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...]
Shark Versus Seal in Deadly Game
At the Southern tip of Africa a deadly game of cat and mouse is played out over and over again in the salty waters off the fabled Cape of Storms. By Cheryl-Samantha Owen Each Southern hemisphere winter, between May and September, the infamous great white shark makes its presence felt through spectacular airborne breaches out of the inky depths around Seal Island in False … [Read more...]
Three men drown at Point Mugu, Ventura County
This tragic local news isn't shark-related, rather it is a sober reminder of the need for vigilance at all times in the presence of the ocean and the tremendous power contained within. By Jack Leonard Three men enjoying the ocean view at Point Mugu were swept to their deaths Thursday afternoon by a wave that pulled them into the water along with two companions who were … [Read more...]
Tiger Sharks Now Lurk At Mandalay Bay
Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas Two female tiger sharks now rule the waters of Shark Reef Aquarium at Mandalay Bay. The only tiger sharks available for viewing in the U.S., these exciting new additions can be identified by their distinct tiger-striped markings in the 1.6-million-gallon aquarium. “We are delighted to unveil these powerful predators to our guests of Shark Reef … [Read more...]
Shark Seen Lunching on Turtle near Hawaii Kai
By Tim Sakahara Its shark versus turtle and it wasn't much of a fight. While the shark snapped its jaws, the people snapped some shots giving boaters an eye-full. The pictures were taken on Monday less than a mile off shore in Maunalua Bay just outside the surf spot called Turtles. Koko Crater and Portlock are seen in the background. The shark at one point comes right … [Read more...]
Revised Marine Sanctuary Rules Ban Farallon Shark Chumming
By Kenneth R. Weiss, Los Angeles Times After seven years of soul-searching, federal officials on Thursday agreed to allow tow-in surfing at California's most famous big-wave riding spot, known as Mavericks, as part of a major expansion of federal rules governing three marine sanctuaries. The revised rules ban chumming for great white sharks around San Francisco's Farallon … [Read more...]
Hawaii shark attack victim has big bills but a new outlook on life
We covered the shark attack on Todd Murashige at Crouching Lion on Oahu earlier this year. The Honolulu Advertiser published this follow-up story to those events. By Dan Nakaso, Honolulu Advertiser KANE'OHE, OAHU Todd Murashige will have to live with the vicious scars from an attack that ripped his thigh open to the bone — and with the feelings he has for the shark … [Read more...]
Tracked from above, Great White Sharks moving in less mysterious ways
By Lorna Edwards, The Age, Australia Abalone diver John Rudge does not muck around when he enters the domain of the great white shark. When diving near seal colonies, he spends as little time as possible on the surface forming a silhouette to any great whites that might be hunting below. "They are the top of the food chain to us, an absolutely brilliant predator and … [Read more...]
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