Two Bull Sharks Swam Up the Mississippi River to St. Louis
Bull sharks are coastal creatures, but at least two of the animals were able to make it as far inland as St. Louis by swimming …
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There Might Be Shark in Your Pet’s Food
It is well documented that shark squalene—oil from their livers—is an ingredient in some cosmetics, such as lipstick and mascara. Now, new research shows that …
Calling All Saltwater Anglers
Have you ever lost your catch to a shark? Or maybe you’ve never seen a shark while fishing? UMass Amherst researchers are recruiting survey participants …
Mako tagged off Texas reappears off North Carolina
A 7-foot-5-inch-long mako shark tagged last year off Texas appeared Wednesday morning off North Carolina’s Outer Banks. His tracker pinged in the waters off Hatteras, …
Shark Puke Study Reveals Tiger Shark’s Unlikely Diet
Tiger sharks have long had a reputation for being opportunistic feeders that aren’t picky about what they end up eating. Everything from sea turtles to …
There’s always something bigger
Crazy. This Mako obviously ate a smaller shark and while we were pulling it in, something else ate the Mako. When we were cutting what …
Great white sharks are badasses of evolution
Great white sharks are badasses of evolution. A new paper out this week adds to that resume, finding that great whites can easily withstand levels of heavy …
Sharks Love Death Metal
Sharks are attracted to the sound of death metal. Apparently, the “dense tones” of it mimics the “low frequencies of struggling fish.”
Florida to ban chumming off beaches to lure sharks
“Personally, I would strongly prefer to not be in the water where folks are ringing the dinner bell for the ocean’s ultimate predator.” Florida …