Tag: sharks

April 3, 2017 at 10:30 am

Just a Few Thousand Sharks Visiting a Sea Mount in the Pacific

Just a Few Thousand Sharks Visiting a Sea Mount in the Pacific

A giant underwater mountain is home for thousands of plankton feeding fish. These fish attract tuna, and the tuna attract sharks…

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December 16, 2016 at 7:20 pm

Rare Deep-Sea Ghost Shark Observed for First Time Ever in Natural Habitat

Rare Deep-Sea Ghost Shark Observed for First Time Ever in Natural Habitat

Video observations by MBARI of a Ghost Shark (Hydrolagus cf trolli) in the Northeast Pacific ocean represent the first ever of this animal alive in its natural habitat

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July 22, 2016 at 11:59 am

I Want to Swim with Whale Sharks

I Want to Swim with Whale Sharks

Shark biologist and freediver Ocean Ramsey swims with whale sharks in the Philippines to document migrating populations

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August 13, 2015 at 4:40 pm

This New Footage of ‘Deep Blue’ Will Give You Chills

This New Footage of 'Deep Blue' Will Give You Chills

Spotted off the coast of Guadalupe Island, Mexico, Deep Blue is one of, if not the, largest great white shark ever caught on camera.

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July 20, 2015 at 9:10 am

Shark Attacks Mick Fanning at J-Bay Open Finals

Shark Attacks Mick Fanning at J-Bay Open Finals

The three-time world champion escapes with just a cut leash after punching the shark in the back.

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July 13, 2015 at 4:18 am

Exploring the Ocean from a Hammerhead Shark’s POV

Exploring the Ocean from a Hammerhead Shark's POV

Andy Casagrande captures some incredible 4K footage and gives us a unique point-of-view from a great hammerhead shark’s dorsal fin as it swims along the ocean floor.

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June 10, 2015 at 1:29 pm

Diver Posts Unreleased Footage of ‘Deep Blue’, One of the Largest Great Whites Ever Filmed

Diver Posts Unreleased Footage of 'Deep Blue', One of the Largest Great Whites Ever Filmed

Shark researcher Mauricio Hoyos Padilla just posted this unreleased underwater footage of ‘Deep Blue’, one of the biggest great white sharks ever filmed.

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May 11, 2015 at 11:24 am

16 Breathtaking Underwater Animal Photos by Jorge Hauser

16 Breathtaking Underwater Animal Photos by Jorge Hauser

Jorge Cervera Hauser is an amazing underwater and fine art photographer who recently shared a portfolio of his incredible work on Behance. Hauser is also the executive producer at Calypso Media, co-director at the non-profit Pelagic Life, a producer of the nature documentary México Pelágico, and was a Discovery Channel ambassador for the network’s…

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January 14, 2015 at 5:15 pm

The Largest Creatures in the Ocean [Chart]

The Largest Creatures in the Ocean [Chart]

A team of scientists led by Craig McClain have just published, “Sizing ocean giants: patterns of intraspecific size variation in marine megafauna“, a research paper dedicated to the review and analysis of 25 ocean giants ranging across the animal kingdom. The paper explains: The largest living representatives of most taxa occur in the oceans……

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October 8, 2014 at 5:50 pm

Picture of the Day: SHAAAARRRK!

Picture of the Day: SHAAAARRRK!

Photograph by Amanda Brewer In this incredible GoPro capture by Amanda Brewer, we get up close and personal with a female Great White Shark off the coast of Seal Island in Mossel Bay, South Africa. Brewer, who is an elementary school art teacher, snapped the photo this summer while interning at White Shark Africa,…

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