🦈 NEW: Researchers are proposing a shift from passive #ocean protection toward active marine #rewilding, outlining principles that include restoring #foodwebs and reintroducing #apexpredators like #sharks.

The approach emphasizes that human communities are integral parts of coastal #ecosystems rather than entities to be fenced out, and aims to build self-sustaining #habitats equipped to handle #climate shifts and #pollution.

👉 news.mongabay.com/short-articl…

#biodiversity #coralreefs #marine #ecosystems #nature #science #environment #sustainability #wildlife #conservation #news

💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: 🦈✈️ On August 16, 2026, #NewEngland #Aquarium scientists flying over the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument logged more than 2,000 #animals across 15 species southeast of #CapeCod.

The count included 11 #whale #sharks, some 1,800 #dolphins, an endangered #spermwhale, and a #humpback. Researchers called the #diversity a marker of #habitat value, noting recent #policy changes now allow commercial #fishing there.

👉 popsci.com/environment/over-20…

#whaleshark #marinebiology #biology #ocean #conservation #dolphins #mantaray #science #endangeredspecies #endangered #fieldwork

Watson and the Shark (1778) by John Singleton Copley.

Source: US National Gallery of Art

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#swimming #drama #sharks #sailing #sea #amputation #boats #painting #drawing #art #publicdomain

💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: 🦈💡 A team of marine biologists measured the glow of eight kitefin #sharks caught off #NewZealand, recording brightness, #color, and shine direction.

Most of the #light matches classic #camouflage, but the glow spreads sideways toward the nose and fins. The researchers read this as a biological searchlight, illuminating prey in the dark seafloor, while the bright dorsal fin defies any camouflage role entirely.

👉 sciencealert.com/biological-se…

#bioluminescence #ocean #sea #kitefin #marinebiology #science #hunting #evolution #underwater #biology #nature #wildlife #fish #research

💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: 🐋📹 Scientists attached small cameras to #whalesharks in #WesternAustralia to see what the #fish do when nobody is watching.

Researchers identified 36 distinct behaviors and found #whale #sharks spend most of their time low-effort snacking throughout the #water column, not just at the surface.

👉 independent.co.uk/news/science…

#marine #science #ocean #ningaloo #marinebiology #biology #animals #wildlife #krill #conservation #ocean #research #australia

💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: 🦈👁️ #Greenland sharks can live for 400 years and scientists long thought they were functionally blind.

A new study shows these #sharks may retain useful vision thanks to a #DNA repair mechanism that protects their retinas from age-related damage. The work could inform #research on age-related vision loss in #humans.

👉 scitechdaily.com/this-400-year…

#greenlandshark #marinebiology #science #ucirvine #eyes #nature #arctic #deepsea #biology #study

💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: 🌵🔪 #Biomechanics researcher Philip Anderson shows how #vipers evolved smooth fangs for quick withdrawal while #cactus barbs and #porcupine quills converged on hooks to stay put.

Even snail love darts and shark #teeth share triangular shapes designed for the same purpose of creating deep, wide openings. In all there are over 140 species of puncture tools found in #nature.

👉 theconversation.com/cacti-spin…

#biology #evolution #science #snakes #sharks #snails #physics #animals #plants #adaptation

Maybe it’s not fair to use the word “ugly,” but a goblin shark, said to be one of the world’s ugliest, has been caught on camera for the first time. “Seeing the most iconic of all the deep-sea sharks alive and looking healthy in its natural habitat is a unique honour,” said Dr Aaron Judah, a doctoral candidate at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa’s Department of Oceanography. Read more about the goblin shark, so named for its retractable jaw that quickly shoots forward to devour unsuspecting prey, from @sciencefocus:

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#Science #Animals #Sharks

💁🏻‍♀️ ICYMI: 🌊🐙 The Oceanarium by Matthew Lei is a final #animation project in #CalArts' Spring 2026 Character Animation Program.

After a frustrated moment, a child runs away and gets lost in the wonders of the #aquarium among dark #ocean displays. The short film features many #animals including an #otter mother and baby, Japanese spider #crabs, and barreleye #fish.

👉 Learn more: seethis.tv/post/the-oceanarium…

#family #imagination #kids #nature #parenting #sharks #underwater #wildlife #art #education #tksst #video

🌊🐙 The Oceanarium by Matthew Lei is a final #animation project in #CalArts' Spring 2026 Character Animation Program.

After a frustrated moment, a child runs away and gets lost in the wonders of the #aquarium among dark #ocean displays. The short film features many #animals including an #otter mother and baby, Japanese spider #crabs, and barreleye #fish.

👉 Learn more: seethis.tv/post/the-oceanarium…

#family #imagination #kids #nature #parenting #sharks #underwater #wildlife #art #education #tksst #video

💁🏻‍♀️ ICYMI: 🌋🌊 Filmmaker Devon Massyn documents the raw #physics of a phreatomagmatic #eruption at the #SolomonIslands' #Kavachi submarine #volcano.

When seawater makes contact with 1,200ºC (2,190°F) basaltic #lava, it flashes into steam and expands 1,600 times its original volume. This creates violent #underwater explosions in an #ecosystem that surprisingly supports hammerhead and silky #sharks.

👉 Learn more: seethis.tv/post/kavachi-underw…

#earth #science #ecosystem #gas #geochemistry #geography #geology #magma #marinebiology #nature #ocean #volcanoes #volcanology #water #tksst #video

🦈🌡️ Scientists have found that "warm-bodied" #fish like great white #sharks burn #energy at nearly four times the rate of cold-blooded species.

Rising #ocean temperatures are increasing their metabolic demands, forcing them to find more food while they simultaneously struggle to regulate their internal heat. This environmental shift is expected to push these #predators into new, cooler habitats to avoid physiological stress.

👉 arstechnica.com/science/2026/0…

#science #marinebiology #climatechange #climate #biology #nature #ecology #research #wildlife #environment

🌋🌊 Filmmaker Devon Massyn documents the raw #physics of a phreatomagmatic #eruption at the #SolomonIslands' #Kavachi submarine #volcano.

When seawater makes contact with 1,200ºC (2,190°F) basaltic #lava, it flashes into steam and expands 1,600 times its original volume. This creates violent #underwater explosions in an #ecosystem that surprisingly supports hammerhead and silky #sharks.

👉 Learn more: seethis.tv/post/kavachi-underw…

#earth #science #ecosystem #gas #geochemistry #geography #geology #magma #marinebiology #nature #ocean #volcanoes #volcanology #water #tksst #video

🦈🌊 #Wildlife filmmaker Carlos Gauna and researcher Phillip Sternes recorded a 1.5 meter (5 ft) long shark pup off the coast of #Carpinteria, #California.

The animal was covered in a white film that it appeared to be shedding, leading the team to believe they captured a great white shark just hours after its birth.

👉 zmescience.com/science/great-w…

💁🏻‍♀️✨ Five big sharks that help keep our oceans healthy seethis.tv/post/five-big-shark…

#sharks #marinebiology #science #ocean #nature #discovery #research #animals

🦈🔬 If you were asked to describe a #shark, you’d probably mention a dorsal fin, gills, and a #skeleton made of cartilage. But as this deep dive explains, defining exactly what makes a shark a shark is one of #biology's trickiest challenges.

👉 popularmechanics.com/science/a…

#sharks #marinebiology #science #evolution #taxonomy #oceanlife #biology #education #nature #paleontology

No more killing of 100 million #sharks a year

vegnews.com/how-many-sharks-ar… #conservation #wildlife #animalrights #vegan

This takes advantage of the longer character limit to tell a mini-story.

It took years of near-misses, but I finally had my encounter with a Tiger Shark in Beqa Lagoon, Fiji. 🦈

The most striking part wasn't the size (though it was huge), but the calm. The moment it arrived at "The Cathedral," the bull sharks actually gave it space. The entire energy of the dive shifted instantly.

scubahanknyc.com/2022/01/03/fi…

#Sharks #Scuba #Adventure #Wildlife #TravelPhotography #Fiji #Ocean #ThrowbackThursday

A ‘Shark sighted’ sign on North Steyne beach. Several Sydney northern beaches were closed to the public after multiple shark attacks along the NSW coast.

Photograph: George Chan/Getty Images

#photography
#Australia
#sharks
#beaches

group sharknado costume...

#group #sharknado #sharks #tornado #costume #animatedgif

Shark fins poking out of fields of wheat

Sharks in wheat field along Highway 8 in Ontario, west of Dublin, have become a tradition.

Latest shark-artist is Anne Melady, an 75 and retired nurse and landowner. Anne thought she would have some fun by placing these “shark fins” in her wheat field west of Dublin, inspired by another shark installation last year. She calls them Great Wheat Sharks. All Melady wants is for those driving by the field to get a laugh amid the pandemic doom and gloom.

I can't unhear it! I made this video so you can't unhear it too🤣

#Blåhaj #TransShark #Sharks

📸🐘 The 2025 Black and White Photo Awards showcase monochrome images of #wildlife and #landscapes from over 90 countries. The winning #photos feature everything from intimate #elephant interactions and detailed #spider portraits to cultural landmarks like #Japan's sacred Meoto Iwa rocks.

popsci.com/environment/black-a…

#photography #art #nature #conservation #blackandwhite #sharks #culture