In 2003, researchers tagged a female great white shark off the coast of Western Australia as part of a routine marine research program. The shark, about nine feet long and healthy, was fitted with a
In 2003, researchers tagged a female great white shark off the coast of Western Australia as part of a routine marine research program. The shark, about nine feet long and healthy, was fitted with a data recorder rather than a real-time tracking beacon. Four months later, the device washed ashore roughly 2.5 miles from where it had been deployed. The shark was never found, and the data it containe…
In 1918, a group of professional crayfish fishermen working out of Port Stevens on the coast of New South Wales, Australia, stopped visiting their regular fishing grounds near Broughton Island for
In 1918, a group of professional crayfish fishermen working out of Port Stevens on the coast of New South Wales, Australia, stopped visiting their regular fishing grounds near Broughton Island for several days. This was an unusual decision, as these men worked those waters for a living, and refusing paid work carried a real financial cost.David George Stead, a naturalist and the manager of the sta…
In 1918, Australian fishermen abandoned their grounds after a ghostly white shark lifted their heavy crayfish pots straight off the seafloor, mooring lines and all. A government naturalist cross-examined the men and found them genuinely terrified, though their size estimates wildly ranged from 115 to 300 feet.
In 1918, a group of professional crayfish fishermen working out of Port Stevens on the coast of New South Wales, Australia, stopped fishing their regular grounds near Broughton Island for several days. These were experienced fishermen who worked those waters for a living, and taking multiple days off from paid work was an unusual and costly decision.David George Stead, a naturalist who managed the…