Man lost at sea says shark saved him

A man who survived while adrift in the Pacific for 106 days is crediting a shark for helping to save his life.Toakai Teitoi, 41, a policeman from the Central Pacific island nation of Kiribati, had been traveling with his brother-in-law on what was supposed to be a short...

'Bite of the Great White': Scariest Auto tune of Shark Week

"Bite of the Great White!" turns Shark Week media into a musical tribute.John D. Boswell created an auto tune tribute to shark week. In his latest and very well-timed work that gives homage to the week we all look...

Shark Week 2012: Watch Live Streaming of Sharks All Week

In celebration of the 25th anniversary of Shark Week, the "Ocean Voyager" exhibit at Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta, Georgia, Shark Cam will be live throughout July and August 2012, daily from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. ET.  As part of the run up to this year's Shark Week, the...

Shark Surprises Girl Fishing: Video

Shark Steals Fish in Terrifying Manner YouTube user Sarah Brame uploaded a video of a group of young people fishing on a rainy afternoon. The video is boring at first, until a bull shark shows up to liven things up....

Hybrid Sharks Found off of Australian Coast

Marine scientists say they have found the world’s first species of hybrid sharks off of the coast in Australian waters. The new shark is a hybrid of the genetically distinct Australian blacktip, whose range extends north from Brisbane, and the larger common blacktip found...

Jersey Shore Shark Attack: Yes, This Will Be a Real Movie

SyFy's Jersey Shore Shark Attack Cast ListYes, Syfy is producing a flick called Jersey Shore Shark Attack. Yes, it's a TV movie. No, you aren't imagining it. And wait until you see the Jersey Shore Shark Attack cast list.Jersey Shore Season 5 Premiere Date'Jersey Shore is...

Shark in Street after Hurricane Irene Hits Puerto Rico? -Video

Hurricane Irene Brings Shark to the Street? The amazing video below shows a shark swimming down the street in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Irene hit the island. Apparently the shark was freed from its tank and decided...

The shark harvests of a total of 34 vessels were monitored

  The shark harvests of a total of 34 vessels were monitored over 13 days. Juvenile shark landings raise concern  The ARAP informed that the most often targeted species are the hammerhead,...

Shark Conservation - ICCAT, Brazil

Urgent Need for Shark Conservation - ICCAT, Brazil 9 - 15 November 2009 The United Nations has passed eight resolutions calling on Regional Fishery Management Organizations (RFMOs) to improve the management of...

Hong Kong's ghostly seas warn of looming global tragedy

Shark fins for sale.Death in Hong Kong: Polluted seas warn of looming tragedyHONG KONG — The live fish facing death in the glass tanks in Hong Kong's famous seafood restaurants tell a strange and haunting tale of...

Humans kill 100 million sharks a year ...and for what?

Human beings are skilled at justification. Every year humans slaughter over 100 million sharks yet we depict them as vicious and blood-thirsty killers. No more than 12 people a year are killed by sharks worldwide....

Good News For Sharks - If They Live in Palau

The president of the Pacific country, Palau, Johnson Toriboing, announced some good news for sharks.  He made the announcement that the entire territory controlled by Palau will become a sanctuary for...

Shark Week 2009: Discovery Channel Air Annual Shows About Sharks

What would summer be without Shark Week. For the 22nd year, the Discovery Channel will feature programming about sharks. Shark Week started back in 1987 and was named after a novella by writer Nicholas Hill. Here's...

Mexico's navy finds cocaine inside frozen sharks

Mexico navy has seized more than a tonne of cocaine stuffed inside 20 shark carcasses. " Mexico's navy has seized more than a tonne of cocaine stuffed inside frozen sharks, as drug gangs under military pressure go to greater lengths to conceal narcotics bound for the United...

A Close Encounter With Danger

Of the 700 swimmers who took part in a race Sunday off Cronulla beach in Sydney, Australia, very few realized that they were swimming with sharks. One hammerhead was spotted near the racers, and another smaller...
 

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