Sharks
A Line in the Sand as a Call to Action
By Scuba Herald at December 4, 2009 | 5:08 pm | 0 Comment
Among divers and conservationists, it’s hardly controversial to speak up against the killing of sharks for shark fin soup. Inspiring people like Rob Stewart and the team associated with his acclaimed documentary are among the most visible. New groups like the Shark Safe Network from Florida and others are also making themselves heard, and the swell in interest and more...
Sharks? Is all in your body language…
By Scuba Herald at April 7, 2009 | 9:34 pm | 0 Comment
So it seems like with dogs, Sharks bite and eat (you) depending of your body language based on Mike Rutzen a top diver (and a pretty brave guy) that dives with great white sharks without a cage. How cool is that? While he isn’t the first to do it, he’s taken shark diving to a previously unimagined level. He does it not for fun, to win bets or for the adrenaline more...
Do you have money? Buy 30 sharks
By Scuba Herald at July 8, 2008 | 7:49 pm | 0 Comment
You all know that at ScubaHerald.com we hate when people just use money to buy wild marine life... but hey! We can't change the world... so this is the news: Dubai Aquarium, one of the largest indoor aquariums in the world, will open to the public on August 28, 2008, alongside the mall opening. Developed by Emaar Malls Group, The Dubai Mall is one of the largest shopping more...
South Africa: No Shark Diving Today
By Scuba Herald at April 16, 2008 | 2:16 am | 0 Comment
Shark-diving expeditions were canceled for a second day on Monday as the industry mourned the deaths of three foreign tourists in a boating accident near Gansbaai on Sunday. The three men were on board the 11-meter Shark Team when a wave described by witnesses as "massive" and "tsunami-like" overturned the catamaran about half a nautical mile off Kleinbaai. Christopher more...
Studying stress while diving with Sharks
By Scuba Herald at September 12, 2007 | 6:13 am | 0 Comment
The professor who investigates the psychobiology of stress is getting unwanted attention from the hungry leopard shark. The professor hovers under 20 feet of water. She clutches a container of delightfully stinky goodies -- chopped shrimp, squid, krill -- and is clearly the most popular gal in the 142,000-gallon tank. This food is meant for the yellowtail and the sea more...
Shark Attacks: In low… but we are still scared?
By Scuba Herald at July 29, 2007 | 6:08 am | 0 Comment
Fearful swimmers can breathe a little easier this summer knowing that the odds of being attacked by a shark are far less than their chances of being hit by a car, a boat or even lightning, according to statistics compiled by the Shark Research Center at the University of Florida. Twenty-three shark attacks have been reported so far this year, 15 of them in the United more...
