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Shark Versus Seal in Deadly Game

Friday, November 28, 2008 By Martin Brody View Comments
A Great White Shark breaching

At the Southern tip of Africa a deadly game of cat and mouse is played out over and over again in the salty waters off the fabled Cape of Storms.By Cheryl-Samantha OwenEach Southern hemisphere winter, between May and September, the infamous great white shark makes its presence felt through spectacular airborne breaches out of the inky depths around Seal Island in False Bay off South Africa's Western Cape.It is well known that at Seal Island the great white sharks patrol the breeding colonies … [Read more...]

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

Monday, November 17, 2008 By Martin Brody View Comments
Atlantic Sharks Facing Extinction

By Paul EcclestonA 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 data to assess more than a quarter – 27 percent – of species.The IUCN Shark Specialist Group (SSG) who drew up the report said it should serve as a … [Read more...]

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Outrageous Shark Hunter Artwork

Saturday, September 20, 2008 By Martin Brody View Comments
Outrageous Shark Hunting Artwork - Is It Irresponsible?

BY DAVID LOWEHis controversial artworks have made Damien Hirst a staggering £200million fortune. And this week he raked in an eye-watering £9.5MILLION for The Kingdom, a dead tiger shark in a tank of formaldehyde, at a Sotheby’s auction. But the maverick shark hunter who catches the terrifying beasts for Hirst says a prime specimen would normally fetch just £90.The Sun tracked down fearless 59-year-old Aussie Vic Hislop at his home in Hervey Bay, Queensland.He said: “I’ve been … [Read more...]

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Shark Hunter Frank Mundus, 1926-2008

Saturday, September 13, 2008 By Martin Brody View Comments
Legendary Shark Hunter Frank Mundus

Heart attack takes legendary Montauk fisherman, 82BY ROBERT WARGAS | Special to NewsdayFrank Mundus, the legendary Montauk shark fisherman on whom the crusty Captain Quint character from the movie "Jaws" was said to be based, died in Honolulu after returning there a week ago from a shark fishing trip off Long Island, his wife said Saturday. He was 82.Jeanette Mundus, 46, in an interview from the couple's home in Hawaii, said her husband died Wednesday in The Queen's Medical Center in … [Read more...]

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Great White Shark Caught & Released… Again.

Thursday, September 11, 2008 By Martin Brody View Comments
Catch and Release Great White Shark in Santa Barbara Channel

The Los Angeles Times blogs about the female adolesecent Great White Shark that recently spent an 11-day stint in the glass slammer at the Monterey Bay Aquarium.SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL, CALIFORNIABy Veronique de TurenneRemember the great white shark caught off the SoCal coast, moved to an exhibit in the Monterey Bay Aquarium, then released after 11 days because she wouldn't eat? She was caught by the tail in a fishing net, just 22 miles from where she had been released, officials at the … [Read more...]

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Craig Newman, Australian Shark Hunter

Friday, September 5, 2008 By Martin Brody View Comments
Craig Newman, Australian Shark Hunter

With the recent controversy over the use of shark nets on Australian beaches, this article provides some interesting information on the shark net program and some of the characters that work in the field.GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIAIt's a trifle chilly but perfect on the Gold Coast and shark catcher Craig Newton greets the day with a grin as he boards his boat ready for the work.Escorted by a flock of seagulls and a flotilla of dolphins, the Gold Coast's official shark catcher turns his vessel, … [Read more...]

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