Global nonprofit shark research organization OCEARCH has embarked on a multi-year project to study and protect the critically endangered Mediterranean white shark population. OCEARCH traveled over 4,000 miles across the…
Sharks
Megalodon Shark Once Ruled the Seas, Here’s Why It Went Extinct
John Long (Flinders University) Imagine the seas off Peru, 6 million years ago. A group of long-nosed dolphins swam through the warm seawater, breaking the surface with occasional enthusiastic leaps…
https://gcaptain.com/megalodon-shark-ruled-the-seas-heres-why-it-went-extinct/
Groundbreaking Footage Captures First-Ever Boat Strike on Endangered Shark
In a world-first, researchers have captured video of a basking shark, an endangered species, being struck by a boat off the coast of Ireland. The footage, obtained mere hours after…
https://gcaptain.com/groundbreaking-footage-captures-first-ever-boat-strike-on-endangered-shark/
Sharks Off Rio de Janeiro Test Positive For Cocaine
By Dani Morera Trettin SAO PAULO, July 24 (Reuters) – Sharks off the coast of Brazil’s party city Rio de Janeiro have tested positive for cocaine. The predators were consuming the potent…
https://gcaptain.com/sharks-off-rio-de-janeiro-test-positive-for-cocaine/
Rare Video Shows Orcas Hunting A White Shark
By Antony Sguazzin (Bloomberg) A drone operator and helicopter pilot captured rare footage of a pod of orcas killing a great white shark near Mossel Bay on the south coast of…
https://gcaptain.com/rare-video-shows-orcas-hunting-white-shark/
Several Factors Point To Shipping Being A Leading Cause Of Whale Shark Deaths
Freya Womersley, David Sims (The Conversation)–Over 80% of international trade is carried by sea. Much of what we use and consume everyday either has been or will be transported on huge…
https://gcaptain.com/several-factors-point-to-shipping-being-a-leading-cause-of-whale-shark-deaths/
Coast Guard Medevacs Shark Attack Victim From Fishing Vessel
NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard medevaced an injured crew member from a fishing vessel after a shark attack approximately 35 miles southeast of Grand Isle, Louisiana, Friday. Coast Guard Sector New…
Lufthansa replicates sharkskin to boost fuel efficiency of cargo jets
Lufthansa Cargo next year will cover its fleet of Boeing 777 freighters with a high-tech coating that mimics the structure of a shark’s skin to reduce aerodynamic drag and fuel consumption, the company said Monday.
The low-friction film consists of riblets measuring about 50 micrometers that imitate the properties of sharkskin and allow air to flow more smoothly over the aircraft during flight. Sister company Lufthansa Technik developed the new AeroShark technology with German chemical...
https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/lufthansa-replicates-sharkskin-to-boost-fuel-efficiency-of-cargo-jets
Shark! Coast Guard Fires at Shark Trying to Crash Swim Call
This is a wild video… Apparently a group of U.S. Coast Guard crew members from the USCGC Kimball were having a little swim time while deployed in Oceania when a shark crashed the party. Luckily for them, however, someone was standing shark watch and fired shots just as the shark surfaced and swam...