AmericanChronicle.com, discussing the pirate crisis off the shores of Somalia, writes about the atrocities being committed against the marine life in coastal Somalia. Here's an excerpt from the rather long article: "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 … [Read more...]
Archives for December 2008
The Chum Slick Shares Our Love of Hate Mail
Just discovered a hilarious post over at The Chum Slick, and it involves a very angry "Zac's Mate" who has a few choice words for our fellow sharky blog. Here's a sample (WARNING: the following language is not appropriate for minors!) : you can go fuck yourself, people that get attcked by shark need every bit of supprt they can get. i know because im close friends with … [Read more...]
Intense Shark Research Committee Report
Here at The Fear Beneath we're all grateful to Clayton Fischer for sending in this incredible story - a huge great white shark, cruising our neighborhood waters; and to Ralph Collier, at The Shark Research Committee, for his continued hard work and dedication. Anacapa Island, Channel Islands, California On November 17, 2008, Clayton Fischer was SCUBA diving for lobster … [Read more...]
Michael Rutzen is a Total Madman
Incredible footage of Michael Rutzen free-diving with and hitch-hiking on a Great White Shark. When we say "Total Madman," we mean it as both a compliment and as the understatement of the century. httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6trY0RdVEU Michael Rutzen plunges freely with a great white shark. Rutzen eats, sleeps, breathes and dreams of sharks and is on a one-man … [Read more...]
Fear Beneath Gets An Upgrade
With the release of Wordpress 2.7 (our fantastic publishing platform) imminent, we decided to go ahead and upgrade the site to a "fancy new look" that we've been admiring (shout out to Bryan Gardner at Revolution Two!) for a bit. The new Wordpress will allow for a threaded comment system, making things a little easier to read, and the site layout has been simplified and made … [Read more...]