Monday, August 16, 2010

Shark Stories From the Month of August

Cape Cod Great SWhite Shark Tagging
"The tagging is the fifth this summer as part of research into the habits of the marine predator, state shark expert Greg Skomal said yesterday.

The majority of this summer's shark sightings have been in shallow waters off the town's Atlantic barrier beaches, particularly along South Beach, according to Harbor Master Stuart Smith. There have been additional sightings off adjacent North Beach and Monomoy, he said. There was a sighting inside the harbor Aug. 12, but there have been no sharks reported inside the harbor since."
Growing Hong Kong Campaign Against Shark Finning:


A video of a finned whale shark filmed in the Philippines by Chung Shan Shan, a Hong Kong biology professor, has helped to fuel the movement against shark fin soup. The campaign seems to be supported primarily by the younger generation, some of whom, have decided to go against tradition and serve alternatives to shark fin soup at their own wedding banquets.


Summer of the Shark
NBC Today Show: August 18, 2010


Also here: Tracking Great Whites, on NPR's On Point with Tom Ashbrook:



Anderson Cooper works and swims with Mike Rutzen on 60 Minutes:



South African Rutzen contributes this about Great Whites:


Jeff Rosen on the NBC Today Show last March, 2010:

Read Scientific America's Report on Sharks and a quick mention of Dr. Samuel Gruber's comments:
Scientific America Online
August 13, 2010

Scientific American's Companion Slide Show:
Sharks: Smart, Tagged, and in Short Supply


Seaside Beach in New Jersey
August 3, 2010

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