Terrifying Incident With “Submarine-Like” Great White

Veteran surfer Russell Specht has survived a terrifying face-to-face encounter with a monster great white shark stalking North Stradbroke Island.

Close Encounter With A Tiger Shark

Michelle Adamson swam within three metres of a tiger shark and lived to tell the tale. The Telina resident encountered the deadly animal while snorkelling with husband Mark off Heron Island at the weekend.

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.

Is El Niño Behind California Great White Shark Sightings?

“There were also secondary problems caused by the 1982-’83 El Niño… Snake bites became more numerous in Montana, as the hot, dry weather drove mice from high elevations downward in search of food and water and the rattlesnakes followed. A rise in bubonic plague in New Mexico resulted from a cool, wet spring providing favorable conditions for flea-carrying rodents. An increase in shark attacks off the Oregon coast was due to unseasonably warm sea temperatures.”

Australian Surfer Rattled by Shark Collision

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.

Tiger Shark Mortally Wounds Rescued Dolphin

“We’ve witnessed a tiger shark attack on Dunham. He’s mortally wounded,” said McCulloch, a Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution director. “There may be a possibility we need to euthanize him.” About 400 miles away, Kevin Walsh answered his phone at the Gulf World Marine Park. The dolphin he had helped nurse from near death for seven months now needed to die.

WARNING: Shark Advisory Near 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.

Malibu Great White Shark Video Footage

Thursday, July 23rd saw the beginnings of a pumping south swell — and a white shark spotted about 300 yards off Malibu. This is on the heels of many sightings at both San O and Sunset Beach in LA.

Headless Seal Carcass Litters Malibu Coast

Harvey said he did not know what type of shark it was but did know it was “fairly sizeable.”

Men Dragging Shark Through Miami Caught on Tape

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.

Reader Alert: Sunset Beach Shark Breach

The shark came completely out of the water and turned on its back so I coudl see its white bellly and dark gray back, The shark appeared to be about 5-6 feet in length.

Stand-Up Paddle Surfers: Irresistible Shark Attack Victims?

In these two months alone, there have been five reported incidents, where sharks subtly approached SUP surfers and then swam away without any signs of aggression. Most of the reports describe a 16-17 foot great white, located south of the power plant and about 30-50 yards offshore …

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