The City of Cape Town will add camera-mounted drones to its efforts to keep swimmers at two of South Africa’s busiest beaches, Fish Hoek and Muizenberg. The remotely-operated drones will provide a live video feed of the water below which is used by shark-spotters, who can then warn swimmers about possible sightings. The drones, which will be put […]
Great White Shark Enters Cage with Divers
Two kids got a little too close to a great white shark during a recent cage diving adventure in Guadalupe Island. As the boys father noted on his Youtube posting: On a recent great white shark cage diving trip we experienced a very rare event, a shark breaching the side of the cage. What might […]
Despite increased encounters, sharks pose little threat
Shark sightings, often involving large and potentially dangerous species, have become a topic of concern, especially when these sightings occur in areas frequented by swimmers.
Record hammerhead shark brings talk of legend
Just off the sandy white beaches in the aquamarine waters of Florida lurks a monster with a head as “wide as a truck” that could “eat a 200-lb tarpon in two bites.” Or, so the legend has it. Earlier this month, Port Charlotte’s Clyde “Bucky” Dennis pulled his second world-record, great hammerhead shark from the […]
Aurora’s Centaur Locates Great White Sharks off Nantucket Coast
NANTUCKET, Mass.— Aurora recently partnered with OCEARCH, a world-leading marine conservation organization, to provide aerial support locating and tracking great white sharks off the coast of Nantucket, Massachusetts. The Centaur optionally piloted DA-42 aircraft (OPA) flew above the expedition area in a predetermined flight pattern to help scientists onboard the OCEARCH ship target, identify and track […]
Pew Applauds New Shark Sanctuary in Kiribati
SOUTH TARAWA, Kiribati — The Pew Charitable Trusts applauded the Pacific island nation of Kiribati for its establishment of the world’s second largest shark sanctuary. The legislation bans commercial fishing throughout the sanctuary, which covers the country’s entire 3.4 million-square-kilometer (1.3 million-square-mile) exclusive economic zone—an area larger than India—and also expands the Micronesia Regional Shark Sanctuary. The possession, […]
The search for Old Hitler, Florida’s legendary hammerhead
For decades, legendary hammerhead Old Hitler has been the subject of fishing folklore up and down the southern coast of the Gulf of Mexico. Depending on the source, Old Hitler has a head as wide as a pickup truck, and is longer than most of the fishing boats itâ s been spotted from. Read more: […]
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