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.

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.

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….

Grisly Shark Massacre Report From Somalia

“Some Somali shores became uninhabitable because some of the ships were throwing thousands of Shark carcasses into the sea after their valuable fins had been cut off. The mutilated dead bodies of these majestic sharks were coming into shore and decayed on the village beaches.”

Atlantic Sharks Face Extinction Due to Over-Fishing and Shark-Finning

By Paul Eccleston
A new study warns that more than 25 percent of sharks in the north-east Atlantic are at risk of extinction. Another 20 percent have been put in the near-threatened category, according to research for the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN); and the figures may be an underestimate as there is insufficient [...]

Surfing With A Great White Shark

Surfing With A Great White Shark
Another dedicated reader sent in this incredible footage of a surfer and a great white shark playing in the surf. Its authenticity is disputable, and here at The Fear Beneath we tend to believe that this shark would be ripping those surfers into several pieces. We’ll let you draw your [...]

Great White Shark Fishing: Don’t Try This At Home

Life’s boring on a 40 kilometer stretch of coast near Boat Harbour, Australia, so some deranged Aussies have taken fishing to a new level of ridiculous, by catching Great White Sharks… from the beach.
The video’s a little lengthy, we’ll grant you that much, but it’s well worth watching and shows some ballsy – or moronic [...]