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Perth Snorkeller believed taken by shark

Posted on December 29, 2008 by Neil Hambleton

A 51 year old, Brian Guest, who was snorkelling with his 24 year old son in waters near Port Kennedy south of Perth, is believed to have been taken by a shark.The incident happened at around 7am on 27 December … Continue reading →

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Basking Shark Video

Posted on December 11, 2008 by Neil Hambleton

A good video from the BBC showing basking sharks feeding off Devon and Cornwall. It’s only 30 seconds long, so go and take a look. You can see it here.

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Video of Great White breaking into a cage

Posted on December 9, 2008 by Neil Hambleton

Must be a slow news day. The newspapers seem to have picked up an old video from You Tube where a great white tears the front off a shark cage containing 2 divers. The video was posted on 7th November … Continue reading →

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Philippine fisherman killed by shark

Posted on November 10, 2008 by Neil Hambleton

A Philippine fisherman was attacked by a shark near Paoay, Ilocos Norte. Joel Bacud was checking his nets, and according to his son, was climbing back into their banca carrying  a fish that was “dripping blood” when the shark attacked … Continue reading →

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UK-based shark research group launched

Posted on October 30, 2008 by Neil Hambleton

Actually, “rebranded” might be more accurate than “launched”. The 8 year old organisation known as Richard Peirce Shark Conservation (RPSC), which is run by Richard and Jacqui Peirce, has converted into the Shark Conservation Society (SCS). This is apparently so … Continue reading →

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Campaign to free Dubai whale shark

Posted on October 20, 2008 by Neil Hambleton

Over the weekend I heard from 2 ex-SCDC members about a juvenile whale shark that had been caught in Dubai and was put in an aquarium at the new Atlatntis hotel. This was ostensibly for medical care and the original … Continue reading →

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Whale Shark in Hong Kong

Posted on June 9, 2008 by Neil Hambleton

Now here’s a surprise. On Friday 6 June a trawler caught a 5 metre whale shark in the waters off Ocean Park in Hong Kong. He took it to Aberdeen fish market and called the Agriculture Fisheries and Conservation Department … Continue reading →

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Live in Sin and Save a Fin

Posted on May 23, 2008 by Neil Hambleton

Hong Kong is a big consumer of shark fin soup, as increasingly is China. Unfortunately it is a delicacy that is very popular at wedding banquets. Even ignoring the conservation aspect, I think shark fin soup is highly over-rated anyway, … Continue reading →

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