NOAA: Great hammerhead shark currently not in danger of extinction

Shark Year Magazine, 10. June 2014   Today, the National Marine Fisheries Service turned down requests by WildEarth Guardians and the Natural Resources Defense Council to list the Great hammerhead shark (Sphyrna mokarran) under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). You can find the related press release ( published in December 2012 ) by WildEarth Guardians

Surfer survives shark attack in Japan

Surfer survives shark attack in Japan A 43-year-old man has been seriously injured after being attacked by a shark while surfing off central Japan, officials say, warning local beach-goers to be alert. Tsuyoshi Takahashi, an off-duty life guard, was rushed to hospital on Sunday afternoon after the shark sank its teeth into his left arm

Teen bitten by shark on Galveston beach

TEEN SUFFERS MINOR INJURIES FROM SHARK BITE ON GALVESTON’S WEST END Teen bitten by shark on Galveston beach She wasn’t seriously hurt, but the bite mark leaves no doubt what happened GALVESTON, TX (KTRK) — It didn’t send her to an emergency room or require stitches, but a 14-year-old Houston girl has a shark story

A bodyboarder bitten by a shark in South Australia

SA bodyboarder bitten by shark A bodyboarder bitten by a shark in South Australia says his wife probably won’t let him get back in the water in a hurry. Scott Berry escaped with a small bite to his side after being attacked by what he thinks was a bronze whaler about 80 metres off Parsons

Deaware 16-year-old treated for gashes to left forearm

Boy says shark bit him at Cape Henlopen 16-year-old treated for gashes to left forearm. Opening of swimming areas will be delayed. A 16-year-old Delmar boy said he was bitten by a shark Monday, prompting officials to delay Tuesday’s opening of swimming areas at Cape Henlopen State Park. The boy, injured about 5 p.m., was

Blue shark filmed off Malta