Shark Society

25/05/2024

Great white sharks have returned to Cape Cod for the 2024 season, scientists have confirmed. Massachusetts shark biologist John Chisholm reported seeing two white sharks off Monomoy Island.

"First Great White Shark of 2024 Confirmed off Cape Cod"
https://www.atlanticwhiteshark.org/white-shark-news/2024/5/23/first-great-white-shark-of-2024-confirmed-off-cape-cod
** Photo is from 2022**

25/05/2024

This listing includes some of the most well-known species across various families.
There are over 500 species of sharks, and this list highlights the diversity within the major families.
The list includes common and scientific names, categorized by their respective families.
https://www.shark-society.com/p/species-of-sharks.html

01/05/2024

A new study by researchers with the Sea Around Us initiative at the University of British Columbia's Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries has found that high urea concentrations common in cartilaginous fish, particularly oviparous marine species, allow them to mature and begin to reproduce at a larger fraction of their maximal size.

Urea—the main component of human urine—plays an important role in the timing of maturation of sharks, rays and other cartilaginous fish.

30/10/2021

Sneaky shark, never hear about them before and I know quiet a few different types.... 😉🤣👍

20/02/2021

Oceans are generally over-exploited, under-protected, and out of mind. The goal is to share the ocean with everyone to generate ocean understanding, curiosity, and connection.
It has been in the last year, amid global lockdowns, that virtual dives have truly come into their own. Since June 2020, almost 1 million people, aged eight to 90, have taken part in virtual dives.

Oceans are generally over-exploited, under-protected, and out of mind. The goal is to share the ocean with everyone to generate ocean understanding, curiosity, and connection. Through the non-profit...

21/09/2020

Don't worry. Those suckerfish are just hitching a ride in that whale shark's mouth.
This incredible image scooped the Grand Prize in Scuba Diving magazine's 2020 Underwater Photo Contest, an annual competition celebrating the finest photography captured across the seven seas.
The Through Your Lens competition, now in its 16th year, attracted 2,636 entries from around the world.
Evans Baudin, of Baja California, Mexico, grabbed the winning shot while on an expedition in June 2020 to document marine life and the effects of reduced marine traffic due to Covid-19.

Incredible image of suckerfish hitching a ride in the mouth of a whale shark scoops the Grand Prize in Scuba Diving magazine's 2020 Underwater Photo Contest, an annual competition celebrating the finest photography captured across the seven seas.

28/08/2020

An officer on board the ship shot at an 8ft-long (2.4m) shark to deter it from attacking the crew members, who were swimming in the Pacific Ocean.
Almost 40 crew members were in the ocean at the time but Petty Officer Samuel Cintron who was on shark-watch duty on the Cutter Kimball managed to distract the shark.
No-one was injured and the creature appeared to swim away unharmed.

An officer on board the ship shot at the 8ft-long shark to deter it from attacking the crew members.

18/03/2020

Cristina Zenato reveals that sharks have a softer side. She believes to save sharks we have to change our perceptions of what they are.