“Planet in Peril: Battle Lines” airs tonight at 9 p.m. ET on CNN. Hosted by Anderson Cooper and National Geographic’s Lisa Ling, the series takes a look at the environmental conflicts between growing populations and natural resources, including a lot of sharky stuff.
According to BeachConnection.net, a four-foot salmon shark is the fourth one to show up on the north coast in the last six weeks.
The shark was found on Cannon Beach and was covered in some strange parasites. It was transported to the Seaside Aquarium at around 10am Wednesday but despite efforts to keep it alive, the shark was dead by 11:30.
The number of salmon sharks showing up on the Oregon coast may be increasing. In 2007 more than 20 sharks washed up on the north and central coast.
Supposedly, salmon sharks aren’t aggressive towards humans, but those teeth tell me otherwise.
Seven sharks bred in captivity have been released into the waters off Sydney’s famous Manly beach in what marine biologists are calling an Australian first.
The two-year-old wobbegong sharks were slowly eased into the ocean by scientists who will track their movements over the next five years.
It’s the first time in Australia that captive-bred sharks have ever been released back into their natural habitat.
Wobbegong sharks can grow up to 10 ft long. But don’t worry, they “rarely” attack humans.
Ted Danson is saying traditional British fish and chips is to blame for the near extinction of an endangered species of shark.
According to Telegraph.co.uk, Danson said the “fish” enjoyed by millions of Brits in their fish and chips could be “spiny dogfish”, a rare species of shark that is on the World Conservation Union Criticially Endangered List.
The Cheers actor, who founded Oceana, the largest international group focused soley on ocean conservation, said the dogfish was once the most abundant shark species in the world but has been brought to the edge of extinction by over fishing.
The UK is the fourth biggest shark fishing nation in Europe, hauling in almost 8,000 metric tonnes of sharks and rays, the bulk of which comes from the Northeast Atlantic.
Danson, said much of this catch, including the endangered shark species, is marketed as “rock salmon” and is ending up in the fish and chips.
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London shoppers were, uh… lucky enough see Alice Newstead suspended from shark hooks for 15 minutes in the window of Lush Cosmetics on Regent Street, London today.
The stunt was part of the company’s campaign to end shark finning, and is supported by wildlife conservation charity Sea Shepherds.
The company is also asking consumers to boycott restaurants that serve shark fin soup and not to use shark cartilage supplements, which are thought to improve bone health.
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Over $80,000 worth of art has been donated to the cause of shark conservation by some of Australia’s greatest living artists.
The artists have joined forces for the sea and the Australian Marine Conservation Society’s (AMCS) annual charity art auction on Friday September 12th 2008. All proceeds from the auction will go towards the marine charity’s campaign to stop targeted shark fishing on the Great Barrier Reef.
Check out all the art at the AMCS Art for Sharks website.
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