In this video, captured on a deep sea surveillance camera, a giant isopod, or sea louse, is seen attacking a shark as it feeds on a baited station. The bug-like creature can be seen attaching itself to the shark’s face until it can kill and eat the formerly apex predator. Nature is cool.
VIDEO: Rare megamouth shark sighted in Indonesia
British tourist Penny Bielich and her diving group encountered an extremely rare megamouth shark on the Gili Lawa Laut off Komodo Island, Indonesia. The 26-second clip show the approximately 15-foot shark as it passes overhead. Although the sharks are not considered a threatened species, encounters with megamouths, a species that typically lives at depths of […]
VIDEO: Drone captures hammerhead caught in Panama City
Anglers filming for Modern Day Outdoors had an extra camera watching them as they reeled in a hammerhead shark on Panama City Beach in Florida over the 4th of July weekend. The footage, which was posted on YouTube by drone operator Curtis Williams, shows the approximately nine foot shark being caught and released. “We got […]
Sharknado’s Anthony Ferrante: Franchise’s success due to shark fans
Of all the different species of sharks that Sharknado director Anthony Ferrante has dropped on everyone from David Hasselhoff to Gary Busey, the great white shark remains his favorite. “The great white is what started it all for shark movies,” Ferrante said. “If it wasn’t for Bruce (the legendary shark star of Steven Spielberg’s Jaws) […]
VIDEO: Australian fisherman plays tug-of-war with 10-foot shark
A video making the rounds on social media this week shows an approximately 10-foot great white shark attacking a commercial fisherman’s net as he was retrieving it off the coast of Port Pirie, Australia. Nic Wilks, who was fishing with his father, posted the video on Instagram. After Wilks fought the fish off initially, it […]
VIDEO: Paddle boarders warned of sharks by helicopter
An Orange County Sheriff’s helicopter crew warned a group of paddle-boarders to get out of the ocean after spotting more approximately 15 great white sharks circling them near the surfline off the Southern California coast.
Anglers hook into leaping mako off coast of Tampa Bay
Warning: Video contains graphic language. A group of anglers were treated to an aerial display after they hooked into a shortfin mako shark while fishing off the coast of Indian Rocks Beach on Sunday. Kellen Keglor and a group of friends were on their way back to port after a day of fishing approximately seven […]
Drone captures great white shark stalking kitesurfer
French travel blogger Isabelle Fabre knew she had a drone camera following her every move from above as she kitesurfed off the southern coast of Western Australia. What she didn’t know is that she also had a 12-foot great white shark doing the same thing from below the surface of the water. Fabre’s colleague, who was piloting […]
Video: Hammerhead Shark vs. Bronze Whaler Shark
Footage posted by a sport fishing company in Exmouth, WA shows a large hammerhead shark chomping on a whaler shark. Source: www.perthnow.com.au
Diver fends off aggressive bull shark on Great Barrier Reef
A Queensland spearfisherman was able to catch a harrowing encounter with an extremely aggressive bull shark on camera. Kerry Daniel was surfacing after a dive on the Great Barrier Reef last week when the approximately five foot bull shark charged directly at him. He was able to use his spear gun to fend off the […]