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Great White Shark In Danger Of Going Extinct Within The Next 100 Years, Study Finds

Great White Shark In Danger Of Going Extinct Within The Next 100 Years, Study Finds

The great white shark could be extinct within the next 100 years, a new study finds. Published in Science Advances, the study finds that marine megafauna including great white sharks and whale sharks are at great risk due to the effects of climate change and human pollution in their ocean habitats. The report noted that […]

By Nathan Francis | 3y ago

Great White Shark Spotted Swimming Next To Surfer In Cape Cod

Great White Shark Spotted Swimming Next To Surfer In Cape Cod

A photograph taken at Nauset Beach captured an image of a man in a wet suit paddling on a surfboard, where a shark fin can be seen next to him. CBS News reports that people need to “remain vigilant,” as a great white shark was spotted off of Cape Cod. The Orleans Department of Natural […]

By Amy Feinstein | 4y ago

12-Foot-Long Great White Shark Spotted Near Newcomb Hollow Beach In Cape Cod

12-Foot-Long Great White Shark Spotted Near Newcomb Hollow Beach In Cape Cod

CBS News reports that a great white shark, Ashley Grace, was spotted in Cape Cod Bay Monday afternoon — a sighting that is now marked on Sharktivity. The 12-foot-long shark, which was first tagged in August of 2016, was reportedly spotted off the coast of Wellfleet. After the sighting, the Facebook page for Wellfleet Lifeguards […]

By Tyler MacDonald | 4y ago

Shark Attack Kills 65-Year-Old Swimmer Off Coast Of Hawaii, First Reported Fatal U.S. Shark Attack Of 2019

Shark Attack Kills 65-Year-Old Swimmer Off Coast Of Hawaii, First Reported Fatal U.S. Shark Attack Of 2019

In the first fatal shark attack of 2019 in the United States, a 65-year-old California man died on Saturday after he was bitten by a shark while swimming off the coast of Hawaii, according to a report by KHNL TV News in Honolulu. The man’s name has not yet been made public, and the beach […]

By Jonathan Vankin | 4y ago

Viral Video Shows Surfers Come Together To Save Dying White Shark Stranded On Rocks, Guide It Back Into Ocean

Viral Video Shows Surfers Come Together To Save Dying White Shark Stranded On Rocks, Guide It Back Into Ocean

A great white shark is usually a very unwelcome sight for a surfer, but one stranded shark instead drew sympathy from a group of surfers in South Africa who came together to save the life of the toothy predator. As USA Today noted, the rescue took place after the surfers noticed that the small shark […]

By Nathan Francis | 4y ago

Model And Marine Biologist Comes Face To Face With Largest Shark In The World

Model And Marine Biologist Comes Face To Face With Largest Shark In The World

Around the holidays, Ocean Ramsey took some time for herself, performing yoga moves on the beach of Kai, Hawaii, with the beautiful ocean splashing behind her. The exhilarating shots she shared on Instagram of herself in a sports bra and athletic pants highlight her toned, athletic body that dives deep into the ocean to chase […]

By Kristin Danley Greiner | 4y ago

Divers Snap Breathtaking Pictures Of ‘Deep Blue,’ The 5,000-LB Great White Shark Considered The Biggest Ever

Divers Snap Breathtaking Pictures Of ‘Deep Blue,’ The 5,000-LB Great White Shark Considered The Biggest Ever

Divers in Hawaii have snapped breathtaking images of the largest great white shark ever recorded, a behemoth called “Deep Blue” that is 21 feet long and more than 5,000 pounds. The shark was spotted on Sunday by divers Mark Mohler and Kimberly Jeffries, who dived into the water to swim alongside the gigantic shark and […]

By Nathan Francis | 4y ago

Man Escapes Shark Attack By Epically Punching Predator In The Gills

Man Escapes Shark Attack By Epically Punching Predator In The Gills

A shark attack survivor literally fought for his life and managed to escape what is presumed to be a great white shark by engaging in an epic battle with the marine predator. The man is 61-year-old neurologist William Lytton of Scarsdale, New York, who fended off a massive shark near a Cape Cod beach by […]

By Alexandra Lozovschi | 5y ago

Great White Shark Gives Family A Fright In Buzzards Bay

Great White Shark Gives Family A Fright In Buzzards Bay

What started as a fun, relaxing day for David Cody and his son Paul ended in a close encounter with one of the ocean’s top predators. The Codys were out boating in Buzzards Bay, southwest of Cape Cod, on Sunday afternoon when they came face to face with a great white shark, the Boston Globe […]

By Alexandra Lozovschi | 5y ago

Dead Great White Shark Washes Ashore On Cape Cod Beach, Found By Nine-Year-Old Boy

Dead Great White Shark Washes Ashore On Cape Cod Beach, Found By Nine-Year-Old Boy

In another reminder that the most feared predators of the ocean are subject to the whims and danger of the seas themselves, the corpse of a nine-foot great white shark washed ashore today in Pamet Harbor, a small tidal inlet off Cape Cod Bay in Truro, according to the Boston Globe. The remains of the […]

By Nicholas Morine | 5y ago

Here’s How To Stream ‘Shark Week 2018’ So You Don’t Miss A Thing

Here’s How To Stream ‘Shark Week 2018’ So You Don’t Miss A Thing

Yes, they’ve been making headlines this summer for munching on the occasional swimmer, but they are also intriguing creatures we want to learn more about. The Discovery Channel has just the answer to our burning curiosity about the apex predators through its annual Shark Week event this week. Shark Week 2018 is back with a […]

By Holly Chavez | 5y ago

Great White Shark Circles Boat In Florida — Video Looks Like Scene Out Of ‘Jaws’

Great White Shark Circles Boat In Florida — Video Looks Like Scene Out Of ‘Jaws’

People are gravitating toward a new video clip posted on Instagram, which was recently taken in Florida by a group out on the water fishing. A huge great white shark is seen circling a small boat, shocking the occupants who were able to catch the ocean predator on video. In the video, the scene of […]

By Roz Zurko | 5y ago

Shark Attack Leaves Man’s Leg Badly Bitten While Spearfishing In Northern California

Shark Attack Leaves Man’s Leg Badly Bitten While Spearfishing In Northern California

A man spearfishing off a northern California beach was badly injured when he was attacked by a shark that took hold of his leg. The victim and his father were just a few hundred yards offshore of Pebble beach on Friday when the shark chomped down on the man’s thigh with its powerful jaws. According […]

By Roz Zurko | 5y ago

Great White Shark Attack Catapults Teen And Kayak Into Air: Brother Drags Her Across Shark’s Back Into Boat

Great White Shark Attack Catapults Teen And Kayak Into Air: Brother Drags Her Across Shark’s Back Into Boat

It was everything you could imagine from the movie Jaws, said 15-year-old Sarah Williams, who was kayaking when a 15-foot great white shark came up from underneath her and catapulted her into the air. The velocity with which the shark hit the girl was about the same you’d imagine if she was hit by a […]

By Roz Zurko | 6y ago

Michael Phelps Responds To Social Media Backlash For Not Racing An Actual Shark

Michael Phelps Responds To Social Media Backlash For Not Racing An Actual Shark

Shark Week 2017 kicked off Sunday night, and one of the big events viewers tuned in to see was Michael Phelps race a great white shark. However, the race caused a social media uproar since it wasn’t what many expected, and now the greatest Olympian of all time is responding to the backlash. The heavily-promoted […]

By Michelle Kapusta | 6y ago

Phelps’ Shark Race Deemed ‘Fake News’ — Outrage Over Computer-Generated Great White

Phelps’ Shark Race Deemed ‘Fake News’ — Outrage Over Computer-Generated Great White

Michael Phelps racing a great white shark was an event much anticipated for Sunday night’s kick off of the Discovery Channel’s Shark Week 2017. So what happened to cause so much outrage after the race was finished? Phelps didn’t win, as the fastest time he’s been clocked in the water is about six mph, and […]

By Roz Zurko | 6y ago

Australia: As A Shark Jumps Into A Boat In Evans Head, New South Wales Orangutans Escape From The Zoo

Australia: As A Shark Jumps Into A Boat In Evans Head, New South Wales Orangutans Escape From The Zoo

People are always joking about how dangerous it is in Australia. They might use the searing weather or, more likely, the potentially hazardous wildlife to make their point. However, this weekend saw not only a great white shark jump into a boat at Evans Head in New South Wales, but animals also escape from a […]

By Rachel Tsoumbakos | 6y ago

California Paddle-Boarders Warned To ‘Calmly’ Exit Water: ‘Next to Approximately 15 Great White Sharks’

California Paddle-Boarders Warned To ‘Calmly’ Exit Water: ‘Next to Approximately 15 Great White Sharks’

The last thing anyone participating in a water activity in the ocean wants to learn is that they are swimming next to a great white shark. A few California paddler-boarders received a terrifying warning when a helicopter flew overhead to alert them to “approximately 15 great white sharks” that were swimming close by. Video footage […]

By Trisha Faulkner | 6y ago

Hilton Head Anglers Catch 3,000 Pound Great White Shark Before Tagging Another

Hilton Head Anglers Catch 3,000 Pound Great White Shark Before Tagging Another

A fishing charter crew recently got more than they bargained for in the waters off Hilton Head, hooking and reeling in a 3,000 pound great white shark, which surprisingly wasn’t their first encounter of the day. The catch was made on Tuesday by Outcast Sport Fishing, which is operated by charter boat captain Chip Michalove. […]

By Dustin Wicksell | 6y ago

Great White Shark Attacks Seal Feet From Cape Cod Beach

Great White Shark Attacks Seal Feet From Cape Cod Beach

A late November visitor to a beach in Cape Cod captured unusual video of one of the region’s great white sharks, as the predator struck at a grey seal just a few feet from the shore in Truro. The dramatic clip was taken on November 26 by Kenvor Cothey, according to Cape Cod Today, and […]

By Dustin Wicksell | 6y ago

Stranded Great White Shark Dies On Cape Cod

Stranded Great White Shark Dies On Cape Cod

One of Cape Cod’s itinerant great white shark visitors perished last weekend, after becoming the first of its species to find itself stranded in shallow waters this season, a year after three other sharks experienced the same unfortunate fate. The unusual incident took place on Sunday afternoon, according to the Providence Journal. An unnamed beachgoer […]

By Dustin Wicksell | 7y ago

Surfer Recounts Pacific Northwest Great White Shark Attack

Surfer Recounts Pacific Northwest Great White Shark Attack

Great white sharks may be most commonly associated with South Africa, Guadalupe Island, and Cape Cod, but a surfer from the Pacific Northwest ran afoul of one of the predators off the Oregon coast earlier this month, and he is now recounting his harrowing brush with one of the ocean’s most imposing inhabitants. Joseph Tanner […]

By Dustin Wicksell | 7y ago

Shark-Spotting Drones Deployed To Protect Beachgoers In Australia

Shark-Spotting Drones Deployed To Protect Beachgoers In Australia

Lifeguards in Australia are turning to technology to protect beachgoers from the threat of unwanted shark encounters, deploying well-equipped drones as a deterrent against the oceanic predators. This weekend, New South Wales’ Cudgen Classic became the first non-trial event to be safeguarded by the Little Ripper Group, according to the Gold Coast Bulletin. A nine-hour […]

By Dustin Wicksell | 7y ago

Australian Researchers Plan ‘Clever Buoy’ Trial To Deter Shark Attacks

Australian Researchers Plan ‘Clever Buoy’ Trial To Deter Shark Attacks

Scientists in Australia plan to institute a trial of shark-detecting sonar technology off Port Stephens, analyzing a great white shark nursery in hopes that they can help mitigate a recent spate of attacks taking place along the North Coast. The independent trial, which is taking place this week according to the Sydney Morning Herald, will […]

By Dustin Wicksell | 7y ago

Great White Shark Bites Divers’ Air Hose, Gets Caught In Cage

Great White Shark Bites Divers’ Air Hose, Gets Caught In Cage

A frightening video captured off the Mexican coast has made its way online, depicting a group of divers unexpectedly cornered by a great white shark when the massive predator bit through their air supply before finding itself stuck in the cage with them. The clip was filmed in September, according to the Huffington Post, but […]

By Dustin Wicksell | 7y ago

Following Viral Great White Shark Video, Conservationists Fear Backlash

Following Viral Great White Shark Video, Conservationists Fear Backlash

Video of a great white shark inadvertently breaking into a diving cage went viral earlier this week, and now certain conservationists fear an unwarranted backlash against a practice they feel is essential for revealing the true nature of these apex predators. The video in question was taken at Guadalupe Island, one of the world’s hotspots […]

By Dustin Wicksell | 7y ago

Great White Shark Breaks Through Cage With Diver Inside

Great White Shark Breaks Through Cage With Diver Inside

A California man captured an unusual and harrowing encounter with a great white shark on video earlier this month, as the predator accidentally broke into the side of a dive cage and thrashed for nearly a minute as it attempted to free itself from the unexpected prison. The clip was recorded at Mexico’s Guadalupe Island, […]

By Dustin Wicksell | 7y ago

Paddleboarder Has Incredibly Close Run-In With Great White Shark Off Cape Cod

Paddleboarder Has Incredibly Close Run-In With Great White Shark Off Cape Cod

A paddleboarder recently experienced a harrowing close encounter with a great white shark off the coast of Cape Cod, coming within a few feet of one of the hundreds of predatory fish that call the region their home each summer. Terence Roche set out on his board off Nauset Beach in Orleans on Friday, according […]

By Dustin Wicksell | 7y ago

Australian Great White Shark Attack Spurs Intense Debate Over Public Safety

Australian Great White Shark Attack Spurs Intense Debate Over Public Safety

Authorities in New South Wales are implementing new drum lines to deter the region’s great white shark population following a widely reported attack last week, but the incident has already reignited a contentious and at times caustic public debate about the role of the state government in managing the predatory species. The incident that spurred […]

By Dustin Wicksell | 7y ago

Cape Cod ‘Learns To Live’ With Great White Sharks As Research Continues

Cape Cod ‘Learns To Live’ With Great White Sharks As Research Continues

In less than a decade, the town of Chatham in Cape Cod has changed; once known primarily for its beaches and quaint main street, it has now found a new level of fame thanks to the presence of an indeterminate number of great white sharks. Yet while the aquatic predators at first gave the town […]

By Dustin Wicksell | 7y ago

Great White Shark Breaches From Water Off San Francisco Beach

Great White Shark Breaches From Water Off San Francisco Beach

A great white shark was recently caught on video off San Francisco’s Ocean Beach, breaching from the crystalline surf as it startled beachgoers nearby. The strange encounter took place around 8:46 a.m. on Thursday, according to SF Gate, while the water off Ocean Beach was reportedly “glassy,” with roughly three-foot waves rolling in. Longtime Ocean […]

By Dustin Wicksell | 7y ago

Great White Sharks Force Cape Cod Beach Closures Ahead Of Labor Day Weekend

Great White Sharks Force Cape Cod Beach Closures Ahead Of Labor Day Weekend

The transient population of great white sharks that call Cape Cod their temporary home each summer are making their presence known ahead of the Labor Day weekend, prompting a raft of beach closures in recent weeks as local authorities work to keep both beachgoers and the sharks safe. The white sharks have been regularly sighted […]

By Dustin Wicksell | 7y ago

Great White Sharks To Wear Cameras For Research Off South Australia

Great White Sharks To Wear Cameras For Research Off South Australia

Researchers are proposing a novel method of studying a great white shark population near South Australia, and are planning to attach sophisticated cameras to the animals’ dorsal fins in an attempt to discern the details of their unique predatory behavior. The unusual project is the work of the Southern Shark Ecology Group at Flinders University, […]

By Dustin Wicksell | 7y ago

Great White Shark ‘Sizes Up’ Father And Son In Close Encounter Off Cape Cod

Great White Shark ‘Sizes Up’ Father And Son In Close Encounter Off Cape Cod

A Massachusetts man and his 8-year-old son recently experienced an unusual close encounter with a great white shark, watching as the nearly 20-foot-long predator circled their boat off the shores of Provincetown. The incident took place near Race Point Beach on August 28, as Yahoo 7 reports. Angler Jim Gibbons and his son, Jack, were […]

By Dustin Wicksell | 7y ago

Ocearch Discovers First Ever Atlantic Great White Shark Nursery Off Long Island

Ocearch Discovers First Ever Atlantic Great White Shark Nursery Off Long Island

Environmental research group Ocearch says it has successfully identified the first ever known birthing site for great white sharks along the North Atlantic coast, fulfilling the primary objective of their most recent expedition off the shores of Long Island. The nursery site, located in an area known as the Long Island Bight, which stretches from […]

By Dustin Wicksell | 7y ago

Ocearch Seeks Great White Shark Nursery Off Long Island

Ocearch Seeks Great White Shark Nursery Off Long Island

The environmental research organization Ocearch has set its sights on Long Island, hoping to prove that an area known as the New York Bight will prove to be an elusive breeding ground for great white sharks. The organization, founded by TV host Chris Fischer, has engaged in some 25 different research voyages in the past, […]

By Dustin Wicksell | 7y ago

Great White Shark Filmed Devouring Seal Off Cape Cod

Great White Shark Filmed Devouring Seal Off Cape Cod

Researchers working off Cape Cod managed to catch stunning footage of one of the region’s itinerant great white sharks this week, recording the predator as it swam by their boat while clutching the remains of a seal in its mouth. The video was captured by Massachusetts state biologist Greg Skomal on Monday in the course […]

By Dustin Wicksell | 7y ago

Twenty-First Century Beach Safety: You Can Now Track Great White Sharks On Both Coasts

Twenty-First Century Beach Safety: You Can Now Track Great White Sharks On Both Coasts

The city of Newport Beach, California, announced this week that it was putting into place a program which will allow beach-goers to track the movements of great white sharks off the local coastline, copying a similar initiative already in place on the east coast that utilizes technology to give swimmers an edge when it comes […]

By Dustin Wicksell | 7y ago

Mobile App Warns Family In Close Call With Great White Shark Off Cape Cod

Mobile App Warns Family In Close Call With Great White Shark Off Cape Cod

A family visiting a wayward stretch of beach on Cape Cod has credited a recently-released smartphone app, Sharktivity, with warning them of the presence of a massive great white shark nearby, keeping them out of the water and away from a potentially unwanted interaction. The unusual encounter unfolded Monday afternoon, when Beth Goldstein and her […]

By Dustin Wicksell | 7y ago

South Africa’s Great White Sharks Could Be In Danger Of Extinction, Study Reveals

South Africa’s Great White Sharks Could Be In Danger Of Extinction, Study Reveals

South Africa’s resident population of great white sharks has declined dramatically in recent years, leaving the species in danger of extinction in the region and potentially threatening to upset the delicate balance of the local ecosystem, a new study has concluded. That dire prediction is the result of a six-year-long population analysis conducted by researchers […]

By Dustin Wicksell | 7y ago

Sixth Great White Shark Tagged Off Cape Cod This Summer

Sixth Great White Shark Tagged Off Cape Cod This Summer

Earlier this week researchers working off Cape Cod tagged their fifth and sixth great white sharks of the summer, taking the next step in the third year of a population study that looks set to document a record number of the predators in the coming months. The tagging took place off Monomoy Island, according to […]

By Dustin Wicksell | 7y ago

Great White Shark ‘Jameson’ Returns To Cape Cod One Year After Rescue

Great White Shark ‘Jameson’ Returns To Cape Cod One Year After Rescue

A juvenile great white shark which made headlines after it became stranded in Cape Cod last summer has returned to the region, according to researchers, nearly one year to the day after its dramatic rescue was broadcast worldwide. The shark, which was named Jameson by researchers responsible for its return to the ocean, was detected […]

By Dustin Wicksell | 7y ago

Great White Sharks: Cape Cod Excursions Announced For Thrill-Seekers

Great White Sharks: Cape Cod Excursions Announced For Thrill-Seekers

Great White Sharks have called Cape Cod “home” in the summer for quite a few years now. With the Great White Shark population seeming to increase every year, the chances of you seeing one while visiting Cape Cod have become more likely. Since these majestic beauties have been swimming closer to the shoreline on the […]

By Effie Orfanides | 7y ago

Scientists Plan To Study Great White Shark ‘Cafe’ In Pacific

Scientists Plan To Study Great White Shark ‘Cafe’ In Pacific

Researchers are planning to deploy a specialized camera system in the coming months in an effort to understand why great white sharks meet at a specific spot in the Pacific Ocean each year, which has been dubbed the “white shark cafe.” The region is located roughly halfway between Mexico and Hawaii, as U.S. News and […]

By Dustin Wicksell | 7y ago

Sleeping Great White Shark Filmed For First Time Ever

Sleeping Great White Shark Filmed For First Time Ever

Researchers working off the coast of Mexico have managed to record a heretofore unseen phenomenon, documenting a great white shark as it glides asleep through the inky depths for the first time ever. The highly unusual footage was shot by a research team working with the Discovery Channel, as the Independent reports, and was caught […]

By Dustin Wicksell | 7y ago

Tracking A Great White Shark Off Cape Cod? There’s An App For That Now, And It’s Called Sharktivity

Tracking A Great White Shark Off Cape Cod? There’s An App For That Now, And It’s Called Sharktivity

Hundreds of great white sharks have officially set up shop in the ocean along Cape Cod’s coastline for the summer, and thanks to the efforts of intrepid researchers studying the region’s growing population, beachgoers have a new tool with which to track the animals, alerting them to the sharks’ presence in nearby waters. That tool […]

By Dustin Wicksell | 7y ago

Great White Shark Attacks On Sea Otters Surge In Pacific

Great White Shark Attacks On Sea Otters Surge In Pacific

A strange pattern has emerged along the shores of the Pacific Ocean, as a staggering number of sea otters are falling prey to great white sharks, leaving scientists at a loss regarding the mysterious string of attacks. So many of the marine mammals are being bitten by white sharks that researchers now note the phenomenon […]

By Dustin Wicksell | 7y ago

First Great White Shark Of The Season Detected Off Cape Cod

First Great White Shark Of The Season Detected Off Cape Cod

The first great white shark of the 2016 season has been detected off the coast of Cape Cod, marking the return not only of the species to New England waters, but also of this individual shark to the region. The white shark was detected both last weekend and again on Thursday morning by a specially […]

By Dustin Wicksell | 7y ago

‘Emergency! My Dive Partner’s Been Killed By A Huge Great White’: British Grandmother Killed By Shark In Australia

‘Emergency! My Dive Partner’s Been Killed By A Huge Great White’: British Grandmother Killed By Shark In Australia

A British grandmother was killed off the coast of western Australia by a great white shark described as “bigger than their 18-foot boat.” Doreen Collyer, 60, was killed after the large great white mauled her while diving off the coast of Perth. The grandmother was with her dive partner, John, when the horrific attack took […]

By Tara West | 7y ago

Long Island Could Be A Great White Shark Breeding Ground, Researchers Say

Long Island Could Be A Great White Shark Breeding Ground, Researchers Say

Great white sharks may be one of the most fascinating species to inhabit the oceans, but precious little is known about their life cycle, migratory patterns, and day-to-day habits. All that is changing with the advent of dedicated research, however, and a new expedition currently seeking funding is aiming to study a possible white shark […]

By Dustin Wicksell | 7y ago

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