By Paul Eccleston A new study warns that more than 25 percent of sharks in the north-east Atlantic are at risk of extinction. Another 20 percent have been put in the near-threatened category, according to research for the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN); and the figures may be an underestimate as there is insufficient data to assess more than a quarter … [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...]
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...]
EXCLUSIVE PIC – Decapitated Seal near Hope Ranch Beach
SANTA BARBARA, CA A faithful Fear Beneath reader from our home town of Santa Barbara, CA, sent in this gruesome picture of a decapitated pinniped after walking in to the mostly-exclusive private beach of Hope Ranch. The rotting, fur-less, carcass showed signs of predation by scavengers, as it had been disemboweled and was spilling its intestines out onto the beach, in … [Read more...]
Great White Shark Attack Staged For Animal Planet
By Daniel Lopez, The Monterey County Herald A re-enactment of a great white shark attack on a surfer off Marina State Beach last year is scheduled to be part of a TV production for Animal Planet. A production crew from England has been in Monterey County for about a week filming the story of Todd Endris, the 25-year old Marina resident who was attacked while surfing on … [Read more...]
The Great White Shark Festival
SOUTH AFRICA "Of all the species on the planet, the Great White Shark has undoubtedly achieved a level of evolutionary perfection. it has remained unchanged for 300 million years. In recent decades, sharks have become a persecuted and threatened species, and man has endangered this magnificent creature's existence. Today, through conservation and education, this … [Read more...]
Great White Shark Fishing: Don’t Try This At Home
Life's boring on a 40 kilometer stretch of coast near Boat Harbour, Australia, so some deranged Aussies have taken fishing to a new level of ridiculous, by catching Great White Sharks... from the beach. The video's a little lengthy, we'll grant you that much, but it's well worth watching and shows some ballsy - or moronic - behavior: paddling a chunk of bait into Great White … [Read more...]
Back Into The Water: Dave Martin’s Fatal Shark Attack (Follow-Up)
ESPN has published an extensive and well-written piece covering last year's fatal shark attack at Solana Beach. We've excerpted the beginning below: SOLANA BEACH, CALIFORNIA Other than the helicopters and the lifeguards and the coroner, he had eight miles of beach to himself that morning. The posted signs said, "Get Back!" and "Enter At Your Own Risk!" and "Shark … [Read more...]
Australian Couple Are Great White Shark Magnets
Yorke Peninsula Country Times In February last year, Wool Bay couple Anne Russell and Barrie Hunt reported a close encounter with a 15-foot White Pointer shark while they were fishing off Wool Bay. On Friday, both having the day off, they decided to head out to catch a few whiting in the waters of Coobowie Bay. Having dropped the anchor and as the boat settled into … [Read more...]