If you see any of us no need to pause We are sharks but we are not “jaws”As the biggest fish we are very large But our nature is gentle We do not wish to be in charge People use us for meat oil and fins Please save us from the trouble you Put us […]
Tag: Whale Shark
PREDATOR ALERT Are there great white sharks in UK waters?
There are more than 500 species of sharks across the world. Great white sharks are commonly found in the Pacific waters, but what’s the likelihood of one being found in the UK? Are there great white sharks in UK waters? A “great white shark” is thought to have been spotted lurking off the coast of […]
Shark Attacks Are Rare, But Here’s What You Need To Know To Avoid Them
There are few images more terrifying than the open mouth of a monstrous shark as it lunges toward its prey with dozens of sharp teeth ready to chomp. But don’t worry. The fact is, this image isn’t all that common. As National Geographic reports, there is a one in 3,748,067 chance you could be attacked […]
Whale Shark is World’s Largest Omnivore, New Study Shows
The whale shark (Rhincodon typus), which have been reported up to 18 m long, is the largest known extant fish species. This creatrure is a filter feeder and has long been observed eating plankton, including krill, copepods, crab larvae, tiny squid or fish. But new research shows that the floating macroalgae, Sargassum, is a significant […]
Activists Calling for An End to Cruel Shark Fishing Tournament in Palm Beach County, Florida
A shark fishing tournament happening in Palm Beach County, Florida, has received national controversy, with a petition garnering over 120,000 signatures to have it canceled. Organizers said they created the event to call attention to the “surging bull shark population.” Local fishermen claim that the populations of sharks in the area need to be managed […]
International Shipping Threatens Endangered Whale Sharks
Whale sharks are the largest fish in the ocean, but even they can’t go up against a large shipping vessel and emerge unscathed. A new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Monday found that international shipping may be a “cryptic” cause of death for this endangered species. “The maritime shipping […]
Sharks on a knife’s edge as Maldives mulls lifting 10-year fishing ban
It’s not easy to find sharks these days. Just ask Demian Chapman, a marine scientist who leads Global FinPrint, a project that assesses shark populations on reefs worldwide. But he says there is a spot where they’re often found: the Maldives, a tiny nation of islands speckled in the Indian Ocean. “The Maldives is a […]
‘Rolling and rolling and rolling’: the first detailed account of great white shark sex
It has been described as the “holy grail” of marine biology, an act that is crucial to the survival of apex predators but has never been documented in detail: the mating of great white sharks. Despite decades of research into the habits of the white pointer, how and where the marine creatures mate has largely […]