Every summer, America turns its attention towards the sea, and more specifically, the sharks that inhabit it. This year, there seems to be an increase in shark sightings, but contrary to popular fear, this might be a cause for celebration rather than alarm. Experts suggest that the rise in shark sightings indicates a revival of […]
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Red tide returns to San Francisco Bay, one year after large fish die-off
A toxic red tide has returned to San Francisco Bay, raising fears of a reprise of last summer’s unusually large fish die-off. Experts report that swimming algae was detected last weekend in rust-colored water samples from Emeryville, the Berkeley Marina, Albany and Marin County’s Richardson Bay and Muir Beach. While no fish deaths have yet […]
Experts say ‘cocaine sharks’ may be feasting on drugs dumped off Florida
In what could be the plotline for the next cheesy marine-themed disaster movie, scientists think crazed and hungry sharks could be feasting on bales of hallucinatory drugs dumped off the Florida coast. Yet while Cocaine Sharks – a highlight of Discovery’s upcoming Shark Week – does indeed examine if the ocean predators are chomping on […]
Another report of a shark in Cape Cod Bay leaping out of the water to grab striper on fishing line
Trying to catch striped bass in Cape Cod Bay these days? You might be competing with an incredibly powerful apex predator. For the second time this week, a great white shark in Cape Cod Bay was spotted jumping out of the water to chomp on a striper that had been hooked on a fishing line. […]
Deadly shark species ‘being drawn to UK’ by rising sea temperatures
Warming sea temperatures could bring deadly sharks into British waters, experts believe. In 2022, a snorkeler on a shark-spotting tour off Penzance in Cornwall was bitten on the leg by a blue shark. It was the first incident of its kind in the UK in 175 years. She was rushed to hospital, but luckily the […]
Basking Sharks are Partially Warm-Blooded, New Research Suggests
Few fast-swimming apex fishes are classified as regional endotherms, or partially warm-blooded, having evolved a relatively uncommon suite of traits (e.g. elevated body temperatures, centralized red muscle, and thick-walled hearts) thought to facilitate a fast, predatory lifestyle. Unlike those apex predators, basking sharks (Cetorhinus maximus) are massive filter-feeding planktivores assumed to have the anatomy and […]
GENTLE GIANT Watch the incredible moment a whale scoops woman up with its fin to save her from lurking shark
This is the incredible moment a woman was saved by an unlikely underwater saviour as a shark menacingly swam towards her. Marine biologist Nan Hauser, 69, says she was left in tears after a heroic 50,000-pound humpback whale came to her rescue. Her extraordinary encounter was caught on camera and has now been broadcast as […]
The weird creatures coming to beaches as Wales becomes ‘more like the Med’
Sightings of unusual and exotic marine species will become more common on Welsh coasts as sea temperatures rise, a marine biologist has said. Over the coming years, warm-water sharks, turtles and jellyfish will visit in greater numbers and for longer periods if current trends continue. Some creatures may pose a greater risk to beachgoers, prompting […]