Armed with a spear and an underwater camera, Nate Sorensen has made hunting invasive lionfish a social media hit. His viral videos document a growing effort to combat a predator threatening Florida’s coral reefs — one fish at a time. #calltoearth
Scientists captured more than 2,000 marine animals from 15 species feeding together at a protected monument off Massachusetts, raising fresh questions about a federal rollback of fishing restrictions just months earlier. A New England Aquarium survey plane flew over the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument on August 16 and documented a scene researchers […] The post More than 2,000 ocean predators spotted off Cape Cod — weeks after feds reopened the waters to commercial fishing appeared first on American Almanac .
Scientists captured more than 2,000 marine animals from 15 species feeding together at a protected monument off Massachusetts, raising fresh questions about a federal rollback of fishing restrictions just months earlier. A New England Aquarium survey plane flew over the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument on August 16 and documented a scene researchers called extraordinary: dolphins, whales, whale sharks, and manta rays all congregating near the surface of a nearly 5,000-square-mile ocean preserve roughly 130 miles southeast of Cape Cod. The sheer number of animals, and the presence of several species classified as endangered, landed the survey squarely in the middle of a policy fight that has bounced between…Open
A 69-year-old Connecticut man is recovering after being attacked by a shark while snorkeling during a cruise in the Caribbean as worldwide shark sightings are on the rise.
Are you noticing more shark sightings in the news lately? With a massive surge in shark activity at U.S. beaches from Maine to California, we’re doing a deep dive into what’s actually happening in the water. In this episode of “Hot Take with Jesse Weber," we break down why great whites, tiger sharks and bull sharks are shifting their habitats — from warming ocean temperatures and Super El Niño patterns to the unexpected role modern drone technology plays in spotting them. Plus, we look at the real odds of a shark attack and what experts say you should actually do if you encounter one.