Perth Great White Sharks Tagged and Monitored

In a world first, great white sharks will be monitored over the summer when they move to within 500m of metropolitan beaches from Ocean Reef to Garden and Rottnest Islands where satellite receivers are installed.

Paua Divers Fear Shark Tour’s Impact

A group of Southern Paua divers is concerned its members’ lives are being endangered by a shark tourism operation in Foveaux Strait. The divers are worried the Great White Southern Dive Company operation will encourage shark attacks and endanger divers. The company runs caged diving trips to view sharks.

Eleven Tiger Sharks Caught Off Sunshine Coast

At least 11 tiger sharks – some up to four metres long – have been caught in shark nets and on drumlines off Sunshine Coast beaches in recent weeks, with one shark expert warning thousands more are cruising the region’s waterways.

Yao Ming Says “No” To Shark Fin Soup

NBA star and Shanghai Sharks owner Yao Ming urged China on Friday to say no to shark fin soup to stop the overfishing of some species amid growing demand for the delicacy. The Houston Rockets centre who recently bought his hometown’s professional team, unveiled a television commercial aimed at wealthy Chinese which urges them to stop ordering shark fin soup.

Queensland Releases Terrifying Shark Net Statistics

A 4.1-metre (13 foot) tiger shark was the largest shark to be caught in beach protection nets this year, demonstrating how close swimmers can come to the predators of the deep.

Great White Shark Caught off La Jolla by Fly Fisherman

A great white shark about 6 feet long and 150 pounds was caught by a fly fisherman off La Jolla last week.

Great White Sharks Hunt Like Serial Killers

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.

Interview With A Shark Expert

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 of the information and keep it safe in the File. I tracked Burgess down a couple weeks ago and he graciously agreed to answer some questions.

WHITE MIKE: Great White Shark Conservation

Great White Sharks are needed to balance the eco-system. Take them out of this equation and the loss of this apex predator is chaos that will ripple not only in our oceans but elsewhere in our global community.

Cage-Diving Tours Found Not To Increase Shark Risk

There is no scientific evidence that Oahu North Shore cage-diving tours increase shark attack risk for recreational ocean users in near-shore waters, a two-year study of shark behavior concluded. Scientists from the Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology noted a lack of proof during the latest shark tour debate, said biologist Carl Meyer.

Is Carcharodon Megalodon Flourishing In Pacific Ocean Trenches?

Steve Alten will be releasing his fourth installment of the ‘MEG’ series on May 19, 2009. The series focuses on the possibility that carcharodon megalodon is flourishing in the deep sea trenches of the Pacific Ocean and has managed to make the transition to coastal waters.

Massive Tiger Shark Netted Outside Teahupoo

As if contending with the insane surf break that Teahupoo is wasn’t enough for the surfers in this part of the world….

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