Tag: Shark

How Sharks Keep the Ocean Healthy

4/23/2025 - By Claire Mullin, NOAA’s Office of National Marine Sanctuaries Sharks have long been portrayed as terrifying predators of the deep, but really, they are essential guardians of the ocean. Despite their fearsome reputation, these apex predators play a crucial role in maintaining the delicate balance of marine ecosystems. Sharks contribute… SEE MORE

Nearshore Topwater Shark Fishing

9/1/2024 - By Capt. Zac Grossman. Find incredible action for high-flying blacktip and spinner sharks near the suds. How often is the word “guaranteed” included in a fishing invite? And how often is that fishing invitation an opportunity to target 75-plus-pound sharks that violently attack popping plugs and flies? Those who are… SEE MORE

File:Great White Shark (Carcharodon carcharias) attacking a fish lure ... (30354497085).jpg - Wikimedia Commons

At Sharkathon, Shark Fishers Are a Keen Audience for Conservation Advice

12/24/2023 - By Claudia Geib. Catch-and-release fishing can kill sharks. But fishers will work to limit the damage—once they know how.Every fall, more than 900 recreational anglers in Texas gather their gear and wade into the blood-warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico for Sharkathon. In this four-day catch-and-release shark fishing tournament,… SEE MORE

File:Bull shark (Carcharhinus leucas) (23096642576).jpg - Wikimedia Commons

To Track Bull Sharks, First Hit Their Snooze Button

11/6/2023 - By atlasobscura.com. For these researchers in Southern Africa, tagging the apex predators starts with putting them in trancelike tonic immobility. Daly and colleagues catch the famously ferocious fish off the coast of southern Mozambique and fit them with transmitters as part of a long-distance tracking project to reveal more about the animals’… SEE MORE

Two Great White Sharks Detected off Rhode Island Coast

10/21/2020 - By Melanie DaSilva. Two great white sharks were detected off the coast of Rhode Island this past month, the Atlantic Shark Institute (ASI) announced on Wednesday. Seven great white sharks have now been detected this year, becoming the largest number of white sharks identified in a single season to date in this… SEE MORE