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Sea Shepherd Founder Arrested

Paul Watson faces charges in decade-old incident

(Newser) - A leading anti-whaling activist has been arrested in Germany. Paul Watson, founder of Sea Shepherd, was busted on Saturday over a 2002 clash with a Costa Rican "illegal shark finning operation" off Guatemala, the group says in a statement. The group says the warrant is tied to an "... More »

Shark Attack Fatalities Spiked Last Year

But no deaths occurred in US: new report

(Newser) - Shark attack deaths saw a significant spike last year, reaching their highest number in almost 20 years. None of the deaths, however, occurred in the US, which has seen decreasing shark attack numbers in recent years. A new report tallies 75 shark attacks around the world in 2011, and notes... More »

Scientists Find Dozens of New Hybrid Sharks

The animals are the first hybrid sharks in the world

(Newser) - Shark Week will have some new additions this year: Scientists found the first hybrid sharks in the world—57 of them—off the coast of Australia. The animals are a cross between the Australian blacktip shark and the common blacktip shark, and their existence may show that sharks are adapting... More »

16% of Nemo Species at Risk of Extinction

'These are the species we're supposed to care about,' says scientist

(Newser) - You might not be able to find Nemo soon. Environmentalists warn that 16% of species associated with characters in the mega-popular Pixar animated movie Finding Nemo are at risk of extinction. “These are species that should be doing better because they are the ones we care about,” said... More »

Shark Kills US Diver in Australia

It's the third fatal attack there in two months

(Newser) - Australia may have a shark partial to humans on its hands: A great white killed a 32-year-old American diver today just 11 miles from where another fatal attack occurred 12 days ago, reports AP . The unidentified American, in the country on a work visa, was killed by the 10-foot shark... More »

Sharks Massacred Off Colombia

An estimated 2,000 discovered with missing fins in sanctuary

(Newser) - Divers have discovered the bodies of some 2,000 sharks, many with their fins cut off, in Colombian waters. The apparent slaughter of Galapagos, silky, and hammerhead sharks occurred in a giant wildlife sanctuary around the island of Malpelo off the country’s coast, the Guardian reports. The divers, who... More »

Diver Balances Sharks Lulled Into Trance

She induces hypnotic state to aid ocean predator

(Newser) - Comfortable around sharks? How about stroking and holding one until it lulls into a trance so profound, you can hold it vertically by the nose. Italian diver Cristina Zenato does just that in her work with Caribbean Reef sharks, the Daily Mail reports. She induces a hypnotic state by stroking... More »

Island Nation Creates Largest Shark Sanctuary

Protected area size of Mexico

(Newser) - A Mexico-size chunk of the Pacific will soon be a haven for sharks—and they have a tiny island nation to thank. The Marshall Islands’ government is declaring its waters off-limits to commercial shark fishing and the trade of shark products, the BBC reports, providing the creatures with 750,000... More »

Calif. Lawmakers Serve Up Vote on Shark Fin Soup

Law unfairly targets Chinese community, critics say

(Newser) - California lawmakers may take shark fin soup off the menu of every restaurant in the state next week—or at least try, CNN reports. Fueled by a growing disgust of finning—in which fishermen cut off the fin and toss the shark back in the ocean—the California Shark Protection... More »

Aussie Dies After Shark Bites Off Legs

Officials still searching for killer shark, bodyboarder's limbs

(Newser) - An Australian bodyboarder met a gruesome end today when a shark attacked, biting off his legs and killing him as some 30 other surfers lingered in the water in western Australia. Authorities closed the beach near Dunsborough immediately, and are still searching for the shark, reports the AP. "We... More »

Great White Shark Spotted Among San Diego Surfers?

Tourists hope for a picture as surfers brave the waves

(Newser) - Last week's shark sighting in San Diego wasn't an isolated occurrence: There have been three confirmed sightings in the past week, and CBS 8 has a pretty insane picture that, at least one expert confirms, shows a shark swimming in the waves alongside surfers. A lifeguard, on the... More »

'Jaws' Leaps Into Research Boat

It takes crew more than an hour to get killer back where he belongs

(Newser) - A great white shark proved a bit too cooperative, and leaped into a boat full of researchers who were luring the killer creatures off South Africa by throwing bait into the water. "Next thing I know I hear a splash, and see a white shark breach out of the... More »

Bahamas Bans Shark Fishing

It follows a similar move in Honduras

(Newser) - Score another one for the sharks: The Bahamas has banned shark fishing in its coastal waters, becoming the second Caribbean nation to institute a ban in the past month, the Washington Post reports. It is now illegal to fish for sharks in 240,000 square miles of water surrounding the... More »

Heavy Metal Soothes Sharks

They rub their snouts on speakers for right music, boat operator discovers

(Newser) - How do you soothe an angry shark? You can rock him to near-submission with heavy metal. That's what one Australian charter boat operator has discovered after witnessing sharks blissfully rubbing their snouts against caged underwater speakers belting out the sounds. "I guess the visual people expect is that... More »

As Global Appetite for Shark Fin Wanes, China Surges

China's taste for shark's fin going through a generation divide

(Newser) - There's a growing consciousness about the 73 million sharks killed each year to feed a global hunger for shark’s fin soup, but try telling that to China, writes Juliet Eilperin in a book excerpt in the Washington Post. For centuries, being able to afford the delicacy was a... More »

Annual Shark Migration Swarms Florida Coast

They only look scary, say biologists

(Newser) - Large schools containing thousands of migrating sharks are once again appearing off the coast of Palm Beach County and other southern Florida beaches—sometimes right along the shore, reports NBC . As large numbers of black tip and spinner sharks make their annual trek northward for warmer waters, biologists have tried... More »

Sharks Are Color-Blind

Finding could help make swimmers safer from shark attacks

(Newser) - Even the most brightly colored swimwear won't make you more interesting to a shark, according to new research. Researchers examined the retinas of 17 kinds of shark caught in Australian waters and found that the predators see the world in black and white, the BBC reports. They believe their findings... More »

Shark Victims Work to Save Their Attackers

Pew group seeks to end irresponsible fishing

(Newser) - A group of shark victims has joined forces in an unlikely goal—saving the species that attacked them, the AP reports. Nine people who were attacked—in many cases, losing limbs or feet—visited the UN to lobby for more responsible management of shark fishing. "If a group like... More »

5 Fun Facts About 'Shark Week'

Audiences love it, activists not so much

(Newser) - It’s Shark Week! Time offers a brief history of Discovery Channel’s popular annual event:
  • An oldie but a goodie: It’s been around since 1987, just two years after the channel launched, making it cable’s longest-running event.
  • Average viewers: It’s one of the most popular television
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10 Places to Swim With Sharks

The world's top spots to get up close and personal with Jaws

(Newser) - If you've been jonesing for Shark Week, kicking off tonight, Discovery's in-house shark expert Andy DeHart recommends 10 places where you can go to swim with the big fishes, courtesy of ABC:
  • Cocos Island, Costa Rica: "Hundreds of scalloped hammerheads school above the scenic sea mounts" of this jungle
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