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On Calif. Coast, Great Whites Lurk Closer Than You Think

Turns out they winter off beaches, in 'Frisco Bay

Nov 4, 09 11:48 AM CST
(Newser) - The great white shark population in the eastern Pacific Ocean has a more regimented migratory schedule than previously thought—and one which brings the predators much closer to shore than was previously believed. Researchers in California tracked 179 great whites over 10 years, using acoustic tags and satellite info. Rather... More »

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California • San Francisco • shark • Pacific Ocean • migration • Hawaii • scientific study • great white shark • coastal waters

 Aussie Swimmers 
 Warned of 20-Foot Shark 

'Monster shark' warning issued after 10-footer found chomped

Oct 28, 09 9:02 AM CDT
(Newser) - Australian authorities are warning people to stay out of the water around Stradbroke Island near Brisbane unless they want to risk meeting a great white shark big enough to bite another great white nearly in half. Experts who examined the remains of the other shark believe its rival must be... More »

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Australia • shark • Queensland • great white shark

OPINION

 Why Sharks Trump Cats 

There's evidence well beyond just Cats, the musical

Sep 27, 09 8:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - For the few torn between the two as a favorite animal, the Shark Guys sink their teeth into why sharks are better than cats. Some highlights:
  • When’s the last time you got a LOLSharks pic?
  • James Bond was never dropped into a cat-filled aquarium.
  • “Sharks taste
... More »

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shark • LOLcats • jump the shark • cats

 Great White Sightings 
 Prompt Cape Cod Swim Ban 

For first time, officials tag Atlantic great white sharks

Sep 6, 09 4:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - Several Cape Cod beaches have banned swimming this weekend after four great white sharks were spotted prowling the waters, the Cape Cod Times reports. Shark expert Gregory Skomal and his crew tagged two of them—described as 8 and 10 feet long—with high-tech trackers. It was a rare instance... More »

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Atlantic Ocean • shark • Massachusetts • swimming • Cape Cod • great white shark

(Newser) - Tiger sharks are known for eating anything—including metal junk, other sharks, and people—but the Long Beach Aquarium seems to have landed the world's choosiest one, the Los Angeles Times reports. The new arrival, one of very few tiger sharks in captivity in the US, regularly turns up its... More »

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shark • marine life • aquarium • Long Beach Aquarium

(Newser) - Just when you thought it was safe to go back to the Discovery Channel, Shark Week is back. The channel's wildly popular annual look at the predators returns next week with six new documentaries, including a look at the deadly 1916 shark attacks off New Jersey that inspired Jaws. Channel... More »

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television • shark • Discovery Channel • marine life • shark attack • shark population

(Newser) - Victims of shark attacks have gathered in Washington to lend a hand to their one-time foes, reports the Washington Post. The survivors plan to lobby senators to pass a bill setting new restrictions on shark fishing in US waters. A third of the world's shark species are now classified as... More »

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conservation • shark • marine life • shark attack • shark population • overfishing

(Newser) - Great white sharks lurk in the dark and follow young victims much like serial killers on the prowl, the AP reports. Far from being random attackers, the sharks pursue specific victims from 100 yards off—far enough to see but not be seen—hiding in areas they know well. "... More »

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study • shark • research • serial killers • great white shark

(Newser) - The Mexican Navy seized more than a ton of cocaine packed inside the bodies of frozen sharks on a freighter off the Yucatan coast headed for America, reports the BBC. The booty was pinpointed using dogs and x-ray machines, officials said. Drug fighters warned that powerful cartels are using increasingly... More »

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crime • Mexico • cocaine • shark • drug dealing • drug smuggling • drug cartels • Mexican Navy

 Sharks Enjoy a Cuddle 


Jun 3, 09 3:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - British aquarium managers are going to begin training sharks with rewards and even hugs after US scientists have discovered that certain breeds of the toothsome fish enjoy human cuddles, reports the Telegraph. "Zebra sharks will even roll over to have their tummies scratched or allow themselves to be lifted... More »

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shark • ocean • fish • captivity • sea • Jaws • training • scientific research • aquarium • Sea Life • animal training

 Fishermen Land 
 Rarest Shark— 
 Then Eat it 

Megamouth shark found in Philippine waters, cooked in coconut milk

Apr 8, 09 6:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - An incredibly rare find at sea ended up as an incredibly rare dinner for some Filipino fishermen, National Geographic reports. The 13-foot megamouth shark that died in the men's nets was only the 41st ever found. Local conservation officials asked the men to keep the filter-feeder's 1102-pound carcass intact, but... More »

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endangered species • shark • Philippines • marine life

It's Feeding Time: 1,000 Sharks Invade Florida Coast

Unwelcome visitors force beach closures

Jan 30, 09 2:35 PM CST
(Newser) - Cue the Jaws theme music: At least 1,000 sharks have invaded the shores of South Florida, reports Palm Beach’s WFLX-TV.  Beaches have been closed to swimmers as the demons of the deep hunt schools of migrating fish along the Florida coastline. Officials say the risk is particularly... More »

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Florida • beach • shark

 Aussies Snap Over Shark Terror 

Series of attacks mars Australia's summer

Jan 13, 09 5:04 AM CST
(Newser) - A series of shark attacks in Australia has triggered a summer of terror and a national debate over whether it makes sense to continue to protect one of nature's most implacable predators. Three people were attacked in a single 48-hour period last month, reports Time. All that was found of... More »

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conservation • Australia • shark • New South Wales • shark attack • Perth • Taronga Park zoo

Ocean Census Surprises Scientists

Effort to chart all undersea life by 2010 finds 5K new species

Nov 10, 08 10:32 AM CST
(Newser) - Somewhere under the Antarctic Ocean, brittle starfish completely cover a submerged mountain. In the Pacific, sharks congregate in a region with few food sources but plenty of opportunity for romance. Those facts, along with an accounting of more than 5,000 newly discovered species, are part of the results of... More »

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Atlantic Ocean • shark • Pacific Ocean • ocean • species • ocean habitats • marine biology • Arctic Ocean • Census of Marine Life • Antarctic Ocean • starfish

 Scientists Confirm 
 Shark's Virgin Birth 

Virginia aquarium blacktip got pregnant without need for shark sperm

Oct 10, 08 8:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - A blacktip shark at a Virginia aquarium got pregnant despite not having been around a male of her kind for a decade, the Virginian-Pilot reports. Scientists have long suspected that sharks, like some smaller vertebrates, could reproduce asexually but this is only the second confirmed case. Tests showed the baby... More »

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reproduction • shark • parthenogenesis • marine life • aquarium • marine biology

 Sea of New 
 Ocean Life 
 Discovered 

Scientists find new crustaceans, rays, sharks and coral

Sep 19, 08 2:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - Over 100 new ocean species have been discovered in coral reefs off Western Australia during a global census of marine life. They include exotic soft corals, new kinds of jellyfish, rays and shellfish, and parasites that feed on the tongues of fish, reports the Sydney Morning Herald. The discoveries are... More »

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shark • jellyfish • coral reef • Western Australia • Great Barrier Reef • Ningaloo Reef • Census of Marine Life • Australian Institute of Marine Science • AIMS • Australian Museum • rays

Polar Bears May Have Yet Another Worry: Sharks

Bone is found in the stomach of a Greenland shark

Aug 12, 08 6:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - As if polar bears in the North Pole didn't have enough to worry about these days: Scientists have found the bone of a young bear in the stomach of a Greenland shark, Reuters reports. The unprecedented discovery prompts a "million dollar question," says one researcher: Do the bears... More »

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global warming • shark • polar bear • polar ice caps • deadly animals • predators • shark attack

OPINION

 A Shark-Hater Fesses Up 

Distaste for 'tigers of the deep' is no longer politically correect

Aug 8, 08 12:34 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sharks were once eminently despicable creatures. Remember Jaws? Now, though, perceptions have shifted—they’re seen as endangered, misunderstood animals who chomp humans only when they mistake them for seals. (That's why they take one bite and "sheepishly" move on.) It's a source of great disappointment to Joe... More »

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shark • humor • animal attack • animal

 Ocean Sharks Face Extinction 

Study finds severe effects of intentional, unintentional fishing

May 22, 08 1:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - Ocean sharks are threatened with extinction, with 11 species designated “high-risk” by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and five more also in danger. Sharks are dwindling from intentional fishing, which targets them for their meat and fins, and “bycatch” fishing that lands them in nets meant... More »

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endangered species • shark • ocean • fishing • extinction • threatened species • fishing ban

Fewer Sharks, But More Attacks

Growing human presence in water will keep encounters rising, scientists say

Feb 27, 08 4:26 PM CST
(Newser) - Shark populations are way down, but attacks on humans are up, LiveScience reports. There were 71 shark attacks worldwide in 2007, continuing a four-year upswing, says shark expert George Burgess, although populations of the fish have shrunk 50% during the past 20 years. Even so, as human populations expand rapidly,... More »

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beach • shark • ocean • fishing • shark attack • shark population

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