ISLAMORADA, FLORIDA A dog is recovering after a Florida Keys carpenter dove in to save his pet from a shark. Greg LeNoir said he took his 14-pound rat terrier Jake for a daily swim at a marina Friday. The five-foot shark suddenly surfaced and grabbed nearly the entire dog in its mouth. LeNoir said he yelled, then balled up his fists and dove headfirst into the … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2008
23 SHARK ATTACKS IN ONE YEAR !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
BREAKING NEWS With shark attack number 23 on an unidentified surfer Sunday, Volusia County has set the record for the most shark attacks in one year, breaking the previous record of 22 bites in the year 2001 (for which Volusia County was given the dubious distinction of being the Shark Attack Capital of the World.) The (currently) unidentified man was surfing just south … [Read more...]
Zero Coverage of Volusia County Shark Attacks in 2008
Mark Lane asks the same questions we've been asking for weeks here at The Fear Beneath; with a record-tying 22 shark attacks in Volusia County this year, where is the media? Have they suspended their coverage of shark attacks as a public safety issue? When Volusia County sets the record for shark attacks in a single year, will the news media finally wake up? Mark points out … [Read more...]
The Baddest Bite – Great White Sharks
Australian-led researchers have found that a great white shark clamps down with a force of 2 tons. The most powerful bite known of any animal alive, that's 3 times the force of a lion and 23 times that of a person—though just a nip compared with the 12- to 20-ton bite of the extinct megalodon shark. Smithsonian Magazine … [Read more...]
Sharks Massacre Sharks in Dubai Aquarium
DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Shark fights in one of the world's biggest aquariums are threatening the opening celebrations of Dubai's flagship new mall. Over ten per cent of the sharks in Dubai Aquarium's 10 million-liter tank have been killed in attacks that have marred the build-up to its grand opening on October 30. Sand Tiger sharks have killed at least 40 smaller reef … [Read more...]
Surfer Attacked by Crocodile in Costa Rica
Reprinted from 'Surfing' Magazine... A little atypical for our coverage here - but nonetheless important. An excerpt from the second page: "The photos of the damage inflicted on Dakota are horrific, stomach-turning images. Surreal, yet hauntingly realistic, too gruesome to post here." By Adrian Gianatti So you’re in Costa Rica, surfing the renowned Playa Hermosa. The w … [Read more...]
Great White Shark Assaults Sea Lion in Malibu
UPDATE: The Los Angeles Times has posted some comments from Ralph Collier at The Shark Research Committee: "In regards to the prior migratory movements of adult white sharks off the Southern California coastline, in the past it was necessary for the sharks, once they had pupped, to travel to Central and Northern California because the majority of the pinniped rookeries and … [Read more...]
Mako Shark Hassles Paddleboard Racers
There's an interesting interview posted over at Surfer Magazine that *very* briefly mentions a Mako Shark in the Catalina Channel... YOU TOOK OUT THE CATALINA CLASSIC IN AUGUST. WE HEARD THERE WAS A MAKO SHARK HASSLING COMPETITORS DURING THE RACE, DID YOU SEE ANY FISHY BUSINESS GO DOWN? I didn’t see the shark; it was the mid-pack that encountered it. In my run I had a 15 o … [Read more...]
Missing Shark Net A “Death Trap”
By Steve Spinks CURRUMBIN CREEK, AUSTRALIA A missing shark net poses a threat to surfers and swimmers after it was torn loose from Currumbin Creek, possibly by a passing whale. Tony Ham, the manager of the Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries shark control program, said the 186m net had been missing since Saturday evening and the search for it had been … [Read more...]
Ocean Beach White Shark Sighting
Hot on the heels of two additional recent sightings,The Shark Research Committee has posted another account of a great white shark sighting at Ocean Beach, San Francisco (yes, still in the heart of the infamous Red Triangle!) As we usually do with these reports, we've excerpted the story below - visit the The Shark Research Committee's Pacific Shark News for more … [Read more...]
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