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Shark fin bill passes committee, now heads to Senate

The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee passed the Shark Fin Trade Elimination Act of 2017 (S.793), which would prohibit the import, export, sale and trade of shark fins. Next, the bill must be brought up on the Senate floor. Shark finning is currently prohibited in U.S. waters, however, there are no prohibitions on the […]

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Oceana sues Trump Administration to protect dusky sharks

WASHINGTON- (Press Release) Today, Oceana, represented by Earthjustice, has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration for its continued failure to end the overfishing of dusky sharks in U.S. waters and rebuild the depleted population, as required by law. The lawsuit was filed in response to a final rule the federal government issued in April to […]

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Porn star’s alleged shark attack a hoax in poor taste

A viral marketing video for an adult-oriented webcam service which featured an adult film actress reportedly being bitten by a lemon shark off the coast of Florida is being called out as a hoax and the company behind it, CamSoda.com, is facing potential backlash. The promotional video, which featured porn actress Molly Cavalli, has garnered over 15 […]

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Video shows pregnant white shark gorging on whale carcass

Conservationist caught this footage of a female great white shark, which was possibly pregnant feeding on a whale carcass approximately 14 miles off the coast of Dana Point in California on Friday. The 16-foot shark was seen returning to the site repeatedly over a nearly 24-hour span until she was so engorged by whale blubber that she […]

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Arctic expedition set to study mysterious Greenland shark

(Press Release) An international team of scientists, including a physiologist from The University of Manchester, will head to the largest island in the world later this month to investigate the Greenland shark – believed to be the longest-lived vertebrate animal. Dr Holly Shiels, who is also a trustee of the Physiological Society, will be the […]

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British man saves wife after punching shark

British couple Frankie and Dean Gonsalves were on a snorkeling excursion while aboard a cruise ship that was in port near Ascension Island in the South Atlantic over the weekend when an unidentified shark attacked Frankie approximately 30 yards off shore. The shark repeatedly bit Frankie, a British social worker on the calf and foot […]

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Released date for “Meg” pushed back to 2018

The release date for “Meg,” the shark-themed thriller, has been pushed back from its original theatrical release date of March 2, 2018 to Aug. 10. The suspense-thriller movie will feature The Transporter actor, Jason Statham, facing off against a bloodthirsty megalodon shark at the bottom of the ocean, wrapped up in New Zealand last month. The big-budget blockbuster from […]

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Release day for shark-themed thriller “47 Meters Down” announced

Just in time for Discovery Channel’s Shark Week, Freestyle Media  announced that the theatrical release day for it’s shark-themed thriller, “47 Meters Down,” will open on June 23. The film is directed by Johannes Roberts (The Other Side of The Door), and stars Mandy Moore (“This Is Us,” A Walk To Remember), Claire Holt (“The Vampire Diaries,” “The Originals”), Yani Gellman (“Pretty Little Liars,” “The Young And The […]

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Shark populations in Southeast U.S. show promising gains

A study conducted by William & Mary’s Virginia Institute of Marine Science professor Rob Latour and associates published this month in published in the journal “Fish and Fisheries” found that populations found in the Southeast region of the United States, including the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico, for six of the seven species investigated have begun to […]

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