A Great White Shark explodes from the depths..
The great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias), also known as the white shark, white pointer, or simply great white, is a species of large mackerel shark which can be found in the coastal surface waters of all the major oceans. It is notable for its size, with larger female individuals growing to 6.1 m (20 ft) in length and 1,905–2,268 kg (4,200–5,000 lb) in weight at maturity. However, most are smaller; males measure 3.4 to 4.0 m (11 to 13 ft), and females measure 4.6 to 4.9 m (15 to 16 ft) on average. According to a 2014 study, the lifespan of great white sharks is estimated to be as long as 70 years or more, well above previous estimates, making it one of the longest lived cartilaginous fishes currently known. According to the same study, male great white sharks take 26 years to reach sexual maturity, while the females take 33 years to be ready to produce offspring.[9] Great white sharks can swim at speeds of 25 km/h (16 mph) for short bursts and to depths of 1,200 m (3,900 ft).
The great white shark is an apex predator, as it has no known natural predators other than, on very rare occasions, the orca. It is arguably the world's largest-known extant macropredatory fish, and is one of the primary predators of marine mammals, up to the size of large baleen whales. This shark is also known to prey upon a variety of other marine animals, including fish, and seabirds. It is the only known surviving species of its genus Carcharodon, and is responsible for more recorded human bite incidents than any other shark.
An Orca whale leaps from the cold water..
The orca or killer whale (Orcinus orca) is a toothed whale belonging to the oceanic dolphin family, of which it is the largest member. It is the only extant species in the genus Orcinus and is recognizable by its black-and-white patterned body. A cosmopolitan species, orcas can be found in all of the world's oceans in a variety of marine environments, from Arctic and Antarctic regions to tropical seas.
In 2004, the Monterey Bay Aquarium successfully kept a great white shark in captivity for more than 16 days.
The species faces numerous ecological challenges which has resulted in international protection. The International Union for Conservation of Nature lists the great white shark as a vulnerable species, and it is included in Appendix II of CITES. It is also protected by several national governments, such as Australia (as of 2018). Due to their need to travel long distances for seasonal migration and extremely demanding diet, it is not logistically feasible to keep great white sharks in captivity; because of this, while attempts have been made to do so in the past, there are no known aquariums in the entire world believed to house a live specimen..
The longest a great white has been kept in captivity is 198 days, at the Monterey Bay Aquarium, but it wasn’t easy. The tank was specially designed for open ocean animals, holding 3.78 million liters of water with a depth of 10.6 meters. The young shark in question was only 1.2 m long, while adult great white sharks typically measure about 4.57 m.
The only great white shark to currently be held in captivity has died, just three days after it arrived at Japan’s Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium. The net-caught shark had refused food since it was captured.
Therefore, the main reason why great whites are unable to be contained is that they are nomadic and are adapted to traveling incredibly long distances quickly. Because of this, they struggle in the relatively small tanks of all aquariums, even developing injuries from captivity, gained from repeatedly swimming into the walls of the enclosure. Because of their size and unique biology when compared to other fish, nothing seems to be able to replace the open ocean for great whites. After the Monterey Bay Aquarium released its sixth great white after only 55 days in 2011, it ended its great white exhibition program.
A large crowd of people run for there lives as a Great white shark hits the shoreline. Image taken from the Movie Jaws..
The novel Jaws by Peter Benchley and its subsequent film adaption by Steven Spielberg depicted the great white shark as a ferocious human flesh eating monster. Humans are not a preferred prey of the great white shark, but the great white is nevertheless responsible for the largest number of reported and identified fatal unprovoked shark attacks on humans, although this happens very rarely (typically fewer than 10 times a year globally). Some shark attacks are due to stupidity when warning signs clearly state that no swimming is allowed..
Simon Nellist and Jessie Ho (pictured together) were supposed to get married but he died in a horrific shark attack on February 17th 2022 .
Shark Attack Sydney (Full Video)
A 35-year-old British man has been named as the victim of Sydney's first fatal shark attack in nearly 60 years. A friend confirmed Simon Nellist died in the attack on 17th February Wednesday 2022. Police have not yet formally identified the victim and his family have not commented. Australian authorities are still searching for the great white shark, with swimmers banned from the water and most city beaches shut after Wednesday's attack. Mr Nellist - who was a diving instructor - was seriously biten by a large Great white shark just off Little Bay in east Sydney. He was a member of the city's Scuba Diving Social Club and a regular swimmer at the beach. A UK foreign office spokesperson said consular staff were in touch with New South Wales Police. "We are supporting the family of a British man and our thoughts are with them at this difficult time," the spokesperson said. Shark attacks in Sydney are uncommon because the city has long had nets and other deterrents in its waters.
Shark Attack Sydney (Full Video) Video may be disturbing to some viewers..
On Thursday 18th Feb 2022, surf lifesavers on jet skis patrolled a 25km (15.5 mile) stretch of water from Bondi in the city's east to Cronulla in the south to find the shark. Authorities are also using helicopters and drones. The state government said its shark experts had estimated the predator to be a great white shark "at least three metres" in length based on footage of the incident taken by a member of the public. Several passers-by who witnessed the scene have described a vicious and frenzied attack. "[The person] was swimming and a shark came and attacked [them] vertically," Kris Linto told Nine News. "We heard a yell and turned around, it looked like a car had landed in the water, a big splash then the shark."
The area's state MP Michael Daley said locals were shaken by the "horrific" incident. The victim had been a regular visitor. "[He] came here and swam nearly every day," he told the ABC.
"It's a beautiful day at one of Sydney's most beautiful beaches, but there's a real dark pall hanging over our community today," he said.
On the Friday a few days later, a single red rose could be seen in a gate on the beach at Little Bay.
One man recounted how he had been fishing on the rocks when he saw the swimmer get dragged under. "It was terrible. I am shaking. I keep vomiting. It's very, very upsetting," he told ABC News. Authorities managed to retrieve body parts from the water two hours after the attack.
Mr Nellist completed two tours of Afghanistan while serving with the UK Royal Air Force.
Special 'drum lines' – aquatic traps using baited hooks to lure and capture large sharks – were set up in the water. However, they are controversial because sharks have died in them. They also often catch other wildlife. Mr Nellist had hit out over their use in Sydney, saying they 'protect no one' and 'need to go'.
His death comes weeks before 'smart' drum lines were reportedly due to be installed which could have prevented the tragedy. Mr Nellist was the first person to be killed by a shark in the area since the 1960s.
The majority of individuals (51%) bitten by sharks were surfers or boarders, who spend a significant amount of time on the water in and around surf zones. This thin strip of water, where inbound waves that may have travelled for hundreds of miles finally snag on the rising coastal seafloor and topple over, creates the perfect environment for surfers and sharks alike.
Marine coasts and estuaries are a favorite feeding ground for a variety of fishes, which take advantage of the tides to scope out new food and rummage near the shallow seafloor for plants and invertebrates. These smaller fishes, in turn, attract sharks, which sometimes mistake humans for prey. The shallow water and turbulent waves in surf zones kick up sediment that make it hard for sharks to sight their prey, “About 60% of all bites are recorded in low visibility water.”
Kaelah Marlow.
A 19-year-old woman who was dragged out to deeper waters and mauled to death by a great white shark in New Zealand has been named. Kaelah Marlow died on Thursday 7th January 2021 at Waihi Beach with witnesses describing the horrific scene as people screamed in panic. The teenager's aunt Kylie French told The West Australian their entire family was “in shock.” “We can’t get over there, mum can’t get over there,” she said. “You hear about shark attacks but never in a million years do you think it’ll be someone you know. “She was a lovely girl, a fun girl, always bubbly, into anything.” Ms Marlow suffered fatal bite wounds to her legs while in the water near Western Bay of Plenty. Lifeguards raced to the scene and dragged her from the water. Emergency services were called to the scene where they immediately performed "vigorous CPR" on the victim, according to local reports. Witness Elliot Hall said he had heard the victim was seen swimming just past the breaking waves when she started screaming. Mr Hall said he watched paramedics perform CPR on the woman for around 20 minutes as family and friends gathered around her.
The scene of the fatal shark attack.
Witness Amanda Gould described the scene, I was swimming in waist-deep water when I saw Ms Marlow get separated from her friends, the sea had a strong rip tide current and I saw her being pulled out to much deeper waters by it. “We were in the water at the same time as the girl and her friends ... they were about five metres in front of us, but they kept getting pulled further and further out,” Gould said. Then Ms Marlow suddenly got separated from all her friends and was pulled really far out, much further beyond where the surfers would sit.” Ms Gould said when she left the water, she saw Ms Marlow struggling. “You could tell she was struggling because there is no way she would go that far out," Gould said. “No one saw her waving out, but I did hear a loud piercing scream.” Lifeguards came to Ms Marlow's aid, using a rescue boat to pull her from the water.
Ms Marlow with family.
“It was so rough and every time they tried to push the boat out it kept coming back in,” Ms Gould said. It wasn’t until the victim was pulled from the water and taken to shore that Ms Gould realised what had happened. “I thought there was another person out there, but the lifeguard said ‘no, that’s a shark, we need to get people out of the water’." A doctor who was on holidays joined paramedics, lifeguards and emergency services personnel in attempting to save the woman, Inspector Anderson said.
“It was shocking, surreal, and we were all a bit freaked out ... it keeps playing on my mind," Ms Gould said. “I’m really sad for the girl and I feel for the family. It’s so shocking that someone’s life can be taken away just by that one event, one minute she’s swimming and the next she’s pulled out and then that happened. It’s quite dreadful.” It's understood that the victim had bite wounds to at least one of her legs and that the shark involved was a great white.
Members of the public paid tribute to Kaelah Marlow after she died at their local beach.
Kaelah Marlow with her boyfriend.
Sadly Kaelah Marlow died from “massive and unsurvivable blood loss” after being fatally attacked by a great white was conscious and calling for help, yelling “shark”, when rescuers reached her, a Coroner has ruled. He recommends lifeguards should utilise drone technology to help them monitor ocean waters and conditions in and around flagged areas at beaches, and warn swimmers about the potential dangers of venturing beyond the breakers in areas that great whites are known to populate. The attack was described as a “single massive bite”. Another witness described seeing someone in the water “and something in the water around the person, which he thought at the time was seaweed or some other people”. “The woman was making noises but not responding to voices and she appeared to suffer a small seizure.” A lifeguard recalled the moment they reached Marlow on an IRB and heard her “start to yell and scream”. “She saw lots of blood in the water and the woman was yelling that she had been bitten by a shark. “They could see that she had suffered a massive bite to her right leg. She lost consciousness as they drove the boat into the shore.” The report said Marlow had suffered “massive blood loss in a very short space of time” and despite efforts to save her life, she died at the scene. It was likely Marlow had already suffered “massive and unsurvivable blood loss” by the time lifeguards arrived and pulled her out of the water.
When Jordan Prushinski returned home, she entered her bedroom to find a shark inner tube planted by her grandmother. She promptly put it in the family’s pool.
A 12-year-old girl was wounded in a suspected shark attack in knee-deep water in Maryland, leaving her with 20 teeth wounds and dozens of stitches. Jordan Prushinski, of Plains Township in Pennsylvania, was vacationing with her family Monday 2nd August 2021 in Ocean City and felt something “hit against her shins” while in shallow water at the 119th Street beach in the popular resort town.
“I didn’t really realize what was going on until I was on the beach and I was bleeding everywhere,” Prushinski told the station. The soon-to-be seventh-grader said she saw “cuts all over” her left leg following the suspected shark bite. Jordan’s mother, who was there along with her father, cousins and younger sister, ran and got help from an EMT and a nurse nearby to stop her bleeding.
“By the time I got there, I scooped her up and got her onto a quad and got her out of there,” Jordan’s dad, Robert Prushinski, told the station. The bloodied girl was rushed to a hospital in Berlin, where she needed 42 stitches to close the 20 small cuts on her leg.
Jordan Prushinski was treated with 42 stitches after being rushed to the hospital.
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Lifeguards who came to Jordan’s aid told her it likely wasn’t a shark that bit her, a claim that her mother denied. “The ER doctor told me this was a shark bite,” Melissa Prushinski told the Scranton Times Tribune newspaper. “Nothing else would make this wound.” Ocean City officials told local outlets they were investigating whether the bite was from another marine animal, but Prushisnki’s mom got answers directly from the founder of the New Jersey-based Shark Research Institute. “It was definitely a shark,” Marie Levine told the Times Tribune, adding that she suspected a blacktip, which can reach lengths of more than eight feet and “often encounters” people in coastal waters, according to National Geographic. “What happened to Jordan was a mistake,” Levine continued. “I’m sure it was mistaken identity.” Marie Levine, Ph.D. is a scientific diver, author, and the Founder and Executive Director of the Shark Research Institute
Jordan, for her part, said she immediately thought a horseshoe crab was to blame. She and her family stayed in Ocean City despite the freak encounter, although she couldn’t go back into the water due to her stitches. But that won’t last forever, she said. “I plan to go back in the water,” she said. “Something like this is rare, but it’s even more rare for it to happen again.”
This photo shows the injury that Jordan Prushinski sustained from the shark attack as she sits by the family pool at her home, Saturday, Aug. 7, 2021 in Plains Township, Pa. (Dave Scherbenco/The Citizens' Voice via AP)AP A friend of Melissa Prushinski sent a “I Survived A Shark Attack” T-shirt to her home, along with shark gummy candies after the terrible event.
Kina Scollay, a founding member of New Zealand's Great White Shark Project, said “Shark Attacks are a very rare thing. There’s plenty of sharks in the ocean not hunting people, it doesn’t happen very often.” Scollay said at this time of year at Waihī Beach, there generally were a lot of sharks around the shallows, but they were almost exclusively sharks that were not likely to hurt people. White sharks were also around coastlines at this time of year, he said. “It is unusual. At this time of year thousands of people are swimming off that area. In general, you shouldn’t have to worry about sharks. “It’s just so tragic. My thoughts are with the woman’s family.” Waihī Beach is a coastal town with a population of about 2700 people. The main beach is 10 kilometres long, making it a popular spot for holidaymakers. The last fatal shark attack in New Zealand was in February 2013 when a 46-year-old swimmer was mauled at Muriwai Beach, 41 kilometres west of Auckland.
21-year-old student Jordan Lindsey was attacked and killed by three sharks..
Jordan Lindsey was snorkelling in the Bahamas at the time of the attack and reportedly couldn't hear warnings from her parents while she was in the water off the coast of Rose Island, an uninhabited private island..Jordan, from California, was taken to hospital but pronounced dead on 26th June 2019, according to local police. In a tribute, her family said: "Jordan had the most beautiful, gentle soul and she will be missed deeply." "She was a beloved daughter, sister, girlfriend, and friend," they continued. Jordan was bitten by the sharks on her arms, legs, and bottom - and lost her right arm in the attack. Her family have set-up a GoFundMe page to cover costs of her funeral and to pay to bring her body back to California. She was studying communications at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. A statement from the university says they were "saddened" to hear the news about Jordan, adding she was "a devoted animal lover and climate change advocate".
Jordan's dad Michael told ABC News she was a "great daughter and person. We already miss her terribly". Yvette Liao, a neighbour of the family, told CBS News "my heart is pounding, I cannot believe it. I don't know how they're going to get through this." Jordan was snorkelling off the coast of Rose Island, an uninhabited private island. It's a half-hour boat ride away from the capital, Nassau. The Bahamas tourism board sends its "condolences and deepest sympathies to the family and loved ones of the victim of Wednesday's shark attack off Rose Island" on behalf of the government and its population. Radio 1 Newsbeat has reached out to the local police and Jordan's family.
Elio Canestri, a young surfer widely recognised as one of France’s brightest up-and-coming talents, tragically died following a shark attack on 12th April 2015. The 13-year-old was bitten while surfing off the island of La Réunion, which has become notorious in recent years following a spate of such attacks. According to reports, the stretch of beach where Canestri was surfing had been closed to swimmers because of the danger of sharks before the incident.
Elio Canestri
Jeremy Flores, a fellow Réunion native who competes on the World Tour wrote on Instagram: “ANOTHER shark attack on Reunion Island this morning. 13-year-old Elio was one of our best up and coming surfers. “Words can’t describe how sad and angry I am. So young. He had his whole life ahead of him. Rest in peace little dude.” Witnesses said that Canestri was one of a group of seven surfing about 50 metres from the shore when his limbs and stomach were bitten by the predator which then dragged him out to sea. A rescue boat made it to the teenager pulling him aboard, but he died of his injuries later. The shark tore off the child's arms, legs and part of his stomach, before dragging him out to sea. A witness told local radio: "It is horrific. The boy was always smiling and happy – everybody knew him. A gendarme helicopter appeared very quickly, and we were all told to evacuate the beach."
Giovanni Canestri holds aloft a picture of his son who was killed in a shark attack, Elio Canestri as he joins a demonstration in Saint-Leu de la Réunion on April 19, 2015 calling for action in the wake of a rise in shark attacks and a day after the 13 year old surfer was killed by a bull shark. Reunion, once a haven for surfers from around the world, has become a deadly black spot for the sport now plunged into even deeper mourning after a shark mauled Elio Canestri to death. The 13-year-old, one of the Indian Ocean island's most promising young surfers, was killed after he ignored an official ban and hit the waves with friends. AFP PHOTO / RICHARD BOUHET (Photo credit should read RICHARD BOUHET/AFP/Getty Images)
A spokesman from the rescue service explained: “A boat was launched very quickly, and the victim was dragged out of the sea, but he died from his wounds.” “Those who witnessed the attack, including other children, are being treated for trauma.” The tragic accident occurred at Cap Homard off the west coast of the island. It takes the total number of attacks in the seas around the Indian Ocean territory to 16 in just four years, seven of which have been fatal. Our thoughts are with Elio’s family and friends and the surfing community of La Réunion.
REUNION ISLAND
Grand Galet Waterfall is a must for any first visit to Réunion Island © Tony_ftn/Shutterstock
There is plenty to discover on Reunion Island..
Daniel Smith..
Australia shark attack: Queensland teenager Daniel Smith killed while fishing on Great Barrier Reef
Australia shark attack: Queensland teenager Daniel Smith killed while fishing on Great Barrier Reef.
Shark attack victim Daniel Smith - memorial - Port Douglas
Man Attacked by 2 Sharks in Australia
Man Attacked by 2 Sharks in Australia.
Shark attack victim Daniel Smith - memorial - Port Douglas.
Daniel Smith..
A Queensland teenager who just completed year 12 has died after being attacked by a shark off Port Douglas in the state’s far north. Daniel Smith, 18, from Mossman, was fishing off Rudder Reef about 11am on Monday 15th December 2014, when he was bitten by a shark on his leg and arm.
Friends who were travelling with him on a private boat called authorities and performed emergency first aid. It is not yet known what type of shark was involved in the attack. The teen had injuries to his right upper leg into his groin and his right upper arm, Cairns Queensland Ambulance spokesman Greg Thiedecke said. "A lot of large blood vessels [are] in the groin area, so for him to go into cardiac arrest that quickly it would be blood loss," he said. He said it had been a two-hour trip back to the shore by boat.
Port Douglas in Australia.
"It does take a while for people to get back in there," Mr Thiedecke said. "When they arrived, the people [on the boat] were still doing CPR on him, trying to save him. "We did have Mossman hospital on stand-by with a doctor ... but unfortunately when we arrived, he was well and truly passed. "We did have a car waiting at Port Douglas for when he arrived and it was the paramedics in the Port Douglas unit [who assessed him]." Police will prepare a report for the coroner. Mr Thiedecke said shark attacks in the region were rare. "I grew up in Cairns and ... [there's been no shark attacks] in my 25 years of service, so it is very rare," he said. A shark researcher said it was likely the shark that killed the teenager was after the fish he had caught. Richard Fitzpatrick from James Cook University said a shark does not have to be big to cause fatal injuries. "There's a few different reef sharks out there. But until bites are identified, size ratios and the radius of the bite and all that kind of stuff it'd be a bit hard to determine exactly what species it was," he said.
Paige Winter opens up about her road to recovery after near-fatal shark attack l GMA
Paige Winter opens up about her road to recovery after near-fatal shark attack l GMA