Monday, February 21, 2011

BOOK WRITTEN BY SHARK VICTIM

Shark victim Peter Clarkson co-authored the book “Australia's Spectacular Cowries: A Review and Field Study of Two Endemic Genera--Zoila and Umbilia” with Barry Wilson. Peter also took 100s of the photos in the hardcover book (1st edition 2004), including the one on the front cover. The book is expensive (at more than $100), but some of it can be read online at http://www.amazon.com/Australias-Spectacular-Cowries-Endemic-Genera-Zoila/dp/0966172027#reader_0966172027 . It includes taxonomic indexes to both cowries and sponges.

Thursday, February 17, 2011

White pointer shark video

There is a funny tribute to white pointer sharks as a critical link in the food chain of the sea

at http://deepseanews.com/2011/02/sea-lions-sing-tribute-to-the-great-white-shark/

Sunday, February 13, 2011

SHARK EXHIBITION ENDING SOON

The free exhibition “Planet Shark - Predator or Prey” at the Australian National Maritime Museum in Sydney is now scheduled to end on 6th March 2011. Visit http://www.anmm.gov.au/site/page.cfm?u=1821 or www.planetshark.org

Friday, February 11, 2011

Mako attack on captured marlin

The story regarding a mako shark attacking a captured marlin off of Pt Stephens, NSW which was on page 1 of The Advertiser 11/2/11 also featured on Channel 9 TV's "A Current Affair" that same night. Video footage of the incident can be found at http://aca.ninemsn.com.au/video/#c1a0f289-fc9b-454f-b73a-de13706f6e55 .