone Shannon, 38, was arrested on a state felony charge for theft of property valued at between $2,500 and $30,000 after surveillance footage showed the man, along with two accomplices later identified as Shannon’s […]

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Whale shark study reveals new insights on lifespan

A long-term study has revealed that whale sharks, the largest fish on the planet can live upwards of 130 years. Researchers from Nova Southeastern University’s Guy Harvey Research Institute and the Maldives Whale Shark Research Programme published their findings on whale shark aging growth dynamics in the latest Marine and Freshwater Research Journal. The ten year study was […]

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Great white shark documentary wraps up in South Africa

Primary filming for the docuseries “Apex Survival | The Expedition” wrapped up this week in Cape Town South Africa. The series, which focuses on great white sharks and is being produced by Arniston Media, “will provide viewers with unexpected action and adventure, emotional drama, history, local culture and marine science — all set against a backdrop […]

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Threatened sharks still make up large portion of illegal shark fin trade

A recent study, published in Conservation Letters, found that several threatened shark species are still common in the fin trade after being listed on the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora. The study’s lead author, Diego Cardeñosa, a Ph.D. student in the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (SoMAS) at […]

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Philippines play vital role for whale sharks

A comprehensive tracking study of juvenile whale sharks show the importance of the Philippine archipelago in their migration patterns through Indo-Pacific waters. Researchers from Large Marine Vertebrates Research Institute Philippines, Marine Megafauna Foundation and Tubbataha Management Office attached Wildlife Computers SPOT5 satellite tags to juvenile whale sharks to follow the movements in near real-time to […]

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Shark research credited for expanded marine refuge

Data collected from shark-tagging efforts helped expand the borders of the Revillagigedo National Park in Mexico, according to University of California-Davis. The UNESCO World Heritage site surrounding the Revillagigedo Archipelago, a string of four volcanic islands about 300 miles southwest of the Baja Peninsula, now protects over 57,000 square miles. If not for the work of researchers and alumni from […]

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Warming oceans could bring more sharks to UK waters

A new report from England’s University of Southampton found that warming ocean temperatures could lead to more species of sharks being able to survive where they were unable to before. National Oceanography Centre Southampton senior research fellow Dr. Ken Collins stated that 10 species of sharks currently found in warmer parts of the world may be […]

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New study points to great white shark nursery off Long Island

A new joint study conducted by Florida Atlantic University’s Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Marine Fisheries and OCEARCH found a potential great white shark nursery in the New York Bight off the Atlantic coast from Cape May Inlet in New Jersey to Montauk Point on the eastern tip of Long Island, New York. […]