Travel West side story …shark chasing, we both had a whale of a time. Behemoth: A whale shark taken while snorkelling on the Ningaloo Discovery tour, Ningaloo Reef, Exmouth, Australia’s Coral Coast, Western Australia….
Adventure Adventure on the high seas …see – and swim near – the gentle giants of the sea, the whale shark. The largest of all fishes, the whale shark is also one of the most reclusive,…
Australian Geographic Shark Blog The whale carcass debate …on the premise that, as some sharks are known to follow whale migrations, more whales mean more food, more motivated sharks and the capacity to support larger shark populations. However,…
Wildlife State of fear: what should we do about sharks in NSW? …happening with the sharks? Shark attacks or shark bites? Negative interactions between sharks and people can range from light (small lacerations and stitches required) to severe (large pieces of flesh…
Destinations Ningaloo Reef: No longer a secret …one swam because the popular belief was that Ningaloo’s waters were shark-infested. When swimming did take off in the late 1980s, it remained focused on the whale sharks. There’s no…
Science & Environment Sharks and the media: how should we report? …Sighting, encounter, bite and fatal bite Together, Christopher and Robert have devised four categories in which most shark incidents fit: shark sighting, shark encounter, shark bite and fatal shark bite….
Australian Geographic Shark Blog Shark nets: Protecting us or just harming sharks? …However, whales that travel through Queensland waters are met with an additional challenge: shark nets. Last week saw the first – and unlikely the last – whale of the season…
Destinations Top 10 whale-watching spots in Australia …Bay on South Bruny, where some whales take shelter for up to five weeks. Several other whale species visit the region on occasion, including killer whales, pygmy right whales and…
Wildlife Great white shark nursery …reach 6m and are thought to live for up to 50 years. Great white shark icon SEE OUR TIMELINE OF AUSTRALIAN SHARK ATTACKS AND 13 TIPS TO AVOID A SHARK…
