Is there a shark in Lake Ontario? Umm, no.
A video purporting to showing some fishermen encountering a shark off Wolfe Island in Lake Ontario was recently posted to YouTube. The video has been making the social media rounds and drumming up all...
View ArticleGreat white shark spotted off St. Andrews, New Brunswick
Some lucky passengers aboard a Quoddy Link Marine whale-watching vessel were treated to a somewhat rare sighting of an adult white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) after heading out of St. Andrews...
View ArticleNat Geo Channel’s ‘Die Trying’ to feature white shark tagging
“Great White Ambush,” this week’s episode of National Geographic Channel’s “Die Trying,” will follow a team of shark experts, along with wildlife filmmaker Andy Casagrande to Shark Alley off the coast...
View ArticleNatGeo Wild to provide alternative to Shark Week with Sharkfest
For viewers looking for an alternative to Discovery’s Shark Week, NatGeo Wild will be airing its own week of shark programming. Sharkfest promises “no fuss, no muss, just killer episodes.” Critics of...
View ArticleVideo: great white shark encounter off Ocean City, MD
YouTube user Aaron Caplan documented an encounter with an adult white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) 6 miles off the coast of Ocean City, MD. According to the video description, the shark was...
View ArticlePBS digital short: “What if There Were No Sharks?”
The latest episode of the PBS digital short series “It’s Okay To Be Smart” focuses on the important that sharks play in the environment and ponders the question of what would happen if there were no...
View ArticleVideo: Orcas hunt and kill tiger shark off Cocos Island
Vimeo user Edwar Herreño recently added a video documenting six killer whales (Orcinus orca) hunting a tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier) off Cocos Island. The orcas appear to use a team effort to...
View Article360-degree video offers viewers a virtual great white shark dive
Samsung is promoting it’s head-mounted Gear VR display with some 360-degree footage of great white shark diving off Port Lincoln, Australia. Head-mounted displays like the Gear VR and Occulus Rift...
View ArticleVIDEO: The Australian Museum receives rare goblin shark specimen
The Australian Museum recently received a new intact goblin shark (Mitsukurina owstoni) specimen. The specimen is that of a young male and measures 1.26m in length. The shark was caught off Eden, New...
View ArticleVideo: Baited great white shark bumps into cage
A video shot off Gansbaii, South Africa of a white shark bumping a cage, after charging a hang bait, has been making the rounds in the (largely tabloid) media today. Some of the more creative news...
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