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Mythbusters Shark Week Myths 2008

July 27th, 2008 · 3 Comments

MYTHBUSTERS: SHARK SPECIAL
Premieres Sunday, July 27, at 9 p.m. ET/PT. Get a reminder.
Do dogs attract sharks? Do the vibrations caused by a flapping injured fish attract sharks? Does chili powder repel sharks? And hosts Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman create the ultimate SHARK WEEK build – a 16-foot-long robo-shark!
Allright, here are the big myths they’re [...]

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In Defense of Shark Diving

March 4th, 2008 · No Comments

Photo by Mark Gustin
EDITOR’S NOTE: It is my honor to present a guest post from Andy Murch of  ElasmoDiver.com, in response to my post on Safe Shark Diving

I would like to weigh in on the criticism being directed at Jim Abernathy.

Before I became a shark photographer I went mountaineering quite a bit. It is a [...]

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5 Tips for Safe Shark Diving

March 1st, 2008 · 1 Comment

CNN has a video piece up right now examining the safety and legality of shark dives outside of shark cages. An Austrian tourist bled to death in the Bahamas after being bitten in the thigh by a bull shark during a scuba dive, surrounded by bloody bait.

CNN wants to know who would go in the [...]

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Tags: conservation · marine biology · scuba diving · shark week