sharks
Scientists have discovered what could be the first known smooth hammerhead shark nursery in the Galápagos. The vulnerable shark species - so-called for its elongated head which forms a straighter curve than the scalloped hammerhead - is rarely spotted in the marine reserve. But after observing several young pups in a small bay at Isabela Island, the Greenpeace expedition team believe they have found a breeding ground in the archipelago - and they’re rightly excited. “This is an amazing discovery!” says lead scientist Alex Hearn from Universidad San Francisco de Quito in Ecuador and marine cons...
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Jupiter (United States) (AFP) - As the northern hemisphere edges toward spring and millions flock to the beach, headlines have dubbed the southeastern US state of Florida the world's most likely place to be bitten by a shark. They're right, but, at the same time, shark bites are exceedingly rare overall -- a fact scientists wish more people knew, especially amid declining shark populations desperately in need of conservation. "When the sharks in the water are targeting the fishes that they normally feed on, once in a while, people get in the way and the sharks make a mistake," said Gavin Naylo...
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Washington (AFP) - Shark bites and fatalities ticked up worldwide last year, with Australia accounting for a disproportionate number of deaths resulting from heightened contact with humans even as the ancient predators face a wider extinction crisis. There were 69 unprovoked attacks in 2023, up slightly from 63 in 2022, and ten deaths, which is double the year before and a 12-year-high, according to the International Shark Attack File, an annual global report published Monday by the University of Florida. Gavin Naylor, director of the Florida Program for Shark Research at the Florida Museum o...
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Several swimmers in Pensacola Beach, Florida, rescued a massive shark that washed up on the shore last week. A video taken by a woman at the beach captured her husband and a few other men trying to help the shark back into the water. “After a few seconds of seeing it struggle to get back in the water, my husband took charge to try to help it,” the woman told Storyful. The video depicted the men grabbing the tail fin of the shark and pulling it toward the water. The shark seemed irritated, as it was thrashing around and even threw the rescuers to the side. According to the woman, the group of m...
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A new documentary on the Discovery Channel follows researchers as they investigate the potential impact of drugs dumped overboard around Florida. Over the years, drug traffickers have left large amounts of cocaine in the sea to either be retrieved by others or to avoid arrest. These drugs often wash ashore due to ocean currents. In June, the U.S. Coast Guard collected more than 14,100 pounds of cocaine in the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean, costing about $186 million. Tom Hird, a marine biologist, and Tracy Fanara, an environmental scientist from the University of Florida, observed sharks al...
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Washington (AFP) - Overfishing is driving coral reef sharks towards extinction, according to a global study out Thursday that signals far greater peril to the marine predators than previously thought. That matters to humans because the species act as managers of their marine ecosystems, maintaining delicately balanced food webs on which hundreds of millions of people rely. The research, published in the journal Science, is the result of the Global FinPrint project, which collected more than 22,000 hours of video footage from reefs across Africa, the Middle East, Asia, Australasia and the Ameri...
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Steven Spielberg has opened up about his feelings of “regret” following the tremendous success of Jaws — and its corresponding wave of damaging influence. Spielberg reflected on the 1975 thriller film’s repercussions. “One of the things I still fear [is] — not to get eaten by a shark, but that sharks are somehow mad at me for the feeding frenzy of crazy sport fisherman that happened after 1975, which I truly, and to this day, regret the decimation of the shark population because of the book and the film,” the director said during an interview with BBC‘s Desert Island Discs. The legendary write...
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Washington (AFP) - Forget Google Maps -- sharks can read the Earth's magnetic field like a GPS navigator to find their way, a study in Current Biology showed Thursday. Lead author Bryan Keller told AFP the paper vindicates a decades-old theory about how the aquatic predators are able to migrate vast distances, swim in arrow-straight lines, and return to their precise point of origin. Sharks are also known to have a fine-tuned electrosensing ability that helps them detect prey. All these factors led scientists to believe that sharks -- like sea turtles and certain other species -- can glean the...
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Los Angeles (AFP) - San Jose Sharks forward Patrick Marleau broke ice hockey legend Gordie Howe's record for the most appearances in NHL history on Monday, playing his 1,768th game in a 3-2 defeat to the Vegas Golden Knights. The 41-year-old made his 899th consecutive appearance to surpass fellow Canadian Howe in the all-time standings. Marleau's milestone appearance was given a salute at the first break in play, with an announcement in the stadium. A recorded message of congratulations from NHL commissioner Gary Bettman marked the moment as Marleau acknowledged a standing ovation from fans wi...
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