Beaches were shut and authorities searched the coastline looking for the great white that mauled a male victim at around 4:30PM just off Little Bay in east Sydney.
A video of a shark battling a turtle seems to have sparked a debate about the merits of intervening.
Sometimes it’s best not to know too much about what’s cruising around beneath the surface.
There’s no need to panic. Rather, Shark Spotters is simply letting us know that we should be a little more cautious about when and where we swim this summer.
40-year-old Jason Lemmer paddled out at Jeffreys Bay early last Wednesday, as first light broke, and says he was bitten less than a minute after entering the water.
Sean McInerney, who goes by Poopies, did show some common sense when he said he doesn’t blame the sharks because he “was in their living room”.
A 37-year-old Jordanian man, who was parasailing in the Red Sea on Friday evening, was the victim of an incredibly unlikely shark bite.
A study based on more than 3 000 sightings off Mossel Bay noticed some interesting patterns emerging, which helps researchers better understand the shark’s behaviour.
More Australians have been killed in unprovoked shark attacks this year than in any year since 1934, so you can understand the reaction of kayaker Matthew Smith.
More Australians have been killed in unprovoked shark attacks this year than in any year since 1934.
Pro surfer Matt Wilkinson was out for a paddle off the coast of Ballina in New South Wales, Australia, when a shark decided to take a closer look.
The 50-year-old, 1 600 kilogram, 5,2-metre long great white shark has been named Nukumi, with researchers in awe of her life story.
Whilst the existence of the ancient megalodon shark has been widely reported, the exact size and scale of the shark’s features have been shrouded in mystery.
More than 30 members of the US Coast Guard were enjoying a splash when a shark rocked up. Cue mild panic and gunfire.
For a show that aired during the ongoing Shark Week, Iron Mike traded the ring for a wetsuit and went swimming with sharks.
Shark Week has been dubbed “Discovery’s Super Bowl”, and after 32 years, viewership is stronger than ever.
Renowned South African photographer Chris Fallows spent countless hours bobbing in the water near Seal Island, before snapping this incredible image.
When marine biologists analysed the body of the 3,6-metre female shark, they found the telltale signs of killer whale, or orca, predation.
Less than 24 hours after 14-year-old Zach Berman filmed a great white shark swimming between surfers and kayakers in Plett, he’s done it again.
The NSRI has issued an “urgent safety warning” after a number of close encounters with great white sharks around the Plett area, one of which was captured on video.
The footage was shot on Sunday, and shows at least four different great whites tucking in.
Teens spearfishing off the coast of New South Wales captured a video of a close encounter with a shark.
As we navigate the coronavirus pandemic, a number of people have turned to the movie ‘Jaws’ as a point of comparison.
Shark cage diving operators and Gansbaai fishermen aren’t on the same page when it comes to where and when sharks should be caught.
Jeremy Johnston flew his drone over the waves at Smyrna beach after his surf, only to discover that he’s been in the company of at least a dozen sharks.
After a long absence from Cape waters, great white sharks have once again been sighted. That makes the work done by Shark Spotters all the more important.
A new study says that these incredible little sharks evolved to walk on land, and they did it in record time – by evolutionary standards, at least.
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The disappearance of Cape Town’s great white sharks has attracted plenty of international media attention, and now CNN is wading in.
The disappearance of Cape Town’s great white shark population has been well documented, and now a new aerial survey shows some worrying whale numbers.