Monthly Archives: December 2011

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2080254/Im-having—lunch-Awesome-display-sharks-power-closes-seal.html?ito=feeds-newsxml 31 December 2011 A great white shark explodes out of the water ready for the kill, its jaws open wide. And just inches from the razor sharp teeth of  its awesome enemy, a cape fur seal makes a  desperate … Continue reading →

http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/317034 31 December 2011 The Blue Cliffs Beach in Tuatapere, New Zealand became a battleground recently as a pod of killer whales violently attacked a group of sharks.

http://www.saipantribune.com/newsstory.aspx?cat=1&newsID=115366 30 December 2011 If there’s one thing that shone a positive international spotlight on the CNMI in 2011, it was the signing of a law that made the Commonwealth the first U.S. territory to ban shark finning

http://www.frasercoastchronicle.com.au/story/2011/12/30/fraser-island-helps-endangered-grey-nurse-sharks/ 30 December 2011 UNDERWATER cameras, audio listening stations and a 23m vessel from Australia Zoo were all part of a project around Fraser Island and other locations over the past two months to help save the critically endangered grey … Continue reading →

http://www.thisissouthdevon.co.uk/14ft-long-basking-shark-harbour/story-14269287-detail/story.html 29 December 2011 BRIXHAM residents had a surprise when they peered into the port’s harbour to find a 14ft basking shark. Reg Hill saw the shark, thought to be a juvenile, happily swimming around the harbour on Tuesday, December … Continue reading →

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/12/29/dog-plays-with-beached-shark_n_1174726.html 29 December 2011 Some sort of bravery-boosting serum must have found its way into the world’s dog food supply. First one daring dog decided he’d had enough of a shark’s shallow water tyranny and, much to the shock of … Continue reading →

http://sfist.com/2011/12/29/benus_faux_shark-fin_soup_fools_gas.php 29 December 2011 Like a top-drawer Folger’s Crystals switcheroo, Benu executive chef Corey Lee, the former chef de cuisine at The French Laundry, developed a fake shark-fin soup that’s fooling even the most rabid fans of the taboo brew.

http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2011/12/28/shark-hunting-alarming-rate.html 28 December 2011 Marine scientists have announced that shark hunting in waters offshore Bali and surrounding areas has reached an alarming rate, threatening the animal’s population.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2011/12/111228-new-sharks-species-saw-angel-lantern-animals-oceans-science/ 28 December 2011 Four new sharks—including a “rapier wielding” sawshark—are among 140 new species discovered by California Academy of Sciences researchers in 2011, the institution announced in December.

http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/12/28/a-parade-of-sharks-lively-yet-diminished/ 28 December 2011 Cocos Island is perhaps best known for an abundance of large marine animals, sharks in particular. Most iconic of these are the vast schools of scalloped hammerhead sharks, which can be found by the hundreds at … Continue reading →