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Jack Casey was approached by New Jersey fishermen to "do something on sharks." What he did changed shark science forever.
The new work adds to the legacy of Dave Johnson, a long-time museum curator famed for his detail-oriented research on fishes ...
Camouflaged to resemble rocks, it delivers venom through spines on its dorsal fin. A sting results in unbearable pain, swelling, necrosis, and, if untreated, heart failure. Victims have reported ...
They were on the search for a puff of water or a protruding dorsal fin that would indicate a marine mammal nearby. Then, they saw two creatures they didn’t expect. The researchers were led by ...
Bankston estimated the shark was about 14 feet long, with a dorsal fin about 2 ½ feet tall ... exploring the waters as far south as Indian River County before turning to head north.
A 1,400-pound white shark named Breton pinged off the coast ... His pings are tracked when the satellite tag attached to his dorsal fin moves above water long enough to send location information.
GEORGE TOWN: The Penang state government has banned shark’s fin soup at official functions with immediate effect. The state exco has passed a resolution on ‘No shark’s fin soup for all ...
Initially thought to be a shark bite, the injury may have been caused by a surfboard fin. Florida averages 19 unprovoked shark attacks annually. A 12-year-old was recovering Monday after being ...
During the attack the sharks dorsal fin broke the surface (as reported by the eye witness Mr Marais). If this shark had been one of the tagged sharks, the satellite transmitter would have given off a ...