KGMB 9 News A group of people diving off the Big Island saw something in the water they never imagined - a tiger shark, devouring a goat. Joyce Blutt took the pictures about half a mile off Kawaiahae last Monday. She says the shark had eaten half of the goat by the time they got there. If you look close you can see a hoof on the right hand side. Joyce says everyone on … [Read more...]
Archives for November 2008
Three Great White Sharks Drop Tags In Tonga
By Mary Fonua in Nuku'alofa, Tonga Three Great White Sharks - each over 4 meters long - have visited Tongatapu waters very recently, dropping their transmitting tags and surprising scientists who say that it is the first time they have known these creatures to come here. "All three sharks may still be in Tongan waters or they may have left," said Clinton Duffy, a … [Read more...]
Sixteen Foot Great White Shark Spotted At Streaky Bay
ADELAIDE NOW Huge sharks chasing fish and cruising off holiday beaches pose a threat to swimmers as warm weather draws sunlovers to the coast. Police in South Australia renewed warnings to swimmers at the West Coast holiday spot of Streaky Bay, where a monster great white has been seen cruising close to shore, The Advertiser reports. The five-meter (=16.4 feet -MB) … [Read more...]
Great White Sharks Seek Mates At Open Ocean Rest Stop
The Telegraph (telegraph.co.uk) has posted an otherwise interesting article with the ludicrous title "Great white sharks look for girlfriends in underwater singles bar, scientists believe," which insults not only these magnificent beasts but the scientists who dedicate their very existence to the preservation and conservation of ocean life everywhere. By Paul Eccleston … [Read more...]
Surfers Launch Campaign To Save Sharks
We definitely perceive some irony here, and sorry, Steve Pike, but we don't believe it's based on misinformed views; sharks attack surfers. That is a fact. Their motives are the constant source of debate. Surfer's Village Global Surf News South African surfers have teamed up with marine scientists to launch a campaign for the conservation of sharks. The Wavescapes Surf … [Read more...]
Fatal Shark Attack in Philippines
Hot off the presses, this news comes to us by way of the Hong Kong Standard. We will update the story as more information becomes available. A fishermen was killed by a shark while checking his nets in the northern Philippines, police said. Joel Bacud, 39, was killed when he jumped from his boat to check nets while fishing with his son off Paoay town in far northern Luzon … [Read more...]
Another Waimea Bay Shark Sighting Rocks Oahu (?)
The following phenomenally well-written press release just showed up in our inbox (courtesy of KGMB9 News.) This is the second official sighting this week near Waimea Bay - see our coverage and the shocking photo of a shark warning sign on the beach. Tiger sharks are the most common man-eaters in the Islands; and with an appearance now in Waikiki, it appears that Hawaiian … [Read more...]
A Dive With Great White Sharks in Australia
Bloomberg is running the following article - it's a somewhat entertaining read. MB By Malcolm Scott, Bloomberg News In December 1963, a great white shark tore open Rodney Fox's abdomen, broke half his ribs, punctured his diaphragm and lung, and exposed the main artery to his heart. He's devoted his life to diving with sharks ever since. Fox returned to the water a year … [Read more...]
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 own conclusions. … [Read more...]
Shark Sightings Reported at Sunset Beach, Waimea Bay
NORTH SHORE, OAHU City Ocean Safety officials today posted warning signs at Sunset Beach and Waimea Bay after a confirmed shark sightings. Lifeguards saw a six to eight foot shark near the river mouth at Sunset Beach and advised swimmers and surfers to leave the water before posting warning signs at about 3:30 p.m., said Emergency Services Department spokesman Bryan … [Read more...]