We all like to indulge in a good fish tale. Especially when that fish is a shark. The legend of El Demonio Negro, the Black Demon, has persisted for as long as people entered the waters of the Gulf of California, also known as the Sea of Cortez, between the Baja Peninsula and the state of […]
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 15 worst shark-themed movies of all time
It seems that every media outlet since the invention of Gutenberg’s press has done a charticle on the greatest shark films ever made. This, of course, is lazy journalism. Spoiler alert: They all end with Jaws. And while there is plenty to debate among the rest of the best, it leaves out an entire subgenre […]
VIDEO: Tiger shark beaches in shallows in search of meal
Nothing could keep a massive tiger shark from engorging itself on a beached whale carcass, not even the threat of dry land. This video, taken recently along the coast of Mozambique by Lorrayne Gaymer, shows a 13-foot tiger shark swimming into extremely shallow water in order to bite off a few chunks of flesh from […]
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 […]
VIDEO: Great white devours whale carcass in California
Seeing a great white shark noming out on a whale carcass isn’t exactly out of the ordinary. After all its what they do. To quote Dr. Hooper from Jaws, their whole existence is to swim, eat and make little sharks. They’re like machines. That’s not to say it isn’t fascinating to watch them in action. […]
The Shark Files: Kidding around at SharkCon 5
The Sharkophile’s Shark Files checks out the annual convention for all things shark, SharkCon. For this episode, we turn the cameras over to the Junior Sharkophile as he makes his way through the the convention hall at the Florida State Fairgrounds in Tampa. His highlights of the weekend included meeting the the star of the […]
SharkCon blends education and conservation with fin-laden fun
SharkCon wrapped up its fifth year in Tampa this weekend. Among the highlights of this year’s event, which was held at the Florida State Fairgrounds, included a Jaws-related panel featuring actor Richard Dreyfuss, who played shark biologist Matt Hooper in the seminal piece of cinema, and a Sharknado panel featuring series stars Ian Ziering, Cassie […]
Warm waters bring increased shark sightings in Florida
It’s that time of year in Florida when the waters are warm and food sources are abundant, meaning sharks are becoming increasingly visible off the coast. Local news and social media has been flooded with dramatic video footage thanks to onlookers having their cameras at the ready. Recent weeks have seen some big hammerhead sharks, […]
Official trailer released for The Meg
Warner Bros. released the first official trailer this week for its Jason Statham-driven shark thriller, “The Meg,” which will hit theaters in the summer of 2018. Statham will play the lead role of Jonas Taylor, who discovers a 70-foot long megalodon shark that was thought to be extinct while exploring the Mariana Trench. The Transporter actor has […]