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January Contest Closed, February Contest Now Open
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The January monthly photo contest is now closed, but the February contest is open
Sam's Tours Brings World Renowned SharkSchool To Micronesia
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Dr. Erich Ritter to lecture on shark behavior and shark-human-interaction
Buy An Anti-Shark Finning Billboard In China That Features Yao Ming
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Shark Savers and WildAid are collaborating on a multi-media campaign in China targeting the consumers of shark fin soup by putting up billboards in China that feature Yao Ming
Congress Passes The Shark Conservation Act
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Congress passes the Shark Conservation Act, making shark finning illegal.
Silhouettes
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A guide to shooting underwater silhouette photographs
Atlantic Great Whites Tagged
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Massachusetts officials are using high-tech tags to track the movements of two great white sharks near Cape Cod - the first time the fish have ever been tagged in the Atlantic Ocean
Scientists Shed New Light On Behavior of Shark Teenagers
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Study May Prove Useful in Conservation Efforts for Over-Fished Sharks
Basking Sharks Travel The World
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Experts agree to tackle the mystery of missing migrations using photo-identification and satellite tags
Hanifaru Bay - Maldives Manta Madness
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Hanifaru Bay in the Maldives has been quietly becoming a hot spot for underwater photographers over the last year or so. Thomas Peschak recently shot an assignment for National Geographic on the...
Sardine Run 2009 - First Images
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Underwater photography from the 2009 Sardine Run in South Africa
Ocean City Shark Tournament - Floating Slaughter Wagons
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DPG member Donna Barrett covers the Ocean City Maryland Shark Tournament
New Shark Fishing Rules In Florida?
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Florida fisherman this year could face a suite of new shark fishing rules that include a first-ever size limit on sharks they catch in state waters
Ningaloo Reef A Nursery For Whale Sharks?
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Ningaloo Reef may be a nursery for whale sharks, say scientists who are still striving to work out the full life cycle of the oceans’ biggest fish
Manta Rays On Restaurant Menus As Shark Populations Plummet
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Conservationists fear a falling shark population is prompting Asian chefs to look for manta and devil rays to help meet the voracious demand for shark fin soup
Ft. Myers Shark Tournament Changes Its Tune - By Force
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It's that time of year again - shark tournament season. What you can do to help stop these brutal events
Singapore Casino Having Second Thoughts On Whale Shark Exhibition
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A Singapore casino developer said Saturday it was considering alternatives to its plan to exhibit whale sharks
Sharks of the World iPhone App
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The Save Our Seas Foundation Sharks of the World Field Guide is now available as an iPhone application for free.
Where Basking Sharks Go
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I found this Wired article written about solving the mystery of basking shark migration
NOAA Issues Atlantic Shark Commercial Fishery Update
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NOAA released the preliminary 2009 updateof the Atlantic Commercial Shark Fishery. The report indicates both quotas as well as current reported catches to-date
Whale Shark Populations On The Rise In Australia
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Shark Fin Soup? Not On Our Menu
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"Not On Our Menu" is a superbly produced anti-shark finning video, which urges people to sign a petition, which will be presenting to the United Nations Secretary General on world's Ocean Day June 8th
New Way To Study Endangered Whale Sharks
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Whale sharks -- giants of the fish world that strike terror only among tiny creatures like the plankton and krill they eat -- are imperiled by over-fishing of the species in parts of its ocean range
Rare Megamouth Shark Caught In Philippines
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So rare are these sharks that each of them is designated with a number
Scientists Use DNA To Study Whale Shark Migration
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Whale sharks -- giants of the fish world that strike terror only among tiny creatures like the plankton and krill they eat -- are imperiled by over-fishing of the species in parts of its ocean range
Video: DPG Expedition Report, Socorro
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The first of our DPG underwater photography & video expeditions for 2009 was to the Revillagigedos Archipelago, more commonly called Socorro, known for its large resident groups of friendly giant...
The Sardine Run - The Ultimate Underwater Photography Adventure
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An amazing account and underwater photography from the Sardine Run by Alexander Safonov
Help Stop The Reversal Of Shark Protection In Palau
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Earlier this month, news surfaced about a bill in Palau's congress that would eliminate the protection of sharks in Palau's waters
Australian Divers Urged To Take Pictures Of Grey Nurse Sharks
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Researchers in New South Wales, Australia are seeking underwater images of local grey nurse sharks, in an effort to document and protect the dwindling populations
Ancient Sharks Saw The Deep Sea In Color
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Primitive deep-sea fish may have viewed the world in color
OCEANA TV Shows Powerful Images Of Shark Finning
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The programme "On the alert" dedicates its first episode to the critical situation of sharks, now a target of commercial fishing
Oceana And Spanish Fisheries Ministry Reach A Deal For Shark Conservation
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The largest shark fishing country in Europe is in agreement with Oceana on three groundbreaking conservation matters. The upcoming EU Action Plan for Sharks should improve their conservation in Europe
Bahamas Creates New Marine Reserve
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The new marine reserve in the Bahamas should protect important areas from development
Gunther Deichmann Reminds Us To Stay Practical About Shark Conservation
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In a recent blog post called "Lets Change The Subject," Gunther Deichmann reminds us other species than just sharks need our help
DPG Expeditions: Sardine Run, July 2009, 2010, & 2011
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Join us during one of nature's wildest spectacles. We are running very limited size Sardine Run trips for the next three years
Marine Experts Help North Sea Filming
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Marine experts from Lowestoft have been helping filmmakers study the behaviour of small sharks off the coast of East Anglia.
China's Largest Shopping Site Bans Sale of Shark Fin Products
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Taobao.com announced to its 400 million online members that all shark fin products will be banned from trade on Taobao.com starting 1, January 2009.
Shark Finning On CNN December 11th
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Thursday December 11th, please tune in to CNN for Planet in Peril: Battle Lines, where the focus will be on the global shark finning crisis
Basking Shark Protection Urged
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Hotspots at sea where basking sharks gather need to be protected to ensure the survival of the threatened fish, conservationists have urged.
Europe's Most Endangered Sharks Slated For Protection
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Commission releases bold proposals to end all fishing for spiny dogfish,porbeagle and angel sharks, expand protections for rays
North Atlantic Sharks Under Threat
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A significant amount of Sharks and Rays are under extinction threat from fishing off the North East Atlantic Ocean according to IUCN
Swimming Freely With Great White Sharks
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Amos Nachoum reports on diving cage-free with Great White sharks at Guadalupe island. Controversial? Probably. But the images speak for themselves. What do you think? Add your comments
Scientists Call For Protected 'Swimways' For Leatherbacks
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The International Union for the Conservation of Nature's (IUCN) World Conservation Congress this week adopted a resolution urging nations to protect the leatherback sea turtle and sharks by...
Underwater Journal Issue #9 Available Now
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The latest issue of the Underwater Journal, the online magazine launched by fellow photographer Walt Stearns.
Nikon D3 and Subal ND3
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Alex Mustard reviews the Nikon D3 with the Subal ND3 housing.
Thresher And Dog Sharks Need Help In Donsol
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Thresher and dog sharks are being heavily fished in Donsol, Philippines.
Climate Change Could Help The Australian Grey Nurse Shark
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Accordingly to Australian news outlet ABC News, a new study has shown that Australia's critically endangered grey nurse shark could benefit from global warming
Microsoft Includes Shark Diving In New "I'm a PC" Campaign
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Diver in a shark cage featured larger than life in Times Square, New York City
Artificial Womb For Sharks
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An artificial womb is being used to raise wobbegongs in captivity.
First International Shark Image Contest-SharkImages Photo Award
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SharkImages Photo Award is the first international photo competition dedicated solely to sharks
The Cocos Island American Express Members Project
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With its rich marine life, particularly the rich shark populations, Cocos Island, Costa Rica is in dire threat. Underwater photographers Georgene Bradley and Jay Ireland are finalists in the...
Dr. Lark Kills Sharks
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Dr. Susan Lark promotes squalane-which is found in sharks and is used a cosmetic moisturizer.
Help Protect "Snapper Ledge", Florida Keys
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Our friend Stephen Frink alerted us to a stunning situation in the Florida Keys where nurse sharks are being used for spear fishing target practice. We'd like to request your help by simply signing...
Keep Shooting, Save Whale Sharks
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Vacationing underwater photographers are helping scientists learn about whale sharks via there images.
Welfare Groups In Singapore Fight For Whale Shark
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Singapore welfare groups are fighting to keep whale sharks out of the Sentosa resort
Philippines To Protect Threser Shark
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Batangas City has approved an ordinance that calls for the protection of thresher sharks
Whale Watching-Albino Style
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Both all white albino whale sharks and humpback whales have been photographed.
Sharks More Valuable Alive Then Dead
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A new study shows that divers are willing to pay 35 dollars more per dive for a better chance to see a shark-money that could go to marine conservation.
Austraila's Sharks Fall Victim To Shark Fin Trading
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Research from Australia indicates a large number of shark fins being exported from the country.
In North Carolina Scallops Need Sharks
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Cownose rays must be blockaded from oyster beds in order to bring back the oyster population that has been heavily reduced because of shark overfishing.
Predators as Prey: Why Healthy Oceans Need Sharks
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A new report released by Oceana concludes that sharks are invaluable to maintaining healthy ocean ecosystems
Great White Shark Filmed Breaching at Night
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Although seals are a common meal for great white sharks, under the cover of darkness, one might expect the marine mammals to catch a break
Disney Responds Regarding Shark Tournament Involvement
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Disney supports shark tournaments and perpetuates the negative image that killing sharks is acceptable
Oak Bluffs Monster Shark Tournament, Martha's Vineyard
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Thank you to Shara Teter from the New York Underwater Photographic Society for heading up to Martha's Vineyard to cover the Oak Bluffs Monster Shark Tournament
Shark Breeding Ground Confirmed off Northern East Coast
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Scientists have discovered a new breeding ground for porbeagle sharks off **Canada's East Coast
Shark Photography - Can It Be Taught?
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Our friend Wolfganf Leander posted an intriguing blog entry on his Oceanic Dreams blog about shark photography...
Sharks Board Support for Study
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The Natal Sharks Board is collaborating with Sharkprojekt, a German-based NGO which says sharks have large amounts of methyl mercury in their flesh
Montauk Shark Tournament Coverage
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It was a sad day for sharks, as hundreds were caught and released and the largest of the lot were hauled in, weighed and butchered
Disney Supports Shark Fishing - Tell Them What You Think!
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This is from an email that I just sent to Disney's investor relations department. I am now publicly posting it as a letter to Bob Iger and the board of directors at The Walt Disney Company. Are you...
US Approves Policy To Prevent Overfishing of Atlantic Sharks
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NOAA's Fisheries Service today announced a new rule to lower significantly the fishing quotas for sandbar and porbeagle sharks in order to rebuild these depleted species. NOAA also will implement...
Commercial Fishing For Large Sharks In Louisiana Remains Closed
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Commercial fishing for large coastal sharks in Louisiana will remain closed until at least 2009. A sign of the health of the shark populations worldwide
Huge Sharks 'Fly' Like Fighter Pilots
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Monster sharks can execute underwater "flight" moves that would have put some fighter pilots to shame, two researchers announced this week
Montauk Shark Tournament- Join Us This Weekend!
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Please bring your cameras and join us this Saturday and help cover this horrible event so that it can be broadcast to the world in efforts to create awareness and help save our sharks
Fast Fall of Mediterranean Sharks
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Sharks in the Mediterranean Sea have undergone a massive decline over the last two centuries, scientists have discovered from historical records
Whale Slaughter: US to Plug Loophole
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The United States called on Tuesday for a review of international law to regulate the killing of whales for scientific research in an apparent attempt to plug a loophole exploited by Japan, which...
Savagery At Sea
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A South African paper writes of "Sadistic slaughter of sea creatures, gun shots at dawn and eyewitness intimidation ? This is apparently a daily occurrence just off our shores and indeed, those of...
Shoals of Basking Sharks Spotted In Ireland
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Many of those messing around in boats off the west Cork coastline at the weekend were treated to one of the natural wonders of the marine environment - shoals of basking sharks
Shark Fin Soup 'Should Be Banned In Australia'
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A top Sydney chef says shark fin soup should be banned from Australian restaurants because the demand for the delicacy is driving sharks to extinction
Hunters Blamed For Whale Shark Losses
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Scientists fear Indonesian fishermen hunting whale sharks are responsible for a 40 per cent drop in numbers along the Ningaloo Reef in the past 10 years
Sharks Swim Closer to Extinction
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More than half of the world's ocean-going sharks are at risk of extinction, a new analysis concludes
Video: The Whale Sharks of Djibouti on BBC
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The Whale Sharks of Djibouti have been made popular by Felipe Barrio's winning image in last year's Shell Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition. Fast:Track, BBC World's weekly travel...
Coverage Of Sharksavers Event For The Sharkwater DVD Release
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Coverage for the exciting DVD release of Sharkwater hosted by Sharksavers.
Deep-Sea Sharks Wired For Sound
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Deep-sea sharks have been tagged and tracked and their habitats precisely mapped in world-first research to test the conservation value of areas closed to commercial fishing.
Sherman's Lagoon Series For Shark Conservation
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Sherman's Lagoon" comic strip devoted to creating awareness and public interest in saving sharks from extinction...
Peter Benchley Shark Conservation Awards To Honor The Memory Of The Late Peter Benchley
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Peter Benchley Shark Conservation Awards to honor the memory of the late Peter Benchley, and spotlight those who are working internationally to protect sharks as valuable ocean resources.
Hammerhead Shark Superhighway
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Team of Scientists Tags and Tracks Hammerheads to Help Save Species From Extinction
Sharkwater DVD Exclusive Release Party Hosted By Shark Savers
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Shark Savers will be hosting a DVD release party for the critically claimed movie Sharkwater on April 11th.
Help Ban Shark Fin Products In Westchester County - Act Now
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Westchester County in New York may potentially be the first county in the entire US to enact a ban on shark fins and shark products. It is vital that we show support for this cause. Help set a...
DivePhotoGuide Expedition: Socorro 2009
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We are excited to announce a very special trip for 2009 to the Revillagigedos Archipelago, more commonly called Socorro. These islands have been compared to the Galapagos and Cocos because of the...
Our Tax Dollars To Support The Decimation of Sharks??
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Please join us in expressing outrage against Florida Gov. Charlie Crist's request for federal disaster relief to help Florida's shark fishing industry
A Diver's-Eye View Of Great Barrier Reef
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Teeming with life, Australia's landmark is a spectacular destination for tourists of the underwater variety.
Climate Change Hitting the Sea's Little Guys Too
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When it comes to climate change, polar bears and sharks may grab the bulk of the headlines-but it's the threat to the sea's tiniest creatures that has some marine scientists most concerned
Scripps Expedition Provides New Baseline for Coral Reef Conservation
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From sharks to microbes, scientists capture key data at the central Pacific's Line Islands archipelago
Sharks Travel "Superhighways" Visit "Cafes"
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Sharks follow well-traveled "superhighways" among feeding hot spots, new research suggests. The discovery should allow scientists to create better conservation strategies for the fish
Africa's Shark Photography Paradise Under Threat
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A terrible day for Tiger Sharks, divers and photographers. Thomas Peschak reports
Sharks Disappearing As Fin Chopping Rises
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Populations of tiger, bull, dusky and other sea sharks have plummeted by more than 95 percent since the 1970s as fisherman kill the animals for their fins or when they scoop other fish from the ocean
Shark Poachng At Cococs Island
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An Imaging Foundation expedition uncovered and documented poaching activity at Cocos Island
Probe Into Killing Of Tiger Sharks
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Three big tiger sharks from the school well known to the diving community at Aliwal Shoal on the South Coast are suspected to have been illegally captured and killed for meat
Warming Risks Antarctic Sea Life
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Unique marine life in Antarctica will be at risk from an invasion of sharks, crabs and other predators if global warming continues, scientists warn
Two New Shark Species Found
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Two new species of wobbegongs, otherwise known as carpet sharks, have been found in Western Australian waters.
Hunters Just One Peril In Whales' Struggle To Survive
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Whales are beautiful, intelligent, social animals who surely don't deserve a vicious end. So how else can a whale die? Is there a nice way?
The Most Important Fish In The Sea
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Obliteration of the world's great shark species may be upsetting the balance of entire ocean ecosystems
30 'Finned' Sharks Washed Up On New Zealand Beach
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In December a New Zealand Department of Conservation ranger came across a gruesome find in the Marlborough Sounds: the bloodied carcasses of 30 sand sharks whose fins had been cut off by commercial...
Taking Rays, Feeding Sharks Now Illegal
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It is now illegal to take rays from Commonwealth waters, and to feed sharks without a permit within the near-shore waters
Premiere of Island of The Great White Shark
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A precarious population of great white sharks and the ongoing scientific research intended to secure their survival is the subject of "Island of the Great White Shark", a just completed documentary...
Rare Juvenile Whale Sharks Sighted in Maharashtra
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Two rare juvenile whale sharks were found trapped in a fishing net off the coast of Niwati in Maharashtra, India
Recognizing Stripes, Not Faces, Software Tracks Whale Sharks
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Australian scientist is having better luck with software that can identify individual whale sharks
International Protection for World's Sharks
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Sharks have had a bad press ever since Jaws, if not before
Whale Sharks Protected From...Deadly Swimmers?
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Based on thousands of remarkable underwater images, marine scientists have concluded that the world's largest shark is thriving in western Australia, thanks to well-managed ecotourism that appears...
Whale Shark Numbers Increase at Ningaloo
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The future for the gigantic whale sharks of the Indian Ocean looks good, according to the results of a recent study
United Nations Bares its Teeth to Protect Sharks
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Humane Society International and other conservationists applaud the U.N. General Assembly for its decision to enhance the conservation of sharks throughout the world
Testimony to Human Brutality
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Look at the photographs, look closely. See the deformed jaws? The lower jaws of these two tiger sharks are broken; the smaller shark has its lower jaw actually hanging out of the mouth
Options for European Shark Plan Revealed
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The Shark Alliance is welcoming the release of the European Commission's consultation document for a Community Plan of Action (CPOA) for Sharks, which, at long last, addresses the plight of sharks...
Satellite Tags May Save Gulf Sharks
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Sharks are more spread out in the winter waters of the Gulf of Mexico, so the 24-hour expedition was a gamble.
The team of scientists set out on a boat with four satellite transmitter tags in...
Sharks on Deck: December Brings Shark Conservation Decisions within Europe and Globally
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This month, the Shark Alliance is welcoming a suite of opportunities to secure a brighter future for beleaguered shark species, particularly those within Europe. Through deliberation of EU...
There Once Was a Shark That Ate an Amphibian That Ate a Fish ...
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A fossilized shark that swallowed a crocodile-like amphibian that, in turn, had gobbled up a fish has now been unearthed.
This exceptional find marks the first time scientists have found direct...
International Shark Photo Exposition
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To create awareness to the worldside shark-finning problem, the Protect the Sharks Foundation has created the International Shark Photo Exposition (ISPE).
Sharks are particularly vulnerable to...
Mediterranean Sharks, Rays Facing Oblivion
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The great white shark is among 30 species of sharks and rays fast swimming toward oblivion in the Mediterranean Sea, a new report warns
Sharkwater Debuts Nov 2nd
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An open letter from Rob Stewart - the man behind Sharkwater...Hopefully by now you've heard about Sharkwater, the most award winning documentary of the year that broke box office records in Canada
Humane Society wants to end shark fishing event
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The Humane Society of the United States is urging organizers of the Destin Fishing Rodeo to permanently end the shark division event after the killing of an 844-pound mako shark.
The Humane...
Last Chance To See Labradors Of The Deep
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The threat of the grey nurse shark's extinction is scarier than sharing a dive with it, writes Genevieve Swart. I am 20 metres underwater, gazing at three grey nurse sharks and breathing heavily...
2008 Galapagos Trip
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DivePhotoGuide Does The Galapagos In Style. There are only a few spots left to join Jason & Wendy Heller as we seek underwater photo opportunities with whale sharks, sea lions, schooling...
Great White Shark Packs Hunt Whales
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PACKS of great white sharks are feeding off southeast Queensland, experts say.
The warmer weather and migrating whales brought the sharks north from their traditional cooler cruising waters in...
Shark Documentary Packs Considerable Bite
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Looking to reclaim some of the integrity snatched away by Messrs. Benchley and Spielberg, "Sharkwater" is both a startlingly photographed portrait of that maligned denizen of the deep and a...
The Killing Machine Fighting For Its Very Survival
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SHARKS are often demonised as the ultimate killing machine. But largely unnoticed by the public, they are being driven to the brink of extinction with quiet, ruthless efficiency.
They are...
Yahoo's Involvement In The Shark Fin Trade
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Dear Ms. Decker,
It baffles me that a company worth billions of dollars would use its wealth to help destroy our oceans. Your investment in the Chinese company Alibaba has dramatically...
Seven Whale Sharks Rescued Off Veraval Port In Last 4 Days
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As many as seven whale sharks have been rescued off Veraval coast in the last four days. Between October 7 and October 9, four mid-sea rescue operations were carried out during which four whale...
Tuna Fishing Kills Endangered Species
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Fishhooks meant to catch tuna in the southern Pacific and Indian Oceans are killing endangered seabirds, as well as sharks and turtles, the WWF conservation group said on Thursday.
It estimated...
An SOS- Save Our Seas
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BRITAIN'S seas need urgent legal protection to stop the destruction of underwater habitats and preserve biodiversity, conservationists warn today.
WWF-UK says seahorses, basking sharks, turtles...
European Shark Week
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The Shark Alliance, a coalition of 40 NGOs dedicated to science-based conservation of sharks, is delighted to announce the launch of the first ever EUROPEAN SHARK WEEK, which will run from 8th u"...
Oceana Encourages Activism For Shark Conservation
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Oceana encourages activism for shark conservation
Published: 05 October, 2007
uA…aˆ?Every Fin Counts!uA‚A? is the slogan for the first European Shark Week, taking place in various aquariums...
OceanFest Celebrates Farallones Sanctuary
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A few miles beyond the Golden Gate Bridge, a wide diversity of aquatic plants and species coexist in an area under federal protection since 1981, when then President Jimmy Carter signed a bill...
Corals And Angel Sharks On Threatened Species List
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Corals have been added to the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species for the first time, as the World Conservation Union declares...
Fishing Ban Protects Largest Coral Reef In The Philippines
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Reef fish and other marine species can breathe easier with the introduction of a fishing ban around Apo Reef, the largest coral reef in the Philippines and the second largest contiguous reef in the...
Baby Whale Dies Tangled In Nets
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A baby whale has died after it got tangled in shark nets along the KwaZulu-Natal south coast.
Lifeguards in Amanzimtoti said there was an outcry by residents when the whale became stuck in the...
World's Sharks Threatened By Kitchen Predator
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Conservationists have fought long and hard battles to save species such as elephants, the rhino, the giant panda, dolphins and whales. Now marine scientists and conservationists face one of their...
UF Toxicology Lab To Assess Effects Of Pollutants On Sharks
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Sending commonly prescribed medications down the drain may be taking a bite out of the environment u" at least when it comes to shark habitat, University of Florida veterinary scientists say. In...
Fish Die-Off Prompts Closing Of Aquarium
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The main section of Malaysia's largest aquarium has been shut after about 600 fish died mysteriously, possibly because of deliberate poisoning, officials said Wednesday.
The fish, including...
Reviews: A Diver's Guide to Reef Life & A Diver's Guide to Underwater Malaysia Macrolife by Andrea and Antonella Ferrari
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You should recognize the names Andrea and Antonella Ferrari. The dynamic duo husband and wife team have been contributing to DivePhotoGuide since earlier this year (Lembeh, Kapalai). They are also...
Pacific Angel Shark Pup Born At Aquarium
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A city aquarium has announced what it has called the first-ever birth in captivity of a Pacific angel shark, a sand-burrowing species resembling a ray or a skate that lives along the West Coast....
Marine Life Paying Price For Shark Netting
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THIS spring and summer, more than 100 dolphins, sea turtles, whales, rays - and even dugongs and sea lions - will be trapped in nets designed to protect NSW swimmers from sharks.
However,...
Atienza Declares War On Poachers
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Environment Secretary Lito Atienza yesterday ordered an aggressive fight against poachers by vigorously pursuing their prosecution in a bid to stop them from returning to Philippine waters.
In...
Shark Researcher Works To Debunk Myths, Study Evolution
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Turns out, the color of blood doesn't get much reaction from sharks. It's the scent that attracts them.
"These ideas are repeated over and over," said Stephen Kajiura, who began...
Call To Protect Shark-filled Sea
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Conservationists are urging the Australian government to protect the Coral Sea, one of its last tropical marine wildernesses.
The sea was recently declared a "predator diversity...
$500,000 To Name The Walking Shark After You
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Hemiscyllium...(your name here)
The completely singular evolutionary path this shark has taken gives it pectoral fins uniquely developed for walking. This form ofmotion, unknown in other sharks,...
Malaysian Ministry Bans Shark's Fin Soup
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Malaysia's Natural Resources and Environment Ministry has struck off shark's fin soup from the menus at official functions, to help conserve the species, a report said Saturday.
Minister Azmi...
Hammerhead Sharks At Risk-Red List
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Following are highlights of a 2007 "Red List" of endangered species of animals and plants issued by the World Conservation Union on Wednesday.
The Union, which comprises governments,...
Call For Protection Area To Save Sharks
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THREATENED basking sharks would be one of many creatures to benefit from protected marine reserves.
It has been a record summer for these huge plankton-eating sharks, with many seen off the...
Chinese Province Takes WA's Advice On Whale Shark
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A Chinese Governor is moving to protect whale sharks in response to a request from the Western Australian Government.
WA Premier Alan Carpenter wrote to the Governor of Zhejiang province earlier...
460 Sharks Spotted Off Cornwall In One Day
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The highest number of basking sharks counted in one day off the British coast has been recorded this week u" and it's down to summer arriving, albeit very late.
There were 460 seen between...
Basking Shark Bonanza
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An unprecedented number of basking sharks have been counted off the Cornish coast.
Staff on Ocean Ranger, a boat that takes tourists on wildlife watching trips around the Land's End peninsula,...
Basking Shark Plea Following Death In The UK
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Conservationists have appealed to the public to keep their distance from basking sharks after one was found dead and one injured off the Cornish coast. The Marine Conservation Society (MCS) said a...
World's Biggest Fish Is A Delicate Feeder
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The whale shark -- a massive, polka-dotted creature stretching about 23 feet long -- slowly swam up alongside the scientists' boat. As it neared, they tossed a handful of pre-soaked rice in front...
Whale Sharks Gather Near Mexico
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Within the last few years, scientists discovered a gathering of whale sharks off the coast of Mexico unlike anything ever seen before.
The Georgia Aquarium has organized a research project to...
Guadalupe Island Conservation Fund Scores Two For The Sharks
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MarineBio partner the Guadalupe Island Conservation Fund has been working hard to get Yahoo! and its sister company Alibaba.com to stop selling thousands of tons of dried shark fins through their...
Shark Nets Shown To Trap More Than Sharks
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Shark nets lining the coast of Australia are doing more harm than good by killing dozens of other marine species, a conservationist study has found.
The 150-metre long shark nets, reaching all...
Unusually High Number Of Sharks Wash Up On N. Oregon Coast
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For reasons that can only be guessed at, an unusual amount of dead sharks have been washing up on north Oregon coast beaches in the last few weeks. Most have appeared in a stretch thatus roughly 40...
Shark Finning In Palau, The Slaughter Continues
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This blog post is from the Alliance Diving Blog, via Dermot Keane, GM of Samus Tours and Founder of the Palau Shark Sanctuary, Palau Micronesia...
Just last week around August 15, yet another...
Critics Protest Saco Shark-fishing Tourney
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The Humane Society of the United States and two Maine groups want Saco officials to stop a charity shark-fishing tournament.
"It's a carnival. It's a carnival. The sharks are hauled up and...
Academy Of Sciences Previews Aquatic Display
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It's not a land shark, but how about a chance to see a shark on land? The California Academy of Sciences today is offering a preview of a brand new exhibit of rare aquatic life from the depths of...
X Ray Mag Issue #18 Available For Download
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In this issue...Soccoro Island a.k.a. islas Revillagigedos;
Wolfgang dances with Tiger - free diving with Tiger sharks;
Manta Ray Ecology;
Great White Shark diving - with no cages;
Science of...
Invasion Of The Hammerheads Close To Shores In Japan
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Hammerhead sharks, which rarely venture near coastlines, were spotted close to beaches in Fukuoka and Shizuoka prefectures early this month, apparently because of a warm current that was flowing...
A Win For Sharks: Fishing Contest On Hold
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A shark-fishing competition off Durban has been called off after protests from scientists and marine conservation groups.
The competition was due to start this weekend, with cash prizes for...
Conquest Of Land Began In Shark Genome
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When the first four-legged animals sprouted fingers and toes, they took an ancient genetic recipe and simply extended the cooking time, say University of Florida scientists writing in Wednesdayus...
Basking Sharks Spotted Off UK Coast
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Large groups of basking sharks have been spotted off the Cornish coast during an aerial survey.
The University of Exeter and Marine Conservation Society (MCS) recorded 18 basking sharks in two...
South Africa: Outcry At Plan To Slaughter Sharks
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Top marine scientists have lashed out at a planned shark-fishing competition off Durban next weekend with one describing it as a return to the "dark days of revenge killing" of the...
Protect Our Sharks, Protect Our Oceans
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Humans kill something like 100 million sharks annually. More humans are killed annually by dogs and by falling coconuts than are killed by sharks. At such levels, humanity will certainly survive...
Sandbar Sharks Get Some Help
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Federal fisheries officials are taking additional steps to protect sandbar sharks.
A new rule would ban the recreational harvest of sandbar sharks - recognizable by their long pectoral fins -...
Fears For Shark Species As Fin Market Grows
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A dramatic increase in shark fishing, fuelled by the lucrative shark fin market, is threatening already endangered species along the NSW coast.
Long-line fishing methods used by shark fishermen...
Baby Salmon Sharks Mysteriously Dying, Washing Ashore
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Nearly a dozen dead juvenile salmon sharks, disoriented by brain infections and often mistaken for baby great whites, have washed up along Central Coast shores in the past month.And itus not the...
Call For Renewed Conservation Efforts Following Basking Shark Landing
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THE Shark Alliance says it was on the scene for yesterday's fish market display of a six metre, two-ton, female basking shark, which it claims was landed illegally on Tuesday night in Zeebrugge,...
Rare Albino Shark Rules Deep
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PERHAPS this is the English shark that had our northern cousins in a cold sweat last week - after all, it's white, bloated and sports a set of decidedly dodgy teeth.
This rare albino grey nurse...
Sign A Petition To Reinstate The Shark Fin Ban In Ecuador
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Sign a Petition to Reinstate the Shark Fin Ban in Ecuador. Last week we ran a story from The Guardian (UK): Hundreds of sharks have been slaughtered daily off the coast of Ecuador since a ban on...
Shark Blood Changes All The Time
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Sharks change their blood volume depending on the saltiness of the water they're swimming in, according to new research.
So sharks must continuously regulate their blood and other body-fluid...
Cocos - The Islands Of The Sharks
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From May 18 to June 1 we invested two weeks between Malpelo (off Colombia) and Cocos islands (Off Costa Rica) both are about 250 miles west off the coast of Central America on board the superb...
Ecologists Hit Out At Ecuador For Legalising Shark Fin Sales
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Hundreds of sharks have been slaughtered daily off the coast of Ecuador since a ban on the sale of fins was lifted last week, prompting warnings of ecological disaster.
Fishing boats have returned...
Cocos - The Islands of the Sharks
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From May 18 to June 1 we invested two weeks between Malpelo (off Colombia) and Cocos islands (Off Costa Rica) both are about 250 miles west off the coast of Central America on board the superb...
Shark Tag's Cross-country Journey
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The device is believed to have come off a basking shark in the Firth of Clyde.
Scientists believe it was picked up by someone who lives in Ayrshire and is being kept in a bag.
They want it...
More Sharks In Hong Kong Waters
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Cleaner waters and a more plentiful supply of fish could be luring more sharks to the territory than at any time in the last 10 years, a media report said on Sunday.
The main beach at Stanley,...
Shark Tournament Not Without Controversy
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After a five-year absence, the Heritage Days shark fishing tournament is making a comeback on Saturday, drawing interest from fishermen and animal rights activists alike.
Everyone is excited,...
Ecuadoran Police Confiscate 2 Tonnes Of Shark Fins
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Police have seized about two tonnes of shark fins illegally fished in the days before a widely criticized presidential decree allowing the sale of fins if the sharks - some of them threatened...
Researchers Find Largest Whale Sharks Gathering
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Researchers at the world's largest aquarium have found what is believed to be the world's largest gathering of the world's largest fish along the Mexican coast.
A study released Thursday by the...
Shark Week...It's What's For Dinner?
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Ever since Jaws debuted in 1975, Americans have been obsessed with sharks. And for the past 20 years, the Discovery Channel has been capitalizing on both our love and fear of the underwater...
WWF Launches Bid To Save Southern Africa Fisheries
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Fisheries in southern Africa face further decline unless a new approach to fishing is adopted, the World Wildlife Fund said on Wednesday at the launch of a report aimed at protecting the region's...
NOAA Proposes Stringent Limits To Sandbar Shark Fishing
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NOAA Fisheries Service is proposing that commercial and recreational fishing for sandbar sharks be significantly reduced and limited to only those commercial vessels that take part in a shark...
Catch-Release Angling Injures Fish
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Catch and release fishing seems like a win win-situation, with recreational anglers experiencing the thrill of a catch, while their prey can, in theory, swim safely away.
But that's not always...
Ecuador Lifts Ban On Sale Of Shark Fins
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Ecuador's president overturned a ban on the sale of shark fins, which are popular in Asia, but stipulated they can only be sold if the sharks are caught by fishermen accidentally.
In a...
Rare Whale Shark Seen In Local Waters
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Recreational fishermen often say theyuve seen a shark bigger than their boat, and all you can do is say, uA…aˆ?Uh huh.uA‚A?
But donut discount the fish story told by Jerry Helms and Harry...
Hunter And Hunted, Sharks A Diverse Species In Danger
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But putting aside the fear factor for a moment, have you ever wondered about the sharks themselves? It turns out that sharks are absolutely fascinating creatures. They have existed on our planet...
No More Sharks In The Soup, Says Conservation Group
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A conservation group has warned that sharks could be extinct within a generation unless people lose their appetite for shark fin soup, Reuters reports.
WildAid today called on the Chinese...
Open Letter to Discovery Networks
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Members of the International SHARK - L Discussion List have recently got together to write the following letter to Discovery Network regarding Shark Week programming.
If you feel that you agree...
Glow-in-the-Dark Sharks At Risk?
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One of the first ever detailed studies on deep water lantern sharks, so named for their ability to glow in the dark, has found they are in danger of extinction.
Recent studies have linked...
Stop Shark Fishing in Tobago
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"In recent weeks a fishing boat has been coming into Speyside in Tobago and shark fishing off little Tobago. This kind of targeted fishing is indiscriminate. They are catching sharks of all...
Are Whale Sharks The New Panda?
NEWS
No visit to the Georgia Aquarium in downtown Atlanta is complete without a stroll through its most impressive feature, a transparent tunnel that transverses the world's largest fish tank. When...
Official Shark Awareness Day
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Is that 180 bowl of shark fin soup really worth its eco-cost?
Did you know that this Saturday, July 14th, is official Shark Awareness Day? Much as we love to hate this fearsome predator of the...
Dinos, Sharks Were Predators And Prey
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Sharks and dinosaurs in prehistoric Europe had a taste for each other, suggests a new review of vertebrate fossils found in the Galve region of Northeast Spain.
Diverse findings dating from the...
Firms Want Eaters Hooked On Shark Meat
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In recent but more barbaric times, sharks caught as a by-catch of a tuna haul had their dorsal fins sliced off and were dumped back into the sea for a slow and agonizing death.
While the fins...
Whale Sharks In Decline
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Fears that whale shark numbers are in decline have been confirmed even though a large number of countries have ceased harvesting the world's largest fish.
"Because these animals migrate...
Tiger Sharks Keep Seagrass Tidy
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Australian tiger sharks keep a tidy lawn for their marine neighbors by controlling where local herbivores can nibble, according to a study published in the current issue of Animal Behavior.
The...
Basking Shark Stranded After Being Caught In Illegal Drift Net
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Drift netting is believed to be responsible for the stranding of a large basking shark found dead on a Kerry beach.
The three-metre long female shark - they grow to up to three times that...
Declaration, Manifesto for Immediate Worldwide Shark Conservation Actions
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An initiated global correspondence toward issue recognition, situational awareness and public information regarding biological destruction of sharks and related or associated species and systems....
Stop Shark Fishing In Tobago
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"In recent weeks a fishing boat has been coming into Speyside in Tobago and shark fishing off little Tobago. This kind of targeted fishing is indiscriminate. They are catching sharks of all...
Final Submissions In Shark Protection Case
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Final submissions are expected to be heard today in a court case aimed at protecting grey nurse sharks.
The Nature Conservation Council's Megan Kessler says the main threat to the sharks is...
Some Sharks Nearly Wiped Out
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Researchers at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science said the presence of sharks in the state's coastal waters should not surprise or alarm people.
Dean Grubbs, a researcher at VIMS, directs...
You Can Help Us Save Sharks
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A Letter from Rob Stewart, Director of SHARKWATER
Help us convince Canada, New Zealand and United States to save two species of sharks.
The Convention on International Trade in Endangered...
Elasmobranch Scanner Tech Ready For War On Terror
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The US Navy's plan to detect mines and other underwater objects by their electrical fields - in the same way as sharks and rays find prey - has moved closer to reality.
Elasmobranch fish (rays,...
Predatory Nature
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The fin is unmistakable. Slicing through the wavy foreground of a vast ocean, with the sun majestically setting behind, it resonates with ominous connotations: danger, predation, strength, speed,...
Predator Is Prey: Sharks Killed For Fins
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Sharks get a bad rap in the media, often portrayed as bloodthirsty, man-eating monsters. But there's a profound change going on in the world's oceans, as sharks go from predator to prey.
It's...
Man Swims With Sharks To Save Them
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Rob Stewart spent five years swimming with u" and hugging u" sharks, but he never felt threatened until he ran into humans.
His brush with death, he told TODAY co-host Matt Lauer, came while the...
International Ban On Shark Finning Adopted
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The Ocean Conservancy and Defenders of Wildlife have applauded the adoption of an international ban on shark finning by the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC).
Finning - the...
Parasites Suck Toxins From Sharks
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Parasitic worms inside the guts of sharks are absorbing high concentrations of toxic heavy metals, researchers have found. The worms could be useful to scientists trying to check up on the health...
Shark Pregnancy Baffles Aquarium
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Veterinarian Bob George sliced open the dead shark and saw the outline of a fish.
No surprise there, since sharks digest their food slowly.
Then George realized he wasn't looking at the...
Interaction between Killer Whales and Hammerhead Sharks in Galapagos Waters
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A possible predatory interaction between killer whales (Orcinus orca) and hammerhead sharks (Sphyrna sp.) was observed during April 1991 near Punta Cormorant, Galupagos Islands. Three killer whales...
Robot Sub Explores Giant Canyon
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Using Britain's ISIS robot submarine - a van-sized bundle of high-technology - researchers are for the first time able to view previously hidden features up to 5km (three miles) deep in the Nazare...
Declaration, Manifesto For Immediate Worldwide Shark Conservation Actions
NEWS
An initiated global correspondence toward issue recognition, situational awareness and public information regarding biological destruction of sharks and related or associated species and systems. A...
Shark Population Staging A Return
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It seems an unlikely place to catch leopard sharks and bat rays, but the smaller channels of the slough here were crawling with them Monday as Earthwatch Institute teamed with the Pelagic Shark...
Whale Sharks Tracked Through Honduras, Belize And Mexico
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In the aftermath of another Whale Shark death at Georgia Aquarium, here is a group of researchers that are using ground breaking technology to achieve real research results with out the aid of...
Volunteer Efforts Pay Off For Sea Turtles
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Earthwatch volunteers who joined the Black Sea Turtles of Baja expeditions in the late 90s can look back at all those long days of hauling uncooperative sea turtles aboard small boats to weigh and...
NZ & Japan Oppose Conservation Of Sharks At CITES
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The New Zealand Government is coming under fire from conservation groups for helping to block European Union proposals that would see two threatened shark species gain greater protection. CITES...
Trade Restrictions Approved For Endangered Rays
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The Hague, The Netherlands - Trade restrictions have been approved for critically endangered sawfish, large rays related to sharks.
Delegates attending a meeting of the Convention on...
Pacific Fishery Expansion Denied
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Responding to concerns by scientists and conservation groups, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) affirmed protections for critically endangered leatherback sea turtles in California...
Shark Tourneys Should Be Extinct
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With some species on endangered lists, others depleted, it's time to end the big- money killing orgies.
What will they hunt when the sharks are gone? Which will be
the next species pursued...
Humane Society Targets Eastern Shore Shark Tournament
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The nation's largest animal rights group wants to end the Ocean City Shark Tournament, saying shark fishing techniques are barbaric and the tournament harms dwindling populations of thresher, blue...
No Love For Sharks
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A United Nations forum on endangered species rejected bids on Friday to put in place controls on the multi-million dollar trade in two types of sharks, highly prized for their meat and fins.
The...
Haven For Turtles & Sharks Discoverd In The Bahamas
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With warm waters and ideal natural habitats, the Bahamas are known as prime breeding grounds for a variety of marine species.
So Nature Conservancy scientists, partners, and volunteers were...
Need A Job Helping To Protect Central American Sharks?
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MarViva is a non-governmental, non-profit organization that works jointly with local authorities and communities in order to protect the coastal and marine resources of the Eastern Tropical Pacific...
You Can Help Us Save Sharks
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A Letter from Rob Stewart, Director of SHARKWATER --
Help us convince Canada, New Zealand and United States to save two species of sharks.
The Convention on International Trade in...
Sharks Use Strange Trick To Hunt Prey
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Like dogs, sharks rely on a keen sense of smell to track down food. But new research shows noses aren't the only way that sharks detect smells: Their entire bodies, in fact, function as giant noses...
Humans Have A Bit Of Shark In Them
NEWS
Some 450 million years ago, sharks and humans shared a common ancestor, making sharks our distant cousins.
And according to recent research, this kinship is evident in our DNA, as at least one...
Research: Sharks Use Their Nose, Special Skin To Locate Smells
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Sharks are known to have a keen sense of smell, which in many species is critical for finding food. However, according to new research from Boston University marine biologists, sharks can not use...
Tiger Shark Diving: Tiger Beach Vs. Aliwal Shoal
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Which place is 'better'? Now, this is a tough question I have been asked after I returned from South Africa three weeks ago. Both spots are great, probably the only ones in the world where you are...
Concern Over Decline In Australia's Whale Shark Numbers
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A leading environmental group is calling on the Australian government to negotiate with its Asian neighbours to help stem the decline in whale shark numbers.
Marine scientists are concerned...
Fish Story's New Reality Is That Man Bites Shark
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Year after year, beach season brings accounts of harrowing shark attacks as people around the world plunge into the surf to escape summer's heat.
But the reality is that these fearsome predators...
Sharks At Risk As Traditions Decline
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Weather disasters, economic pressures and other problems have disrupted the lives of Pacific Islanders near Australia to the point that they too are now mismanaging their natural resources. This...
NOAA Eyes Shark Kill To Rescue Monk Seals
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Federal scientists desperate to save the endangered Hawaiian monk seal from extinction want permission to kill Galapagos sharks that have been attacking and killing young seals in the Northwestern...
Captive Shark Had 'virgin Birth'
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Female hammerhead sharks can reproduce without having sex, scientists confirm.
The evidence comes from a shark at Henry Doorly Zoo in Nebraska which gave birth to a pup in 2001 despite having had...
Taiwan To Ban Whale Shark Consumption Trade By 2008
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Taiwan will ban the harvest and sale of whale sharks beginning in 2008, a decision that could have repercussions at the Georgia Aquarium and other facilities where the world's largest fish are...
Call To Ban Shark Finning At Sea
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Fisheries should be banned from cutting fins off sharks while still at sea, to stem a dramatic decline in their populations, scientists and conservationists warned yesterday.
The move would close...
Best Of British
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A DVD which showcases the best of British diving has been produced by the BSAC, together with underwater film-maker and BBC journalist John McIntyre. The Dive Master Insurance-sponsored DVD...
Sharks Have No Secrets
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A group of local scientists and "real" shark fans are discovering more about the secrets of migratory tiger sharks off the Aliwal Shoal, south of Durban.
By inserting sophisticated...
EU Shark Ban Ineffective
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The European Union's shark finning regulations are hopelessly inadequate, allowing vast numbers of sharks to be killed, finned and dumped at sea in secret, a report by a conservation group said on...
Georgia Aquarium To Get 2 New Whale Sharks
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Reports out of Taiwan say the world's largest aquarium will be adding two more whale sharks.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution is reporting that officials on the east Asia island are ready to...
UK Basking Sharks Arrive Early
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Basking sharks made an earlier appearance in UK waters this year, with two sightings in Wales in March and rare April sightings in Northern Ireland and the Isle of Man. The Marine Conservation...
Basking Shark In Danger Of Extinction
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Canada's giant basking sharks face extinction because of government measures decades ago to stop them disrupting salmon fishing, an official committee on threatened species said on Tuesday....
Dead Sharks Found After Fishing Contest
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Shark conservationists are outraged by the killing of at least one and possibly two protected great whites on the southern Cape Coast, apparently during a fishing competition.
The competition...
Sharks: Stewards Of The Reef At NCUPS
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The Northern California Underwater Photographic Society, proudly presents a very special seminar with environmental documentary filmmaker, David McGuire of Trillium Films, Friday, May 11, 2007. Mr....
DNA Testing Reveals Illegal Trade Of Basking Shark Fins
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hark from further population declines, a new study published in the current on-line edition of Animal Conservation reports that the world's second largest fish is still being killed for its...
Georgia Wants Whale Sharks, But Taiwan Demands Answers
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Three months after the mysterious death of a prized whale shark, the Georgia Aquarium has applied to the Taiwanese government for two more.
Officials in Taiwan, however, raised concerns this...
Video: Man & Great White Interactions
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I heard about this video on a message board. Beautifully shot and definitely risky to a degree, this video demonstrates that man can interact with the Great White, outside of a cage, at length...
A Tale About Sharks
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Some folks are quick to give sharks a bad rep without considering their importance as top feeders in the marine food web. But when we remove these so-called lions of the ocean from their habitat...
NCUPS Presents Filmmaker David McGuire Of Trillium Films
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The Northern California Underwater Photographic Society (www.NCUPS.org), proudly presents a very special seminar with environmental documentary filmmaker, David McGuire of Trillium Films, Friday,...
DNA Testing Reveals Continued, Illegal Trade In Fins Of Endangered Basking Sharks
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Despite regulations by some countries to protect the behemoth basking shark from further population declines, a new study published in the current on-line edition of Animal Conservation reports...
Stuart Cove Appears On CNBC - Discusses Underwater Film Making
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Stuart Cove's shark diving adventures explored on national cable TV show. Dive Bahamas continues to be THE place for Hollywood underwater productions.
Shark Diving Wrangler, Stuart Cove, was...
New Zealand Law's Lack Of Teeth - Bad News For Sharks
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From this month, all great white sharks in New Zealand's territorial waters are protected under the Wildlife Act. At first glance it seems a joke to protect the most feared predator in the ocean....
This Earth Day, Remember The Deep-sea
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The goblin shark (shown here) and the frill shark are two of the rarest and deepest dwelling of sharks. Only two of each species have been taken in North America EVER. That's why researcher Jose...
8 Million Sharks Killed Accidentally Off Africa Yearly
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At least 7.8 million sharks are killed off southern Africa each year by hooks intended for other animals, a new study says.
Accidentally caught animals, or bycatch, also include some 34,000...
'Sharkwater' Takes Top Prizes At Gen Art
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Helmer Rob Stewart's underwater Canuck doc "Sharkwater" garnered top prizes at the 12th annual Gen Art Film Festival in Gotham this week.
Pic is the first documentary to win fest's grand...
How Anglers Are Killing The Grey Nurse Shark
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Some legal action to push the Australian government to do more about the conservation of Grey Nurse Sharks than just announcing the fact is is now critically endangered is underway at the moment....
Basking Shark Rescued Off Cornish Coast
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A basking shark was found close to death after it was entangled in a fishing net off Britain's Cornish coast.
The 12-foot shark recovered quickly after it was cut free, The Times of London said...
Study Finds When Sharks Disappear, So Do Shellfish
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A team of Canadian and American scientists says that the overfishing of large sharks has led to an explosion of small predators that are devastating populations of shellfish. VOA's David McAlary...
Species Falling Victim To Benguela Butchery
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South African vessels account for about 500 of the estimated 33 850 seabirds killed a year during long-line fishing operations in the Benguela Current ecosystem.
About 200 of these are taken on...
Bull Sharks Not Bulldozers In Bimini
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I like SharkTrust's caption on a photo illustrating an article about the development going on in the Bahamas around Bimini. "Bull sharks not bulldozers." The bulldozers have already wreaked havoc...
Longline Fishing Kills Large Quantities Of Sharks, Sea Birds, Turtles
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More than seven million sharks and skates are killed every year as an unintended consequence of longline fishing off the west coasts of South Africa, Namibia and Angola, a report by environmental...
Save The Sharks
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In August 1999, I was a 19-year-old photographer on assignment to photograph sharks in the Galapagos Islands. Instead of filming the creatures in all their majesty, I wound up releasing dying...
Reminder: Xray-Mag Issue #16
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105 full spreads of HOT stuff in this, our biggest ever issue:
PHILIPPINES - Diving the Visayas. AMBON - the spice islands in Indonesia.
Protecting the Sharks: Wolfgang Leander + Rob...
Xray-Mag Issue #16 Available For Download
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PHILIPPINES - Diving the Visayas. AMBON - the spice islands in Indonesia.
Protecting the Sharks: Wolfgang Leander + Rob Stewart/Sharkwater movie. Divemedicine: Why antioxidants protects divers....
Shark-fin Industry Puts Species Under Threat
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I am grateful to Sara Valentin for bringing attention to yet another establishment which sees no wrong in offering shark-fin products to its customers (See Woo restaurant, Going Out, March 22)....
Overfishing Large Sharks Impacts Entire Marine Ecosystem
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Fewer big sharks in the oceans mean that bay scallops and other shellfish may be harder to find at the market, according to an article in the March 30 issue of the journal Science, tying two...
Three Sharks Die In Aquarium Move
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The black tipped reef sharks were three of five moved 70 miles (112km) from Great Yarmouth to their refurbished tank at the Hunstanton Sea Life Centre.
The centre said the deaths were...
Praying For A Predator
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Until man came along, sharks ruled the seas. Among the ocean's first vertebrates, sharks have been around for more than 400 million years. During that time, they have had an impact on all aspects...
Dead Sharks And Rays Wash Ashore In Florida
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Dead sharks are crashing the area's spring break party. Dozens of juvenile bonnethead sharks and stingrays washed ashore Tuesday on Fort Myers Beach and Lovers Key State Park. As many as 25 sharks...
Coast Guard Seizes Mexican Fishing Boat
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The U.S. Coast Guard seized a Mexican fishing boat carrying tons of shark and an undisclosed number of shark fins after the vessel was spotted Sunday allegedly poaching 11 miles inside U.S....
Shark Slaughter In Yemen
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Marine environmental group Project AWARE foundation has appealed to the Yemeni government to take action against shark fishing, after it received reports about systematic shark slaughter taking...
You Can Help - Petition Against Shark Finning!
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Alibaba.com is one of the largest online traders of seafood and other products, especially shark fin - without regards to source or sustainability. The practice of shark finning, where a shark is...
Mexico Passes Shark Finning Ban
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In a surprising move, the Mexican government has recently published sweeping new regulations and protections for sharks, including a shark finning ban, an extension of the moratorium on new...
National Geographic: An Eden For Sharks
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In the March issue of National Geographic, journalist Jennifer Holland shares her story of close encounters with sharks while on assignment in the Bahamas. Accompanying her was photojournalist...
Shark Hunt Drags In The Giants
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SHARK patrol officers have caught an unusually large number of big maneaters in the past two months.
Rain usually brings the predators closer to shore, so the drought means the number of sharks...
Bullsharks Not Bulldozers In Bimini
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I like SharkTrust's caption on a photo illustrating an article about the development going on in the Bahamas around Bimini. "Bullsharks not bulldozers." The bulldozers have already wreaked havoc in...
Australian Whale Sharks Under Threat From Proposed Salt Mine
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Straits Resources proposes to construct 411 square kilometres of evaporative 'solar' salt ponds across the discharge of the Yannarie system. A complex system of rock retaining walls would extend 70...
Interaction Between Killer Whales & Hammerhead Sharks In The Galapagos
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A possible predatory interaction between killer whales (Orcinus orca) and hammerhead sharks (Sphyrna sp.) was
observed during April 1991 near Punta Cormorant, Galupagos Islands. Three killer...
UWP Mag Issue #35 Available For Download
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New York Underwater Photo Society/
Dive Photo Guide competitions/
Bahama sharks with Eric Cheng/
Truk with Martin Edge/
Emerald Seas Best Cover Design/
Dominica recompression chamber/
The...
Twenty New Shark & Ray Species Found In Indonesia
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Twenty new species of sharks and rays have been discovered in Indonesia in a five-year survey of catches at local fish markets, Australian researchers said Wednesday.
The survey by the...
Australia - Macho Shark Slaughterers Everywhere
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One of our underwater.com.au members alerted me to this story and yes there have been way to many crazt stories like this in the press lately.
Jo's words on this topic:
Many more similar...
"Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind?" - Deep Sea Trawling
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This rare sighting of a living frilled shark in such shallow waters was firstly reported to marine park scientists by a fisherman. The incredible video of the prehistoric shark was definitely very...
Video: Smallest Shark Comes In At A Whopping 10cm
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This is a translated Japanese page via Babelfish, so please bear with the grammar translation. There is a great video that you can watch of the 10com tiny sharks...
Scientists Add Shark Species To Endangered List
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Scientists added several species of deep sea sharks on Thursday to the World Conservation Union's (IUCN) endangered Red List due to overfishing.
At a meeting in Oxford, England, the...
Remembering R. Aidan Martin, Friend Of Sharks
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It's never easy to lose a friend or a loved one. But in this case, not only do we lose our friend, but we lose an incredibly talented and passionate marine biologist and conservationist who...
Remembering R. Aidan Martin, Friend Of Sharks
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It's never easy to lose a friend or a loved one. But in this case, not only do we lose our friend, but we lose an incredibly talented and passionate marine biologist and conservationist who...
Shark Decline Takes Bite Out Of Attacks
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The ocean is becoming more human-friendly, but the reasons are not all nice.
Shark attacks worldwide totaled 62 in 2006, up slightly from the previous year but down from 79 in 2000. Four people...
Sea Creatures To Be Tracked Electronically
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In a modern update of "fish and chips," researchers are planning a worldwide effort to track the movement of sea creatures tagged with tiny electronic devices.
Following pilot testing...
Announcing: Byron Underwater Festival '07
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The 2007 Byron Underwater Festival will be held from Thursday the 10th to Sunday the 13th of May in Byron Bay, the most easterly point of the Australian mainland.
Julian Rocks is part of the new...
Seals, Sea Lions, Satellites Help Map Ocean
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Don't let the sleepy gaze fool you. This elephant seal (top) is one of the hardest working oceanographers on NASA's team.
Seals, sea lions, sharks, and other marine predators are taking part in...
Whale Carcass Lures 6m Sharks
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A ROTTING whale carcass lured huge sharks into a Kangaroo Island inlet yesterday.
The 16m whale's body washed up against the rocks on the northeastern tip of the island, near Penneshaw....
Looking For Love In A Shark Tank
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Cupid's making a stop at the "Swimming with Sharks" exhibit at the Newport Aquarium just in time for Valentine's Day. The aquarium has acquired a rare male shark ray to serve as a...
Underwater Photographer Creates Awareness For Sharks
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Tom Peschak is a man with an unusual passion: sharks. Say the word to almost anyone and it is likely to elicit an expression of fear, or at best, wary fascination. But for Peschak, marine...
Governments Fail To Stop Tuna Plunder
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Government members of the world's five tuna regional management organizations, meeting this week in Japan, have failed to agree on an action plan to help reverse the decline in tuna stocks and to...
U.S. Pastor Gets Prison For Shark Smuggling
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A San Francisco-area pastor who pleaded guilty to helping smuggle young leopard sharks from California to aquariums in Europe and the United States has been sentenced to a year and a day in prison,...
The Nudibranches - Jewels Of The Sea
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Some time ago I was in a mega-store of electronic articles and I noticed, to my surprise, that all the televisions of a well-known Japanese make were contemporarily broadcasting the images of a...
Spiritual Guru's Word Saves Hundreds Of Whale Shark
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For a fisherman, nothing is perhaps more painful than to let go of a big catch with his own hands, especially if it happens to be a 30-ft whale shark that would fetch at least Rs 80,000.
But...
Wetpixel Bahamas Sharks/Dolphins Expeditions, July 2007
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Wetpixel is running two charters to the Bahamas this coming July, 2007! The first trip (July 10-21, 2007) is a trip in search of oceanic white-tip sharks; we were successful in 2006, and there's...
Adopt-a-shark? Conservationists Seek Sympathy For Predator
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Rows of razor sharp teeth, a carnivorous appetite and a bad reputation as a "man-eater" have made sharks a tough public relations challenge for conservationists striving to rally support...
Olympus PT-E02 Reviewed In The Maldives
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Whale shark, whale shark..." cried the crew. We are on a diving safari in the Maldives in search of the big boys. Today this happens to be whale sharks. Earlier on this trip we had dived among...
Wetpixel & Divester Readers Adopt Cut-Tail, The Great White Shark
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Established in 1997, the Shark Trust promotes the study, management, and conservation of sharks, skates, and rays. Working through scientifically-supported campaigns, research, and education...
SharkSkunker Trip Report
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You may recall the long and winding tale of David Schneider, the man behind the SharkSkunker chemical shark repellent. In order to prove his invention worked the way he hoped it would, he needed to...
After Months In Captivity, Great White Shark Freed
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A second great white shark was released into the ocean after exceeding expectations for survival in captivity and delighting aquarium visitors and officials.
The Monterey Bay Aquarium said the...
New Raja Empat Eco-Resort Update
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We have been following the developments and progress of the new Misool Eco Resort, which would be only the 2nd land based resort in the entire Raja Empat region. This update includes some images of...
Bite Back - Iceland, Pariah Of The Seas
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Attempts by the UN to protect the world's deep-sea habitats have been thwarted by Iceland's determination to ignore the scientific evidence in pursuit of its own short-term goals. These fragile,...
BBC Radio Programs On Sharks
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We heard a tip about the BBC airing programs pon sharks this week. The BBC normally archive their programmes for a week so anyone in the world can listen to these 15 minutes broadcasts...
Whale Shark Necropsy Shows No "obvious" Cause Of Death
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A necropsy of one of the Georgia Aquarium's prized whale sharks did not reveal any obvious causes of death, but the investigation is continuing and could take months, aquarium officials said...
Georgia Aquarium Whale Shark Dies
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A prized whale shark at the world's largest aquarium died Thursday night, the second death of a popular animal at the center in 10 days.
Ralph, one of four whale sharks in the only such exhibit...
3 Scuba Divers, Guide Missing In Red Sea
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Rescuers searched Sunday for three foreign scuba divers and their Egyptian guide who got lost while exploring a coral reef in the Red Sea, while a fifth member of the group reached a village after...
Rodney Fox And Stan Waterman Shark Talk At The Tennessee Aquarium
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The Tennessee Aquarium is bringing two of the world's leading experts on sharks to Chattanooga. Rodney Fox and Stan Waterman will tell shark stories and inspire others to see these animals as a...
Video: Shark Finning In Raja Empat
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Local fisherman in Raja Ampat, Indonesia after a day or shark finning. Fins are drying on the deck while the bodies of juvenile black tips roll on the shallow reef below the boat. The fisherman...
Amazon.com Carrying Shark Fin Soup?
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I read about this on one of the online forums. Let's do something about this one guys! Please email Amazon (ir@amazon.com and advantage@amazon.com) and explain how horrible this is - how sharks...
Scientists Uncover Fish Species
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It's amazing what you find lying around the bottom of the ocean, as St. Mary's College professor Douglas Long has discovered.
Long was part of a team of researchers who this year identified two...
Time To Curb The EU's Appetite For Shark Meat
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Populations of two shark species used for meat and consumed mainly in the European Union are on the verge of collapse, says WWF and TRAFFIC.
The international trade of porbeagle and spiny...
Greenland Sharks In The St. Lawrence River?
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Our Canadian friends have a new visitor to the St. Lawrence River in Quebec...a Greenland shark. This deep dweller is normally found in the frigid waters between Greenland and the polar ice cap....
Reef Sharks Threatened By Hunger For Soup
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Southeast Asia's voracious appetite for shark fin soup may be contributing to a dramatic drop in the number of reef sharks in Australia's Great Barrier Reef, a marine scientist says.
Dr Sean...
Bill Curtsinger Has Seen Animals Do Unbelievable Things
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Bill Curtsinger is one of the world's best known nature photographers and one of the few who dives in the icy cold waters on the poles. SPIEGEL ONLINE spoke with him about sharks, whales and other...
Great Barrier Reef Sharks In Collapse
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Australian scientists say coral reef shark populations on the Great Barrier Reef are in a catastrophic collapse.
Research -- conducted by William Robbins and colleagues at James Cook University...
XRay #14 Available For Download
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Going Down Under: AUSTRALIA: Tiger Sharks - Byron Bay - Bondi Beach - Ningaloo Reef - Tasmania Kent Group. Ecology: Stingrays. Stop the Killings. Diving with DIABETES. Discover SOLOMON Islands. Do...
Snapper's Shark Tale
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A wildlife photographer from Hendon has been named as one of the best photojournalists in the world. ALEX GALBINSKI finds out what motivates him Bobbing up and down in the cold ocean waters...
2007 Bimini Shark Encounter Ready For Applications
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Wildeye has confirmed the date for the 2007 Bimini Shark Encounter as March 4-13, 2007, and is currently accepting applications for the trip.
The course is based at the renowned Bimini...
UK Sealife Watchers' Code Launched
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Britian's first marine wildlife watching code, developed by Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH), was launched yesterday by Rhona Brankin, the deputy environment minister.
Scotland's rugged...
Casper And The Deep Blue Sea
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Nothing says "globally integrated marketplace" like a Galapagos Islands diving business based in Casper.
And not just the Galapagos, but Australia's Great Barrier Reef and the rich...
Cocos & Malpelo Expedition With Amos Nachoum, Dr. Sylvia Earle And Dr. Kathryn Sullivan
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"I have successfully engaged Dr. Kathryn Sullivan and Dr. Sylvia Earle, two world leaders in exploration of the ocean and in space to join us on an unprecedented expedition to the Islands of...
Mauricio Handler Galapagos Underwater Photography Expedition And Workshop
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The Galapagos Islands continue to be the holly grail for the land and underwater adventurer and at some point in once life a journey there is a must.
Mauricio will be leading this 10 day Photo...
Six Sharks Die At New Cayman's Amusement Park As Life Support System Fails
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Visitors to Cayman's newest tourist attraction Boatswain's Beach won't be coming face to face with any predators until at least February of next year.
This is the word from Managing Director Ken...
25 Tiger Sharks Maul Injured Whale In Hawaii
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At least 25 tiger sharks ate a young humpback whale alive Monday off the Big Island's Kailua-Kona Coast, an eyewitness reported yesterday.
But wildlife managers say they are more worried about...
Small Step Toward Shark Conservation
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The Parties to the Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) decided recently to halt targeted fishing of vulnerable sharks in the Southern Ocean. France proposed...
Shark Water To Debut Soon
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For filmmaker Rob Stewart, exploring sharks began as an underwater adventure. What it turned into was a beautiful and dangerous life journey into the balance of life on earth.
Driven by passion...
Dubai Could Become A Monitoring Station For Whale Sharks
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After recent sightings of whale sharks this year in Dubai Marina, the Emirates Diving Association flew to Seychelles for an up-close encounter with the massive species to study monitoring methods....
Sharks At Risk - Take Action To Help
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When you think of sharks - you may think of magnificent ocean creatures that are sleek, fast, and invulnerable. But, sharks are in fact exceptionally vulnerable to fishing because they grow slowly...
Fishermen, Facing Declining Stocks, Turn To Sharks
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Declining fish stocks mean that in some parts of the world fishermen are increasingly turning their attention to sharks, where a lack of regulation further threatens many species' survival, an...
New Estimates Of The Shark-Fin Trade
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Immense numbers of sharks each year are slaughtered for their fins-not meat, just their fins. This harvest helps feed a growing appetite throughout Asia for a popular soup, one with snob appeal...
Whale Shark Expert Wins International Award
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A marine biologist who created an online library of whale shark encounters from around the world has been chosen as a Laureate in the 2006 Rolex Awards for Enterprise, which recognise outstanding...
Wanton Killing Of Sharks In South Africa Condemned
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THE carcasses of three sharks and a stingray have been found dead on Bluewater Bay Beach in a return to the bad old days of needless slaughter on our beaches.
Angry dive tour operator Rainer...
More Sharks Than Estimated Killed For Fin Soup
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Up to four times more sharks than previously thought are being slaughtered to fill the increasing demand for shark fin soup, scientists said on Wednesday.
They estimate that each year between 26...
Undersea Models Almost Deep-dish Meal
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Close calls for two of WPB underwater-nude photographer Todd Essick's models.
Essick was working on a new coffee-table picture book of disrobed women interacting with sea life in the Bahamas...
Tagging Hammerheads
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You are at 25m, the swell is pushing you violently from side to side, and ahead of you is a small school of hammerhead sharks, slowly circling through a cleaning station marked by a number of...
38 Million Sharks Killed For Fins Annually, Experts Estimate
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Some chicken stock, a few mushrooms, chicken breast, scallions, a little sherry, oil, spices-shark fin soup is fairly easy to prepare. But to make soup for six, you'll also need about a pound (half...
Sharks Swim Into Political Waters
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They are known affectionately as the "Labradors of the ocean", but grey nurse sharks are facing a fight for survival in Australia.
It is estimated there are fewer than 500 of these...
Monterey Aquarium's Great White Shark Stirs Controversy, Attracts Crowds
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The Monterey Bay Aquarium is again sparking debate over displaying captive Great White sharks. A juvenile male is the second shark in two years to be kept in captivity at the aquarium, and some are...
Deep-sea Fish To Get Protection
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Vulnerable deep-sea fish species such as sharks, tusks and forkbeards will receive extra protection over the next two years under the EU's Total Allowable Catches (TAC) system, the European...
"Sharks Are Friends, Not Food" Say Conservative MEPs
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EUROPE'S shark finning laws - which it is claimed allow shark suffering and put many species in danger of extinction - must not be relaxed by Spanish MEPs this week, the Conservative fisheries team...
Up To 73 Million Sharks Killed Yearly For Fin Soup
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A new study by Miami's Pew Institute for Ocean Science shows that the number of sharks in the ocean is declining drastically thanks in part to the demand for shark fin soup.
The Pew Institute...
Big Blue Beckons For Freediving Fanatic
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There's no time to worry about sharks or jellyfish when you're plunging through cold, murky water toward a tiny light flashing 60 meters (196 feet) with just a lung full of air, said freediver Mark...
Marine Laws Flouted For 'the Jaws Experience'
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Some South African shark cage diving operators, eager to give their clients a hyped-up "Jaws experience", are feeding Great White sharks and knocking them on their snouts to get them to...
Swim With Sharks, Then Eat Them
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Starhub, one of Singapore's leading telecommunications, television and internet providers, recently sent out a promotional package which includes a seemingly contradictory message.
On the one...
The Humane Society Of The United States Protests Florida Shark Tournament
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In Destin, Fla. this week, sharks will be killed in a tournament for financial gain and The Humane Society of the United States is urging the city to cancel this contest killing.
The HSUS sent...
Photobeat's Trip Report From Wetpixel Guadalupe Trip
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This was my first Dive trip in a long, time. I always wanted to see the White Sharks and when I first heard about the expedition by email from Norbert Wu including Eric on the trip I thought it was...
Shark Alliance Calls Upon European Union Nations To End Shark Finning
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The Pew Charitable Trusts has launched "Shark Alliance," an international coalition of non-government organizations dedicated to the science-based conservation of sharks. The "Shark...
White Shark In Monterey Aquarium
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For only the second time, there's a healthy young white shark in our Outer Bay exhibit. 5 feet 8 inches long and 104 pounds, he arrived on August 31 and is making himself right at home in the...
Poor Publicity And Taste For The Exotic Put Sharks On Danger List
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Sharks face a grave risk of extinction because the ruling body on European fishing is attempting to weaken the restrictions on finning, conservationists say.
The Shark Alliance, which includes...
Conservation Group Targets Euro MPs Over Shark Deaths
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CONSERVATION group Oceana is concerned that the European Parliament may support a proposal to encourage the illegal practice of shark finning in the European Union
The international marine...
New EU 'finning Report' Threatens Sharks
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An international marine conservation organisation is concerned for the welfare of sharks following the potential support of 'shark finning' within the European Union.
The marine conservation...
Action As Shark Numbers Fall
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Seychelles used to be known as a place that was heavily infested with sharks, but their numbers have fallen dramatically over the years. This has reached an extent where methods to catch them have...
Yao Attends WildAid's Public Awareness Campaign
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China's towering basketball star Yao Ming pledged Wednesday to never eat the Chinese delicacy sharks fin soup as part of a campaign to save the endangered fish from extinction. "I pledge to...
NOAA Settles Shark Case With New York Fish Dealer For $750,000
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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Office of General Counsel has settled a multiple-violation shark case with the owner of Brooklyn-based Agger Fish Corporation. The fish...
DNA Testing Now Used To Nab Illegal Shark Fin Traders
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Federal enforcement agents spotted the suspicious bag while touring the building of a New York seafood dealer on a routine visit. Amid a half-ton of shark fins destined for Asia and the delicacy of...
Brooklyn, NY Fish Dealer Admits Shark Violations
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A fish dealer has agreed to pay a $750,000 fine after admitting it bought shark meat without a federal permit and possessed fins from seven protected species.
In settling the case with the...
Shark Week! Florida Expert Wades Into Scary Brazil Waters
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Off the coast of Brazil, sharks are attacking surfers and swimmers in record numbers. Forty-five shark attacks and 16 deaths in 13 years make the small beach off the port city of Recife one of the...
UK Government Moves Unveiled To Safeguard Threatened Shark Species
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The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has published proposals to stop new fisheries targeting tope - a large coastal shark - after receiving reports last year that a commercial...
Love, Loss And Beauty
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To love again despite the likelihood of another heartbreak. This is the theme of "Donsol," a wonderful Cinemalaya feature film. Adolfo Alix Jr. wrote, produced, and directed this moving story about...
Cage-diving With Crocodiles
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Do you fancy yourself as a bit of an adrenalin-junkie? Forget about diving with Great White sharks; the ultimate aquatic thrill has just been launched in Oudtshoorn with the world's first crocodile...
Ban "lay Nets" To Save Hawaii's Coral Reefs
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The Hawaiian Islands have 84 percent of all coral reef area under U.S. jurisdiction. The main Hawaiian Islands have 15 percent and the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands 69 percent.
Reefs are the...
Tracking Whale Sharks In The Gulf
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It swims along the surface freely and, from all indications, with few worries. With the ability to reach 60 feet in length, it's a sight to see with its unique, graceful ways.
It's a member of...
Eric Cheng & Norbert Wu Host Great White Shark Expedition On The Solmar V
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Great White Adventures (GWA), acclaimed filmmaker and photographer Norbert Wu, and Wetpixel editor Eric Cheng have announce a second trip for great white sharks in August 2006. Due to overwhelming...
Image Hurts Sharks' Case In Ethical Debate
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The charter boat captain displayed the bloody jaws of a large bull shark as if it were a testament to his manhood.
While others gathered around to gawk, I held my tongue. I thought about asking...
Big Fish Are Mostly Gone
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The realisation that stocks of big fish - marlin, sharks, swordfish, and tuna - are declining rapidly is beginning to sink in. The UN Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) considers that...
Seychelles Tourism Industry Blasts Shark Fishers As Tourists Discover 12 Drowned Sharks
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Members of the local tourism trade have weighed in on the shark fishing issue after tourists on a reef diving holiday came across the remains of 12 drowned sharks...
Northwestern Hawaiian Islands: Images
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The Ocean Conservancy posted a gallery of images and video clips in light of President Bush's action of protecting one of the last intact marine ecosystems in the world, one that is home to sharks,...
Call For Moratorium On Shark Cage Diving
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The city of Cape Town wants the expansion of the Great White shark cage diving industry stopped until scientific evidence irrefutably shows that it does not increase the risk of shark attacks or...
Giants Of The Deep Bring Life To Quiet Phillipines Town
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Donsol, The Philippines - Cocooned in rural seclusion, this placid little town long kept a big but unintended secret: In the first half of the year, the sea swarms with the world's largest fish -...
Pelagic Shark Research Foundation Seminar Scheduled For June 16, 2006 At NCUPS
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The Northern California Underwater Photographic Society (www.NCUPS.org), proudly presents a very special seminar presented by Sean R. Van Sommeran, Executive Director/CEO, of the Pelagic Shark...
Fishing Firms Charged With Illegal Dumping In LA Harbor
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Five fishing companies were charged Tuesday with illegally dumping squid parts and wastewater that contaminated a harbor and killed off sharks, stingrays and other sealife at a research institute...
Raising Awareness For Sharks In Malaysia
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Malaysian college students these days aren't only into partying and more partying - some do go out of their way to raise funds for causes they care about. And they really do care, writes IZUAN SHAH...
David Doubilet Presents Portraits From 'Vanishing Edens' Under The Sea
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National Geographic photographer David Doubilet is in Minneapolis this week to talk about sharks, coral reefs and twilight worlds found in the ocean...
David Doubilet Presents Portraits From 'Vanishing Edens' Under The Sea
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National Geographic photographer David Doubilet is in Minneapolis this week to talk about sharks, coral reefs and twilight worlds found in the ocean...
Endangered Species In A Can?
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It's common knowledge that we are running out of oil. What's not so well known is that we are also running out of big fish, argues Robert Ovetz.
The harsh realization that catches of big...
Whale Sharks In Captivity: S. Korea's Largest Aquarium To Be Built In Incheon
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South Korea's second largest port city will house the biggest aquarium in the nation.
The Incheon city officials said it will be built on 47-thousand square meters of land in Songdo, and will...
San Diego Shark Population Takes A Dive
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Welcome to my paradise - diving with sharks. While some people hope they never have to see a shark, others are worried that they're not seeing enough.
The best chance to see a shark may be...
Help Put An End To Whaling
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A website has been set up in an attempt to get one million people to sign a petition to stop whaling.
When you insert your name & click on the sign the petition button you will be taken to...
Review: IMAX Deep Sea 3D
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Deep Sea 3D is a 40 minute total immersion into the underwater world. With charismatic stars including Green Turtles, Giant Pacific Octopus, Mola mola, Mantas, sharks and even a Bowhead Whale, the...
Research To Target Threatened Whale Shark
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A Western Australian Government research program is hoping to find out more about threatened species the whale shark.
The shark is targeted by Indonesian fisheries for its fins...
Whale Sharks To Cross Brunei Shores Between March, May
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Local scuba divers and fishermen are urged to assist in the conservation effort of the whale sharks, as the massive sea creatures will be crossing Brunei shores between March and May as part of...
Endangered Sharks Tagged
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RESEARCHERS are tracking two grey nurse sharks in the waters off south east Queensland in a bid to protect the endangered species.
The researchers believe a fishing exclusion zone around where...
Diving With The Dolphins
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In more than two decades of scuba diving, I've penetrated shipwrecks and hung in a cage while blue and mako sharks circled and grabbed chunks of bait. But none of that seemed as surreal as when I...
Decline In Shark Attacks Due To Fewer Sharks, More People Fighting Back
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Shark attacks dropped in 2005 because people are fighting back more often and because the numbers of ocean predators are falling. Worldwide there were 58 attacks last year, down from 65 a year...
Peter Benchley, 65 Dies; 'Jaws' Author Became Shark Conservationist
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Peter Benchley, whose first novel, "Jaws," sold 20 million copies and helped invent the Hollywood summer blockbuster film when Steven Spielberg made the tale of a bloodthirsty shark into...
Skilled Tour Operator Is Crucial For Shark Swim
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Q. Is there a company in Perth, Australia, that can arrange a two-day side trip to Ningaloo Reef Marine Park? I'd like to swim with a whale shark.
Ningaloo Reef Marine Park in Western Australia...
Croc Cage Diving?
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Do you fancy yourself as a bit of an adrenalin-junkie? Forget about diving with Great White sharks; the ultimate aquatic thrill has just been launched in Oudtshoorn with the world's first crocodile...
Jellyfish And Other Creatures Help Scientists See The Light
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Why does a firefly light up or a glowworm glow? What causes the reefs and jellyfish in "Finding Nemo" to shimmer?
The ability of a living creature to glow (or make light) is called...
New Xray Magazine Is Ready For Download
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X-Ray #9 Released today
FOCUS: PHILIPPINES: Dumaguate - Ligpo Island - Malapascua - Dauin - Profile: Phil Nyutten :: Guadalupe Sharks :: Worlds Deepest Wreck Dive :: Portfolio: Ray Troll :...
Wilma Spawned Shark Mating Frenzy
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Hurricane Wilma was good for one thing - shark sex.
Credit the October storm for the shark baby boom at the South Florida Science Museum.
When Wilma swept through the area, knocking out power...
Warmer Water, Rita Harm Gulf's Coral Reefs
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Hurricane Rita's pounding waves and a hotter-than-usual Gulf of Mexico took a toll on the Gulf of Mexico's only government-protected coral reefs about 100 miles off the Louisiana and Texas coasts....
Ocean Cinema Festival Dives Deep Into Aquatic Life
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Visitors to Fort Mason can see underwater marvels this weekend, from sharks to mermaids - without the scuba mask and tank.
The third annual San Francisco Ocean Film Festival at the Cowell...
SHARKS 3D, A Breathtaking New 3D IMAX Film Presented By Jean-Michel Cousteau
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Premieres January 20th at the Cinemark IMAX Theatre in Dallas, Tx.
Come closer than you've ever dared to one of nature's most sophisticated yet endangered predators with the first-ever...
Hidden Cost Of Shark Fin Soup
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Shark finning articles are becoming more mainstream. The NY Times has an article about shark fishing in Manta, Ecuador, a location I have been to and documented as well. It's a well-written...
Some Sharks May Be Extinct In A Decade
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Shark nets may reduce the incidence of attacks on swimmers but they are drastically diminishing general marine populations.
While the authorities are hard at work making the beaches as safe as...
Defying Death In Troubled Waters
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Six surfers stand on the dock staring into water thick with kelp, sharks and seal carcasses. They prepare to jump on jet skis, acutely aware that 24 previously ago a scuba diver was killed by a...
Microsoft RAW Image Thumbnailer And Viewer For Windows XP
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The Microsoft RAW Image Thumbnailer and Viewer provides the ability to view, organize, and print photos captured in RAW image formats from supported Canon and Nikon digital cameras.
Stop Attacking Our Sharks
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Chris Fallows, shark conservationist and wildlife photographer, is angry; the great white sharks that are his subjects have been given a raw deal of late. "It's astounding and disgraceful that...
Olympus To Shrink Compact Camera Business
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Japan's Olympus Corp. said on Wednesday that it planned to shift the focus of its digital camera business away from compact models and sell more high-end single lens reflex cameras to boost...
Australian Delegates Seeking Whale Deal
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An Australian delegation is in the Kenyan capital seeking tougher international protection for sharks, turtles, dugongs and whales.
The Nairobi talks this week are part of the eighth Conference...
Increasing Coral Reef Danger
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UP to half of the world's coral reefs may disappear by 2045 unless urgent measures are taken to protect them against environmental hazards, particularly climate change, says the World Conservation...
Aquarium Hopes To Breed Whale Sharks
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Georgia Aquarium officials say they want to breed whale sharks - the biggest fish on earth - at the Atlanta fish tank, a never-attempted feat that would push the bounds of known aquatic science....
Focus On Eco-tourism
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Eco-tourism is a key development target for many developing countries for it can bring much-needed money into impoverished areas. It can also help people understand and appreciate the importance of...
Illegal Shark Hunters Use Hit-and-run Tactics
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A new Indonesian fleet of more than 400 speedboats is taking thousands of sharks from northern Australian waters, and is behind a recent upsurge in illegal fishing.
An Australian Government...
Shark Expert Downs Prey Switching Theory
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Shark attacks would be far more frequent if they were preying on humans, an expert says.
Retired South Australian marine biologist Dr Scoresby Shepherd suggested sharks might be switching their...
Scientists Spot A Way To Put Bite On Sharks' Extinction
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A NEW method of identifying and recording individual whale sharks could help save the giant fish from extinction.
Scientists have discovered that the sharks -- considered a threatened species...
Great White Shark Travels Farther, Faster Than Any Other Shark Known
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A female great white shark tagged in waters off South Africa has completed the first known transoceanic trip for an individual shark, traveling farther than any other shark known, more than 20,000...
Spanish Nets Wiping Out Deep-sea Sharks, Biologists Say
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Spanish fishermen are devastating stocks of deep-water sharks in the northeastern Atlantic, using wasteful and unregulated methods that leave more than half of their catch to rot, according to an...
Secrets Of Largest Fish Revealed
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High-tech electronic tags on whale sharks, the world's largest fish, have revealed how and where they find food.
Researchers in Belize have tracked the sharks as they dive almost a kilometre in...
Diver Sues Aquarium After Shark Bites Ear
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A 24-year-old man is suing Shanghai Changfeng Park after a shark in its aquarium bit his ear and head while he was scuba diving.
The Putuo District People's Court held an evidentiary hearing in...
Whale Shark Aggregation
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The biggest shark in the sea comes here for an all-you-can eat buffet. Just off this remote speck of land three hours north of Cancun, whale sharks mass by the hundreds each summer in a spectacle...
Basking Sharks Flock To Scottish Waters
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The number of basking sharks spotted in Scottish waters has risen steeply.
The latest survey results from The Wildlife Trusts' Basking Shark Project for 2005 revealed that, out of 180 sharks...
Whale Shark Dilemma
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Shark Trust members will have read in the latest edition of Shark Focus about the Whale Sharks kept in captivity in Osaka, Japan, and about how the author had a dilemma between the personal...
Thriving Coral Reef Thrills Marine Research Group
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Marine scientists sailing the central Pacific to study its remote coral reefs have reached an underwater Eden even more pristine than they had hoped for, according to e-mail dispatches they sent...
Whalesharks Are Shrinking
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According to a study by Australian scientists, the world's largest fish, the whaleshark is getting smaller.
Records show a reduction in the whalesharks' average size from 7 meters in 1995 to...
Georgia Aquarium Unveils Its Mysteries
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The star of a show straight out "Finding Nemo," cruised through the sapphire blue water with incredible grace for an animal roughly the size of a sport-utility vehicle. At 13 feet, Norton...
In New York's L.i. Sound, Sharks Swim, Though Harmlessly
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The chances of being bitten by a shark in New York are roughly the same as your being chosen to lead a Mars expedition.
"We've got thresher sharks, blue sharks, sand-tiger sharks, makos,...
Basking Sharks 'canny Hunters'
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Basking sharks are cannier hunters than previously thought, a report in the Journal of Animal Ecology has claimed.
A tagging study has shown that the massive fish adapt their diving behaviour to...
Hunting For Monster Sharks 2000 Feet Down
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In his continuing search for the world"s great sharks CEO and adventurer Patric Douglas spent 6 hours on a sea cliff wall recently -- at a crush depth of 2000 feet -- staring into the deep...
Maldivian Divers Concerned About Extinction Of Local Sharks
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Diving instructors are complaining that the over-fishing of sharks has led to a serious reduction in their numbers, which is having a detrimental impact on tourism.
Speaking to Minivan Radio...
Shark Week Returns On The Discovery Channel
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For those of you sharks fans out there...Shark Week premiers Sunday July 17th and will continue through July 24th.
Tagged Whale Sharks 'surprise' Scientists
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Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) researchers began tagging whale sharks off Western Australia's Ningaloo Reef two months ago.
Information from the transponders they attached to the...
"jaws" Benefit At The Monterey Bay Aquarium
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The Monterey Bay Aquarium would like you to meet your neighborhood shark.
The aquarium made headlines this year when it became the first in the world to place a great white shark on long-term...
Stan Waterman Releases Autobiography Detailing Underwater Adventures
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Read first hand accounts of diving with sharks in the open ocean (out of the cage) and filming them for the movies Blue Water, White Death the Deep and more. In 1994 the Discovery Channel presented...
A Unique Destination: Diving With Sharks In Bassas
NEWS
Bassas da India - "Sharks!" came the cry. A distinctive triangular fin appeared in the water even before we dropped anchor. So it was true: this tiny atoll has a reputation for other...
International Commission Bans Shark Finning In The Eastern Pacific
NEWS
Late last week, the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) adopted an international ban on shark finning in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. The lucrative market for "shark fin soup" is the...
Florida Officials Fear Another "summer Of The Shark" Media Frenzy
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Two shark attacks in three days along the Florida Panhandle left scientists and tourism officials struggling Tuesday to fend off fears that another "Summer of the Shark" was dawning....
Disney Ditches Shark's Fin
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The scoresheet reads Sharks 1, Mickey Mouse 0. In what was seen as a monumental climbdown by the directors of the world's magical wonderland, Disney announced Friday it will not be serving the...
What Message Is Disney Sending To Kids? Stop Serving Shark Fin Soup Now!
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Michael Aw writes "Imagine shark fins to be the hand and legs of Mickey Mouse; chop them off and throw the lame struggling body of Mickey on the side walk to die a slow painful death!. That is...
Protea Banks - One Of The World's Best Shark Diving Spots
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Protea Banks is rated as one of the world's best shark diving spots. All dives are boat dives. Divers are taken to the reefs in semi rigid boats that are launched directly from the beach and...
Great White Photo Hot Spot Isla Guadalupe Granted Bio-preserve Status
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For those of you not familiar with Isla Guadalupe, it is a relatively new hot spot for cage time with Great White Sharks off the Pacific Coast of Baja California, Mexico.
White Shark Tag Data Reveals Shark's Travels
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An electronic tag recovered from a young white shark released in March by the Monterey Bay Aquarium aquarium mapped travels that took her more than 100 miles (161 km) offshore and to depths greater...
Research Shows Overfishing Of Sharks Key Factor In Coral Reef Decline
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Unprecedented study describes sources contributing to decline of Caribbean reefs.
Their position at the pinnacle of the marine food chain is legendary.
Now, understanding sharks and their...
Fete De L'Image.Sous Marine
EVENTS
This international underwater imagery event started in 1987, and is endorsed by many organizations throughout Europe. This festival is chaired by Mr LA©o BARKATE. This Festival of the Image is for...
Sharks in Focus - Photo Competition
EVENTS
The Shark Trust has spent the past 10 years working on shark conservation, and to mark this achievement it is joining forces with Diver Mag to host Sharks In Focus. This photo competition has been...
Sodwana Bay Shooutout
EVENTS
Welcome to South AfricaA?a‚¬a„?s premier underwater photography event.
Now there is hope for all of you that have always dreamed of entering such a prestigious competition but felt intimidated...
Sharks in Focus 09
EVENTS
By popular demand, the shark photography competition is back with five new categories including a video shark showreel! As always there is huge variety of fantastic dive prizes to be won, so to be...
Fete De L'Image.Sous Marine
MONTHLY CONTESTS
This international underwater imagery event started in 1987, and is endorsed by many organizations throughout Europe. This festival is chaired by Mr LA©o BARKATE. This Festival of the Image is for...
Sodwana Bay Shooutout
MONTHLY CONTESTS
Welcome to South AfricaA?a‚¬a„?s premier underwater photography event.
Now there is hope for all of you that have always dreamed of entering such a prestigious competition but felt intimidated...
Sharks in Focus - Photo Competition
MONTHLY CONTESTS
The Shark Trust has spent the past 10 years working on shark conservation, and to mark this achievement it is joining forces with Diver Mag to host Sharks In Focus. This photo competition has been...
Sharks in Focus 09
MONTHLY CONTESTS
By popular demand, the shark photography competition is back with five new categories including a video shark showreel! As always there is huge variety of fantastic dive prizes to be won, so to be...
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