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I’m obsessed with deep-sea sharks: I felt intrigued by how strange they looked | Sharks | The Guardian

Most of these little-known but already endangered fish have never been seen alive in their natural habitat, but are under threat from bottom trawling and deep-sea mining

Novel Behavioural: Ongoing Association Between a Sharksucker Echeneis naucrates and a Yellowtail Parrotfish Sparisoma rubripinne

At long last we are happy to announce the publication of a research paper documenting the uncomfortable relationship of a male yellowtail parrotfish (Sparisoma

RELAXING ON LABOR DAY - The Cat On My Head

The Cat on My Head’s Astrid is relaxing in a shark bed on Labor Day for Awww Mondays & shares a Spark from George Matthew Adams.

Eight-year-old loses ‘significant amount of blood’ after shark attack in Florida | Florida | The Guardian

Authorities said the boy, who survived and was hospitalized, was bitten while snorkelling near Key Largo

How do shark nets work? After a deadly attack in Sydney, their effectiveness is being questioned | Sharks | The Guardian

Trials to remove shark nets from some NSW beaches have been suspended after the death of a surfer. But what impact do they actually have on shark attacks in the first place?

New adhesive surface modeled on a remora works underwater – Environmental News Bits

Read the full story at Ars Technica. Most adhesives can’t stick to wet surfaces because water and other fluids disrupt the adhesive’s bonding mechanisms. This problem, though, has been beautifully solved by evolution in remora suckerfish, which use an adhesive disk on top of their heads to attach to animals like dolphins, sharks, and even…

AI, citizen science combine to help save sharks – Environmental News Bits

Read the full story from Virginia Tech. One-third of shark species are at risk of extinction, yet scientists still lack basic data on their habitats, populations, and trends.To solve this, researchers at Virginia Tech, Stanford University, and others are building the world’s largest open database of shark sightings using online photos called sharkPulse. Instead of…

Meat from Endangered Sharks Being Sold in U.S. Stores - Yale E360

Toothless sharks? Ocean acidification could erode predator’s vital weapon, study finds – Environmental News Bits

Read the full story in The Guardian. Sharks without teeth might sound like the stuff of dreams to swimmers and surfers. Now a new study has found that ocean acidification could leave the apex predators without their critical survival weapon. Shark jaws carry several rows of teeth and new ones quickly push forward to replace…

Are shark attacks on the rise in Australia? And what is being done to reduce the risk of fatal interactions? | Sharks | The Guardian

There has been an increase in bites, but not deaths, say experts who praise Smart drumlines, live tracking, drones, high-tech wetsuits and better first aid