This report just posted on SantaBarbaraSurfer.com: "5-6 ft juvenile caught in a trawler's nets off of coal oil point this morning, brought back to santa barbara harbor alive in a flooded hold, tagged by biologists, and released 1 mile off sandspit within less than 2 hours. my dad was at the harbor when they first came in, i came as soon as i could get off of work but by … [Read more...]
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Shark swarms invade Los Angeles beaches
MARINA DEL REY Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water, swarms of sharks are invading the Southern California shoreline and that has swimmers on edge. Large schools of leopard sharks have been spotted along the coast near Venice Beach and Marina del Rey. Swimmers say the sharks are not afraid of humans and have come right up to them in the … [Read more...]
Shark advisory issued for Florida waters
At 2:54 p.m. on Wednesday, the Sanibel Police Department responded to an incident reported by the Lee County Sheriff's Department Marine Patrol Unit. According to the report, a 47-year-old man reported that he believed he was bitten on the right arm by a shark while swimming in front of the Sanibel Moorings, located at 845 East Gulf Drive. The caller further reported … [Read more...]
Multiple Great White Sightings at Sunset Beach
The Shark Research Committee has published three separate reports of Great White Sightings (by way of Scott at Sunsetsurf.com) over the course of the last couple of days at Sunset Beach in Pacific Palisades, California. All three reports come from the surfing community, who, amazingly, were not convinced to leave the water at the times of any of the sightings. Whether or not it … [Read more...]
Teenage Girl Mauled in Florida Shark Attack
The sixteenth attack this year in Volusia County alone!!! A 13-year-old New York girl was bitten by a shark while swimming in the ocean off New Smyrna Beach this afternoon. The girl was in waist- to chest-deep water when the shark bit her on the right leg between her ankle and knee, said Capt. Scott Petersohn of the Volusia County Beach Patrol. She suffered several … [Read more...]
Huge gatherings of whale sharks discovered in Gulf of Mexico
Scientists have become increasingly convinced that huge gatherings of giant whale sharks occur with clockwork regularity in the northern Gulf of Mexico off the coasts of Mississippi and Louisiana. Scientist Eric Hoffmayer, who is trying to unravel the mysterious “aggregations,” said that as many as 100 of the bus-sized sharks have been spotted feeding in clusters at three sep … [Read more...]
The Fear Beneath on the Independent Cover!
Our local weekly newspaper, The Santa Barbara Independent, inspired by the hard work we've been doing here at The Fear Beneath, has published a series of articles about sharks in the Santa Barbara Channel. The articles discuss the presence of sharks here, historically and in the present day, and provides some interesting information and perspectives. Further, and more … [Read more...]
Shark Shield – A new way to prevent shark attack?
When the shark appeared, the husband and wife in their double kayak had paddled for only 10 minutes, reaching just past the mouth of the harbor. "It surfaced next to us like a submarine," said Jon Schwartz. "It was like 9, 10 feet long, directly perpendicular to us, about 12 feet away, a tiger shark, about 200 pounds. It was staring at us, right next to us. Our worst fear … [Read more...]
Polar bears under threat: Now sharks are after them too!
Already threatened by a thaw of ice around the North Pole, the polar bear's title as the top Arctic predator may under challenge from a shark. Scientists researching how far sharks hunt seals in the Arctic were stunned in June to find part of the jaw of a young polar bear in the stomach of a Greenland shark, a species that favours polar waters. "Bits of animals including … [Read more...]
International rise in revenge-killings by animals?
Marauding elephants, aggressive sea lions, snap-happy crocodiles... As animal attacks on humans reach frightening levels, scientists are beginning to understand exactly what the beasts are thinking. And it's not good. "In Mexico, in just the past few months, there's been a spate of deadly shark attacks with The LA Times reporting that, 'the worldwide rate in recent years is … [Read more...]
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