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Australian Surfer Rattled by Shark Collision

Friday, July 31, 2009 by Leave a Comment
A teenage surfer has escaped with superficial cuts and a ripped wetsuit after being knocked from his board by a shark

A teenage surfer has escaped with superficial cuts and a ripped wetsuit after being knocked from his board by a shark on the New South Wales north coast. The boy, named in media reports as 14-year-old local Zac Skyring, was out for an early surf off Broken Head, just south of Byron Bay, when he was knocked off his board just after 6am (AEST) today. He was reportedly thrown into the air by the impact of the shark, which punctured his wetsuit, but later went to school. Witness Neil … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Australia, News, Shark Sightings, Surfing Tagged With: , ,

WARNING: Shark Advisory Near Avila Beach

Thursday, July 30, 2009 by 3 Comments

KSBY 6 News is reporting that a shark advisory has been issued for Port San Luis and Avila Beach. Port San Luis Harbor Patrol says at about 9 a.m. Wednesday a sea lion was found with an evident shark bite. Harbor managers say a sea lion was attacked by a shark but at this time they do not know the location of the attack. As a precaution, Harbor Patrol has posted a shark advisory sign throughout Port San Luis and Avila Beach. The signs warn folks to enter the water at their own risk and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Beach Closures, California, News, Shark Attack Victims Tagged With: , ,

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-07-26

Sunday, July 26, 2009 by Leave a Comment

Headless Seal Carcass Litters Malibu Coast: Harvey said he did not know what type of shark it was but did know i.. http://bit.ly/17AZUf # Discovery Channel (@Discovery) provides feeding frenzy for shark-obsessed http://bit.ly/dIj6L (via @sharksandlasers) # When are surf forecasters going to learn that hyping a swell is the quickest way to kill everyone's fun? Seems downright idiotic. # Good waves at Malibu. 10' GWS, too. Better go someplace else. http://bit.ly/1NYxHc (via … [Read more...]

Filed Under: The Fear Beneath

Headless Seal Carcass Litters Malibu Coast

Saturday, July 25, 2009 by 5 Comments

The headless body of a seal washed up yesterday afternoon off of the same Malibu coast where a shark was spotted Thursday. But county lifeguard Capt. Terry Harvey said there could be no connection between the shark and the seal. “There are all kinds of carcasses that wash up,” Harvey said. “It happens often. You can’t always relate it to that.” Harvey said he hasn’t heard of another spotting of the shark, which was first sighted yesterday about a quarter-mile off the coast, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: California, News, Shark Attack Victims, Shark Sightings Tagged With: ,

Men Dragging Shark Through Miami Caught on Tape

Thursday, July 23, 2009 by Leave a Comment
Shark Abandoned in Miami Street

The body of a shark was left lying in the middle of a downtown Miami street after two men tried to sell it to several fish markets. Surveillance video caught the men dragging the five or six-foot-long animal around town. httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3wcdIoJD0M … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Florida, News, Shark Sightings, Video Tagged With: ,

Shark Attack at St. Pete Beach, Florida

Thursday, July 23, 2009 by 3 Comments
St. Pete Beach, Florida Shark Attack Location

By Keith Baker - ABC Action News ST. PETE BEACH, FL - A 19-year-old was bitten by a shark near her home on Wednesday. Jenna James was swimming behind her home on Boca Ciega Drive when she was bitten above the right knee. She was swimming with her sister in fairly shallow water in Boca Ciega Bay and felt a cutting sensation above her knee. "She was approximately 10 - 12 feet off the dock," one witness told ABC Action News. James did not see the shark, but the bite wound provided the … [Read more...]

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Shark Attack at Holden Beach, Cape Fear… Beneath!

Thursday, July 23, 2009 by 8 Comments

By SAJA HINDI, Star News Online Holden Beach, NC - The first shark attack in the Cape Fear region since July 2007 occurred Wednesday afternoon at Holden Beach, police said. A shark bit Julia Anne Mittleberg, 26, of Morton, Ill., about 3 p.m. while she was in 3 to 4 feet of water in the Atlantic Ocean near the 400 block of Ocean Boulevard West, Holden Beach police said. Mittleberg told emergency responders that she felt something bite her left foot when she was in the water. She was … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News, North Carolina, Shark Attacks Tagged With: , ,

Giant Squid Attempt Unsuccessful Land Invasion

Monday, July 13, 2009 by Leave a Comment
Giant Squid Attempt Unsuccessful Land Invasion

“Why are they here? Why are the squid here? I can’t honestly tell you,” Sgt. Rains said. “I don’t know if it’s tied or not to the earthquake.” According to the lifeguard, swimmers should be wary of the creatures and keep their distance. “The Humboldt squid can be very big and very powerful and they may be dangerous,” Sgt. Rains said. “It’s just something I wouldn’t mess with until you’re sure that it’s dead. They’ve got a lot of suckers and claws and a … [Read more...]

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Sharks Aren’t the Only Fear Beneath

Tuesday, June 23, 2009 by 2 Comments
A penguin is viciously decapitated by an aggressive seal

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Great White Sharks Hunt Like Serial Killers

Tuesday, June 23, 2009 by 7 Comments
Great White Sharks Hunt Like Serial Killers

By SETH BORENSTEIN Great white sharks have some things in common with human serial killers, a new study says: They don't attack at random, but stalk specific victims, lurking out of sight. The sharks hang back and observe from a not-too-close, not-too-far base, hunt strategically, and learn from previous attempts, according to a study being published online Monday in the Journal of Zoology. Researchers used a serial killer profiling method to figure out just how the fearsome ocean predator … [Read more...]

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Interview With A Shark Expert

Friday, June 19, 2009 by Leave a Comment

Aaron Cohen, of the Unlikely Words blog and resident of Somerville, MA, was kind enough to send in some of his recent shark-related work, including an interview with George Burgess of the International Shark Attack File. We've excerpted a bit below and linked to both parts of the interview: George Burgess is the director of the International Shark Attack File, which tracks shark attacks all over the world. If a shark bites a person somewhere on this planet, Burgess and his crew track down all … [Read more...]

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WHITE MIKE: Great White Shark Conservation

Tuesday, June 16, 2009 by 1 Comment
White Mike with the US Capitol Building

This story actually hit our radar due to the mention of Jessica Alba avoiding felony vandalism charges for putting up the White Mike posters... The following is from the WHITE MIKE website: "You may seen have the WHITE MIKE posters around the city of Los Angeles–Malibu, PCH, Downtown L.A., Bel-Air, Hollywood, Melrose–but the real story behind the WHITE MIKE image is meant to shed light on the dwindling state of the Great White Shark population. While the WHITE MIKE posters may be … [Read more...]

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