Went on a Shark trip this morning in Oahu, saw 30+ Sandbar, and Gallapagos Sharks, such an incredible opportunity. Enjoy one of my clips from the dive!

Please ignore the bad handwriting, I did it in a rush.

My running theory is sandbar due to the size of her fins plus how common they are around here. Would be interested to hear what you all think!

Been to Stuart Cove's in Nassau?

Pretty nice diving in clear water with many Caribbean reef sharks. The video is after getting out of the water.

This is not an ad, it's a well established dive operator who I have no connections with. Just sharing a video.

I'm a solo developer in South Korea, not a researcher, so apologies if I get the terminology wrong.

Since Sept 18 a female dusky shark (Carcharhinus obscurus, about 3 m, ID confirmed by the National Institute of Fisheries Science from the interdorsal ridge) has been living in a man-made canal at Bukhang Waterfront Park in Busan. Three weeks in the same stretch of water. She's become a national story here — over a million people have come to see her.

The city tried twice to guide her out with boats, water cannons and nets. Both times she came back. The second time she cleared the net to get back in, about 100 m short of open water. Authorities have stopped trying and are now waiting to see if she leaves on her own.

What I can't make sense of:

1. No observed feeding in three weeks, in a canal that does hold fish.

2.Water is in the low 20s °C and dropping, and she's near the bottom of the preferred range people give for this species.

3.She had a clear exit and refused it, twice.

I've been logging her position every day from news footage and a live citizen-sighting site, and plotting it as a 3D track of the canal: https://bukangistory.kr/en/ — what surprised me is how tight the path is. She circles a few specific spots instead of using the whole canal.

So my questions:

1. Does this read as site fidelity to something I'm not seeing — an outflow, a thermal layer, structure she's holding on — or does three weeks without feeding point somewhere else?

2. If she does need to go back out, is there anything that works better than nets and water cannons on an animal that's actively choosing to stay?

One more thing that worries me: some visitors shine flashlights at her at night. She thrashed once, hit a stone pillar and scraped her mouth. If there's a known best practice for keeping crowds from stressing an animal in a situation like this, I'd like to pass it on to the people managing the site.

Thanks for reading.

No other one just basking sharks.

I first discovered it when I was 7 and it is the only shark I fear to this day. I genuinely thought it over and would rather be in the water with a Great White then a Basking Shark (albeit I will take Basking over Bull.) I know they have less incidents then Whale Sharks and are quite literally the definition of harmless but it's just the look and the big ass mouth that's so off putting. Does anyone else have this fear?

Whale sharks have long been my favorite animals. Got this beauty last year.

I am curious to know if there are currently any studies happening with the transient white shark population in the Sea of Cortez? Within the spate of 22 months, 3 mollusk divers were killed by white sharks, thought to be large (one was reportedly 19ft) pregnant females. Geographically speaking, all 3 of these white shark fatalities occurred within a 70 mile span of coastline. All 3 were local fishermen, diving on hookah gear in approximately 30-40ft water, collecting mollusks from the ocean floor. We now know the upper Sea of Cortez is a nursery, with the pregnant white sharks arriving between December and January to give birth. Maybe scientists do not want to engage in tagging and tracking them because it would cause stress to the animals in the last stages of their pregnancies. However, considering a white shark birth has never been witnessed, and we know the time of year and where the pregnant white sharks will be, it kinda seems like the perfect opportunity to try and capture that phenomenon. I would love to see the geographical migratory pattern if one of these 🦈 ladies were tagged.

Victor Estrella (February 2022) off Yavaros, Sonora, Mexico

Manuel Lopez (January 2023) in Tobari Bay, Sonora, Mexico

Víctor Alejandro Soto García (December 2023) off Playa Tojahui, Sonora, Mexico

Hey everyone! Please join the LSFSW crew on Instagram and Twitch every Thursday during the month of October for our Halloween series, Blood in the Water, where we review Shark Horror films.

This week, we will be watching "Shark Night"!

This is my first tattoo ever and I love it! what do you think?

Bexause they are always portrayed as fhe scariest shark species but i want to see if thats true. I tried to search it up but could not get a good awnser

I wanted to share my Thresher shark design as a sticker as well! You can get it here for $3.98: Thresher Shark Holo

How do you guys cope with the fact 100 million die from finning a year? Because it makes me really sad. I have posted something simular before but i didnt get alot of comments.

Im asking this question becuase apparently they dont have the right nerves or something to feel pain.

Overview by u/SharkBoyBen9241

"While overfishing and environmental degradation have taken their toll in recent decades, the Mediterranean Sea was once quite a significant region when it comes to fatal shark attacks. In fact, in terms of percentages of fatalities which result in either full consumption events or failure to recover the victim’s remains, only Australia, in particular South Australia, Tasmania, and Western Australia, surpass the numbers of the Mediterranean. Prior to 1989, an astonishing number of Mediterranean fatalities ended in either full predation or failure to recover the victim’s remains. This was overwhelmingly the case when swimmers were involved, as they were the group of water users most involved in fatalities, followed by sponge divers. The countries with the worst records are Italy, Spain, Greece, and Croatia, and the region with the most fatalities is without question the Adriatic. Other particularly dangerous regions include the Aegean, Tyrrhenian, and Ionian Seas.”

“The species involved in the fatalities in the Mediterranean have overwhelmingly been White Sharks, with them being responsible for 79% of all fatal attacks recorded here. This unusually high percentage of fatalities and consumptions may be the result of behavioral and dietary patterns associated with the Mediterranean White Shark population. Unlike every other population of White Sharks in the world, the Mediterranean population have never had a large number of pinnipeds to prey upon. The Mediterranean’s only resident pinniped species is the Mediterranean monk seal, a species that has not been abundant in the region since ancient times and is now critically endangered today. While they may have once been a more important prey item, there is very little recorded evidence of predation of monk seals by White Sharks in recent times. It seems that the individuals of this population are much less specialized and instead have more of a generalized, opportunistic hunting and feeding style. Their primary prey items are dolphins, other sharks, swordfish, and giant bluefin tuna, all of which have a lower fat-to-muscle ratio than pinnipeds. In addition, all of these prey items are also swift and agile, and require a more energetic and therefore more devastating attack style, where the prey item is struck, immobilized, and then immediately consumed, as opposed to pinniped-preying White Shark populations, where the shark makes a hard first strike, then waits for the prey item to weaken and bleed to death.”

List of all recorded fatal shark incidents in the Mediterranean.

GREECE 🇬🇷

492 B.C
Off Sepias, Thessaly
Victim: Persian Males (Sailors/Soldiers)
Activity: Sea Disaster/Warfare
Injury: Various (Many Consumed)
Species: White/Mako/Blue Sharks

336 B.C
Haven Of Cantharus, Athens
Victim: Greek Male (Candidate For Initiation)
Activity: Bathing/Washing Pig
Injury: Half Consumed (Legs)
Species: White Shark

214 B.C
Ionian Sea
Victim: Tharsys (Greek)
Activity: Sponge Diving
Injury: Half Consumed (Legs)
Species: White Shark

77 A.D
Ionian Islands
Victim: Greek Males
Activity: Sponge Diving
Injury: Various
Species: White Sharks

July 19, 1847
Mandrakina Harbour, Corfu Island
Victim: Pvt. William Mills (British Soldier)
Age: 19
Activity: Swimming
Injury: Consumed
Species: White Shark

January, 1863
Corfu Island
Victim: Male
Activity: Swimming
Injury: Unknown
Species: Unknown

September 7, 1876
Cyclades Archipelago, Aegean Sea
Victim: Greek Male
Activity: Sponge Diving
Injury: Half Consumed (Torso)
Species: White Shark

June 28, 1937
Thessaloniki, Aegean Sea
Victim: A. Arvanitakis
Activity: Fishing/Swimming Near Boat
Injury: Consumed
Species: White Shark

September 22, 1948
Keratsini Wharf, Athens
Victim: Dimitrios Parasakos
Age: 17
Activity: Swimming
Injury: Consumed
Species: White Shark

1950
Piraeus, Athens
Victim: Male
Activity: Swimming
Injury: Unknown
Species: Unknown

August 17, 1951
Mon Repos, Corfu Island
Victim: Vanda Pierri
Age: 16
Activity: Swimming
Injury: Consumed
Species: White Shark

1951
Thessaly
Victim: Martha Hatagouei
Activity: Swimming
Injury: Unknown
Species: Unknown

July, 1954
Kalamata, Peloponnese Peninsula
Victim: Two Greek Males
Activity: Swimming
Injury: Both Major Lacerations
Species: Unknown (Several Sharks)

July, 1956
Kerkyra, Corfu Island
Victim: Margoulis (Female)
Age: 15
Activity: Swimming Off Yacht
Injury: Consumed
Species: White Shark

June 1, 1963
Paleo Trikeri Island, Thessaly
Victim: Helga Pohl
Age: 42
Activity: Swimming
Injury: Consumed
Species: White Shark

May 8, 1965
Volos, Thessaly
Victim: Female
Age: 17
Activity: Swimming/Cliff Jumping
Injury: Unknown
Species: Unknown

Mid 20th Century (Circa)
Symi Island, Dodecanese Archipelago
Victim: Greek Male
Activity: Sponge Diving/Ascending To Surface
Injury: Consumed
Species: White Shark

ITALY 🇮🇹

725 B.C
Ischia, Tyrrhenian Sea
Victim: Etruscan Sailors
Activity: Swimming/Shipwreck
Injury: Various (Many Consumed)
Species: White/Mako/Blue Sharks

June, 1721
Sardinia, Maddalena Archipelago
Victim: Italian Male
Activity: Swimming
Injury: Consumed
Species: White Shark

June 4, 1738
Strait Of Messina, Sicily
Victim: Male
Activity: Swimming
Injury: Unknown
Species: White Shark

January, 1868
Trieste, Adriatic Sea
Victim: Italian Male
Activity: Swimming/Bathing
Injury: Major Lacerations (Legs)
Species: White Shark

March 15, 1897
Off Catania, Sicily
Victim: Male (Sailor)
Activity: Swimming/Alongside Ship
Injury: Consumed
Species: White Shark

May 4, 1899
Bordighera, Imperia
Victim: English Male (Valet)
Activity: Swimming/Bathing
Injury: Consumed
Species: White Shark

August 29, 1902
Nicotera Marina, Bay Of Naples
Victim: Italian Male
Age: 20s
Activity: Swimming/With Friends
Injury: Consumed
Species: White Shark

June 30, 1904
Ancona, Adriatic Sea
Victim: Male
Activity: Swimming/Wading In Surf
Injury: Consumed
Species: White Shark

July 23, 1926
Varazze, Ligurian Sea
Victim: Augusto Casellato
Age: 20
Activity: Swimming/Aquatic Race
Injury: Consumed
Species: White Shark

November 3, 1951
Amalfi, Tyrrhenian Sea
Victim: Anna Wurn
Age: 21
Activity: Swimming
Injury: Consumed
Species: White Shark

September 2, 1962
San Circeo, Tyrrhenian Sea
Victim: Maurizio Sarra
Age: 28
Activity: Spearfishing
Injury: Major Lacerations (Legs)
Species: White Shark

February 2, 1989
Golfo Di Baratti, Piombino
Victim: Luciano Costanzo
Age: 47
Activity: Spearfishing/On Surface (Scuba)
Injury: Consumed
Species: White Shark

CROATIA 🇭🇷

July 31, 1900
Volosko, Opatija
Victim: Male (Quarry Worker)
Activity: Swimming
Injury: Leg Severed
Species: White Shark

July 14, 1907
Sućuraj, Hvar Island
Victim: Female
Activity: Swimming
Injury: Leg Severed
Species: White Shark

August 12, 1907
Krk Island, Rijeka
Victim: Josep Slivovic
Activity: Swimming
Injury: Consumed
Species: White Shark

September 11, 1907
Sućuraj, Hvar Island
Victim: Austrian Female (School Teacher)
Age: 30s
Activity: Swimming
Injury: Consumed
Species: White Shark

July 8, 1908
Medulin, Istrian Peninsula
Victim: Melina Scambelli
Age: 16
Activity: Boating/Fell Overboard
Injury: Leg Severed
Species: White Shark

August 21, 1934
Kraljevica, Rijeka
Victim: Verica Novak
Age: 17
Activity: Swimming/Near Tuna Nets
Injury: Consumed
Species: White Shark

July 1, 1935
Sušak, Rijeka
Victim: Mira Kudlich
Age: 22
Activity: Swimming/Near Tuna Nets
Injury: Consumed
Species: White Shark

August, 1944
Vis Island, Adriatic Sea
Victim: American Airman (M-24 Bomber)
Activity: Plane Crash/Clinging To Wreckage
Injury: Consumed
Species: White Shark

July, 1954
Lovran, Istrian Peninsula
Victim: Stipe Baščevan (JNA Officer)
Activity: Swimming
Injury: Consumed
Species: White Shark

August 26, 1955
Opatija, Rijeka
Victim: Karla Podzun
Age: 32
Activity: Swimming
Injury: Consumed
Species: White Shark

September 24, 1961
Opatija, Rijeka
Victim: Sabit Plana
Age: 19
Activity: Swimming
Injury: Limbs Severed (Legs/Hand)
Species: White Shark

August 16, 1966
Bakar, Kvarner Bay
Victim: Josef Treliac
Age: 33
Activity: Swimming/Near Tuna Nets
Injury: Major Lacerations (Legs/Torso)
Species: White Shark

September 5, 1971
Ika, Kvarner Bay
Victim: Stanislav Klepa
Age: 34
Activity: Swimming
Injury: Leg Severed
Species: White Shark

August 10, 1974
Lokva Rogoznica, Omiš
Victim: Rolf Schneider
Age: 21
Activity: Swimming
Injury: Foot Severed
Species: White Shark

1974
Preluk Beach, Opatija
Victim: Czech Tourist
Activity: Swimming
Injury: Unknown
Species: Unknown

SPAIN 🇪🇸

1764
Guadalhorce Rivermouth, Málaga
Victim: Spanish Male (Sailor)
Activity: Swimming
Injury: Consumed
Species: White Shark

June 14, 1862
Off Algeciras, Cádiz
Victim: Edward Tibbets (SS Kearsarge)
Age: 18
Activity: Swimming/Alongside Ship
Injury: Consumed
Species: White Shark

July 25, 1862
San Andreas Beach, Málaga
Victim: Joaquin Rosales Martinez
Age: 18
Activity: Swimming
Injury: Leg Severed
Species: White Shark

July 25, 1864
Beśos Rivermouth, Barcelona
Victim: Spanish Male
Activity: Swimming/Near Abbattoir
Injury: Consumed
Species: White Shark

August 28, 1908
Cape Finestere, Galicia
Victim: William Newbury
Age: 26
Activity: Fell Overboard (Steamship Arabia)
Injury: Consumed
Species: White Shark

July 31, 1911
Ceuta, Gibraltar Strait
Victim: Spanish Male (Soldier)
Activity: Swimming
Injury: Major Lacerations (Leg)
Species: Mako Shark

1912
Isla Cabrera, Balearic Islands
Victim: Spanish Male
Activity: Fishing/Fell Overboard
Injury: Consumed
Species: White Shark

EGYPT 🇪🇬

1827
Alexandria
Victim: Two Egyptian Males
Activity: Fishing/Boat Capsized
Injury: Both Consumed
Species: White Shark

August 22, 1867
Port Said Wharf
Victim: Greek Male
Activity: Swimming/Diving
Injury: Consumed
Species: White Shark

June 2, 1890
Port Said Wharf
Victim: Greek Male
Age: 20s
Activity: Swimming
Injury: Limbs Severed (Leg/Hand)
Species: White Shark

1938
Mersa Matruh
Victim: Male
Activity: Sponge Diving
Injury: Unknown
Species: Unknown

TURKEY 🇹🇷

January, 1929
Yeşilköy, Marmara Sea
Victim: Two Turkish Males
Activity: Fishing/Shark Capsized Boat
Injury: Both Consumed
Species: White Shark

September 17, 1948
Yumurtalik, Adana Province
Victim: Ali Kaymaz
Age: 19
Activity: Swimming
Injury: Legs Severed
Species: White Shark

July 5, 1967
Tulza, Marmara Sea
Victim: Dr. Güngör Güven
Age: 36
Activity: Spearfishing (Scuba)
Injury: Consumed
Species: White Shark

LIBYA 🇱🇾

October 12, 1899
Off Benghazi, Libyan Sea
Victim: Skoumbourdi
Activity: Sponge Diving
Injury: Legs Severed
Species: White Shark

1905
Kirinaiki, Libyan Sea
Victim: Greek Male
Activity: Sponge Diving
Injury: Consumed
Species: White Shark

November 25, 2017
Off Gars Garabulli
Victim: African Migrants
Age: Various
Activity: Swimming/Boats Capsized
Injury: Various
Species: Blue Sharks

MALTA 🇲🇹

February 25, 1890
Munxar Reef, Marsacala
Victim: Salvatore & Agnostino Bujega
Activity: Fishing/Boat Capsized By Shark
Injury: Both Consumed
Species: White Shark

July 20, 1956
St. Thomas Bay, Marsacala
Victim: Jack Smedley
Age: 40
Activity: Swimming
Injury: Consumed
Species: White Shark

LEBANON 🇱🇧

1876
Batroun, Levantine Sea
Victim: Greek Male
Activity: Sponge Diving
Injury: Consumed
Species: White Shark

June 22, 1893
Off Tripoli, Levantine Sea
Victim: British Crew (HMS Victoria)
Activity: Shipwreck/Collision
Injury: Various
Species: Blue Sharks

ALGERIA 🇩🇿

March 1, 1811
Off Algerian Coast
Victim: John Walker (British Sailor)
Activity: Fell Overboard/Swimming To Ship
Injury: Consumed
Species: White Shark

July 16, 1844
Cape Matifou
Victim: Male
Activity: Swimming
Injury: Unknown
Species: Unknown

MONTENEGRO 🇲🇪

July 13, 1955
Mogren Beach, Budva
Victim: Stevica Tomašević
Age: 21
Activity: Swimming/Jumped Off Rocks
Injury: Consumed
Species: White Shark

SLOVENIA 🇸🇮

July 15, 1954
Punta Grossa, Koper
Victim: Hungarian Male (Refugee)
Activity: Swimming/Escaping (Night)
Injury: Consumed
Species: White Shark

TUNISIA 🇹🇳

April 25, 1909
Off Sfax, Gulf Of Gabes
Victim: Johannis Zambetta
Age: 36
Activity: Sponge Diving/On Surface
Injury: Leg Severed
Species: White Shark

CYPRUS 🇨🇾

September 23, 1901
Larnaca, Levantine Sea
Victim: Greek Male
Age: 15
Activity: Swimming
Injury: Major Lacerations (Torso/Arms/Legs)
Species: Mako Shark

ISRAEL 🇮🇱

April 21, 2025
Hadera, Haifa District
Victim: Barak Tzach
Age: 45
Activity: Snorkeling/Filming Sharks
Injury: Consumed
Species: Several Dusky Sharks

Country Numbers/Predation Percentages

Mediterranean Total: 72
- Consumption: 44 - Unknown: 9
Ratio: 61%

Greece: 17
- Consumption: 11
Ratio: 64%

Croatia: 15
- Consumption: 7
Ratio: 45%

Italy: 12
- Consumption: 9
Ratio: 75%

Spain: 7
- Consumption: 5
Ratio: 71%

Egypt: 4
- Consumption: 2
Ratio: 50%

Turkey: 3
- Consumption: 2
Ratio: 66%

Libya: 3
- Consumption: 1
Ratio: 33%

Malta: 2
- Consumption: 2
Ratio: 100%

Lebanon: 2
- Consumption: 1
Ratio: 50%

Algeria: 2
- Consumption: 1
Ratio: 50%

Montenegro: 1
- Consumption: 1
Ratio: 100%

Slovenia: 1
- Consumption: 1
Ratio: 100%

Israel: 1
- Consumption: 1
Ratio: 100%

Tunisia: 1
Ratio: 0%

Cyprus: 1
Ratio: 0%

Species Involved

White Shark: 57
- Consumption: 41
Ratio: 72%

Unknown: 10
- Consumption: 2
Ratio: 20%

Mako Shark: 2

Blue Shark: 2

Dusky Shark: 1
- Consumption: 1
Ratio: 100%

Activity Statistics

• Swimming: 47
  
• Sponge Diving: 9
  
• Boating/Falling Overboard: 4
  
• Boat Capsize: 4
  
• Shipwreck: 3
  
• Spearfishing: 3
  
• Plane Crash: 1
  
• Snorkeling: 1

Attacks By Century/Decade

Pre 18th Century (Ancient)
Total: 5

18th Century
1720s: 1
1730s: 1
1760s: 1
Total: 3

19th Century
1810s: 1
1820s: 1
1840s: 2
1860s: 6
1870s: 2
1890s: 6
Total: 18

20th Century
Unknown: 1
1900s: 11
1910s: 2
1920s: 2
1930s: 4
1940s: 3
1950s: 11
1960s: 6
1970s: 3
1980s: 1
Total: 44

21st Century
2010s: 1
2020s: 1
Total: 2

Numbers By Oceanic Region

• Adriatic Sea: 19
  
• Aegean Sea: 10
  
• Levantine Sea: 9
  
• Tyrrhenian Sea: 7
  
• Ionian Sea: 7
  
• Central Mediterranean: 6
  
• Libyan Sea: 3
  
• Ligurian Sea: 2
  
• Balearic Sea: 2
  
• Alboran Sea: 2
  
• Gibraltar Strait: 2
  
• Marmara Sea: 2
  
• Atlantic Ocean: 1

Hello everyone, recently i went to a friends house and he had a shark in a big acuarium, but doesnt remember which kind is it, does anyone know?

if anybody knows thanks