Tag: sharks

  • Ghost trap and shark feeding frenzy in the Bahamas

    There are thousands of “ghost” traps around the Caribbean that are fishing constantly without being checked by fisherman. There were three cubera snappers and one black grouper in this one. Approximately 100 pounds worth of fish. Only one snapper was dead and was the meal for half a dozen of reef sharks that have been…

  • Anatomy of sea life by Jeff Wysaski

    We love these brilliant cartoons by Jeff Wysaski over at pleated jeans.                                                                                     Head…

  • Bahamas shark tagging: the movie

    Check out how Dr. Neil Hammerschlag and his University Of Miami crew tag sharks in the Berry Islands, Bahamas to study their migration patterns and thus, better protect them. You can learn more about UM’s shark conservation program and follow Berry The Tiger Shark here: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjGcmlceOFs[/youtube]  

  • Do slomo sharks snack on snoozing seals?

    This week I wrote a piece for National Geographic News about a study just out suggesting that Greenland sharks could sneak up on seals and catch them while they’re sleeping. It’s a neat study, involving putting motion-sensors on individual sharks to see how fast they swim. In fact, turns out these guys swim so very…

  • Kristen Bell talking about shark tagging with the Hammerschlagies on Leno

    [vimeo]http://vimeo.com/22565878[/vimeo] Go here for more info about shark expert Dr. Neil Hammerschlag’s shark tagging program. 

  • Giant bull shark surprises team Hammerschlag

    Check out the piece by Andrea Mustain for Our Amazing Planet about my colleague, shark expert Dr. Neil Hammerschlag’s encounter with a big bull shark. Funny, but I was SUPing at the Cape Hatteras lighthouse yesterday and a fishing boat pulled up and the captain yelled “look out – we just saw a ten foot bull shark”. I…

  • New evidence for catastrophic loss of coral reef sharks

    “[The] density of reef sharks has declined to 3–10% of baseline levels” This is the take-home finding from one of two new papers that help clarify just how much reef shark populations have declined. Nadon et al. 2012, Re-creating missing population baselines for Pacific reef sharks, just came out in the journal Conservation Biology. The team used a new database…

  • Happy Birthday Genie Clark

    Today is Eugenie Clark’s 90th Birthday. HAPPY BIRTHDAY GENIE! To celebrate I’m reposting my story about meeting my shark hero last year.  They say never meet your heros, but after meeting one of mine I can thoroughly recommend it. During my recent visit to Mote Marine Labs in Florida I had the chance to meet Eugenie Clark –…

  • Stunning reminders of why the oceans are awesome

    Here’s a few of the amazing pictures that won this year’s underwater photography contest run by the University of Miami Rosentiel School. Make sure you check them out in their full glory at the 2012 Winners website.

  • Teeny tiny glowing sharks could be missing link

    Take a tour of sharks around the oceans and you’ll find that around one in ten has the ability to glow, sparkle and twinkle its own eerie light. Some of the tiniest and most mysterious sharks – the pygmy and lantern sharks – are the subject of a new study looking into how glowing sharks…