On Sunday, a surfer lost his right foot during a tiger shark attack. Mike Morita, 58, surfed when “I was lying on my board, and then the shark grabbed onto my leg.” The 40-year surfing veteran said his instinct kicked in, and he immediately started fighting off the shark. He kept punching the shark but…
On Saturday, a Swiss tourist discovered a 14ft smalltooth sand tiger shark on an Irish beach. When he found the dead shark, the tourist was walking at Kilmore Quay in County Wexford in the Republic of Ireland. He emailed shark biologist and expert Nicholas Payne at Trinity College Dublin. When Dr Payne saw the photos…
On Sunday, around 12:30 in the afternoon, a man in his 60s experienced a shark attack in Anaehoomalu Bay, Hawaii. According to DLNR Division of Aquatic Resources (DAR) the man was swimming 200 yards from the shore when a shark bit his left hand. He fought off the shark and started to swim back when…
A rare smalltooth sand tiger shark washed ashore on Lepe beach in Hampshire on Friday. Alisha Openshaw, 38, a hairdresser, saw the shark on the beach, struggling. At the beach with her kids, she waited for someone to help the shark. The help did not come, so she decided to do something. Openshaw helped push…
On Sunday, there was a fatal shark attack in New Caledonia, Australia. According to the witnesses at Château-Royal beach, the 59-year-old man was swimming 150 meters from the shore by the pontoon when the attack happened. The shark bit the man on his leg and arms while swimmers panicked and left the water. Two people…
On Saturday, there was a fatal shark attack in Swan River in Australia. Stella Berry was riding jet skis with her friends when she spotted a pod of dolphins. She jumped into the river, hoping to swim with them. Instead, she got attacked by a shark, most likely a bull shark. The teenager was pronounced…
When you think you’ve seen it all, SRS Cinema and Mark Polonia and his son Anthony Polonia decide to release a Doll Shark movie. Since we have seen flying sharks, tornado sharks, puppet sharks, and even a Santa shark, why not throw in a Doll Shark? If you like crazy shark fiction and sci-fi movies, you will…
A disturbing video of a Florida man beating a shark with a hammer has been released. The incident happened on Tuesday afternoon at Bicentennial Beach Park. The video footage from the Harbour House Oceanfront’s 24/7 live surf camera showed two men in the video. In the video, two men are seen around a shark, presumably…
In a BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs interview with Steven Spielberg, the director apologized for decimating the shark population following the movie “Jaws.” According to the director, he is still haunted by the outcome of his movie and the fear it created in people. He fears that “sharks are somehow mad at me for…
Hawaii has had a second shark attack in less than a week. Last Thursday, a man and his wife were snorkeling when his wife was attacked. Her husband and witnesses on the beach saw a large shark about 50 yards from the shore. The husband also said that the shark passed by him and his…
In Panama, almost 200 countries voted to protect many sharks and that there needs to be shark fin regulation. On Thursday, at the 19th Conference of the Parties in Panama, over 50 species of sharks were added to the list of protected species. This extensive list of protected sharks includes six small hammerhead, bull, and…
An incredible video goes viral where a shortfin mako shark jumps on a fishing boat. The incident happened on Saturday in New Zealand on a fishing boat with five guests on board. The group was out off Whitianga looking to catch kingfish but got something else. The boat was charted by captain Ryan Churches who…