Monthly Archives: November 2011

http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2011/11/fast-sharks-aerodynamics/ 30 November 2011 Researchers have discovered what makes the shark almost impossible to outswim.

http://www.telegram.com/article/20111129/NEWS/111299869/1246 29 November 2011 It was a one-in-a-billion chance that a small-town kid, who worked in the Stanley Woolen and Bernat mills and played football and tennis at Uxbridge High School, would one day be diving in the world’s oceans…

http://www.deccanherald.com/content/207757/shark-predator-turned-prey.html 27 November 2011 Sharks may strike terror among swimmers at the beach but the predators are increasingly ending up as prey, served up in fish-and-chips shops, sparking concern among environmentalists.

http://newswatch.nationalgeographic.com/2011/11/25/nat-geo-wild-the-whale-that-ate-jaws/ 25 November 2011 Off the coast of San Francisco, an unexpected killing challenged the great white shark’s supremacy as the ultimate predator when one became prey to a killer whale.

http://newswatch.nationalgeographic.com/2011/11/23/nat-geo-wild-shark-attack-qa-with-dr-vic-peddemors/ 23 November 2011 Dr. Vic Peddemors is one of the lead scientific experts on Shark Attack Experiment: LIVE. In the hectic days leading up to the live event, we had a chance to ask him a few quick questions about … Continue reading →

http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/shark-attack-experiment-live-scientists-bait-sharks-bikini/story?id=15010380#.Ts03q3P8eEw 23 November 2011 Girl. Bikini. Shark. The only thing missing are two notes on a tuba – duhm, duhm – that ominous, iconic indication that “Jaws” is about to turn the water blood red.

http://ecocentric.blogs.time.com/2011/11/23/is-shark-fin-slowly-becoming-passe-in-hong-kong/ 23 November 2011 It was the go-to soup for emperors of centuries past — a tradition revered in Chinese culture that ultimately symbolized wealth, status and prestige.

http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-world/hotel-group-strikes-shark-fin-off-menu-20111122-1nrdw.html 22 November 2011 One of Asia’s most prestigious hotel chains will stop selling shark fin from January, in a move hailed as a historic breakthrough by campaigners to protect the threatened predators.

http://www.thestar.com/news/article/1091038 22 November 2011 Pickering has joined the growing list of municipalities that have banned shark fin products in a bid to help preserve the world’s shark population. Council approved the ban in a vote of 5 to 1 on … Continue reading →

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/americas/european-commission-proposes-to-ban-removal-of-shark-fins-then-tossing-the-fish-back-into-sea/2011/11/21/gIQAxA3whN_story.html 21 November 2011 The EU’s executive arm said Monday that it wants to completely ban shark finning — the practice of removing sharks’ fins and throwing the finless creatures back into the sea to die.