400-Year-Old Shark Discovered in Greenland An incredible discovery has been made following research conducted on 28 Greenland sharks — the longest-living vertebrate animal. At the estimated age of nearly 400-years-old, the female Greenland shark has officially set a new record for longevity. Given that this particular shark is the greatest predator in the Arctic seas, gaining insight into their lifespan is of great interest to […] Brains Emily Crofton | June 5, 2020 0 Comments
Californian Man Describes How He Fought Off 18-Foot Great White Shark That Bit His Kayak A kayaker fishing off the coast of Northern California had to fight off a great white shark after bleeding out a fish he had just caught into the water, attracting the huge fish. Related: Huge Great White Shark Bites Diver’s Kayak Off California and Leaves Behind 2 Teeth Michael Thallheimer Jr. of Eureka was camping in Shelter Cove in Southern […] SnowBrains | May 27, 2020 0 Comments
VIDEO: 12-Foot Great White Shark Filmed Circling Kayaker off Monterey Bay, CA Same Day Surfer Was Killed A 12 foot Great White Shark peacefully investigates a kayaker in the Monterey Bay hours after a fatal shark attack on 5/9/2020. This is not the same shark involved in the attack. Related: UPDATE: Surfer Killed in Shark Attack in Santa Cruz County, CA Ran Local Surf Business Surf SwellBrains | May 16, 2020 1 Comment
UPDATE: Surfer Killed in Shark Attack in Santa Cruz County, CA Ran Local Surf Business The 26-year-old man killed in a shark attack off the coast of California on Saturday was a well-known surfer in the area and had a business shaping surfboards. His death is the first shark fatality in Northern California in over 15-years. Ben Kelly, a former Vanguard University in Orange County student, died after a shark attack on Saturday while surfing at […] Surf SwellBrains | May 12, 2020 2 Comments
Surfer Survives Shark Attack in Australia by Punching Creature Twice in the Face A surfer survived a shark attack in Australia this weekend by punching the deadly creature twice in the face. Related: Surfer Killed in Shark Attack in Santa Cruz County, CA Yesterday Dylan Nacass, 23, from France, was attacked by the shark and suffered lacerations to his leg as he surfed at Bell’s Beach in Victoria, Australia, on Friday afternoon. Nacass […] Surf SwellBrains | May 11, 2020 0 Comments
Tahoe Backcountry Report: The Shark Fin Report from January 19th, 2020 Brought to you by Alpenglow Expeditions Yesterday, we went in search of powder snow. It hasn’t snowed since Thursday and temperatures got up to 44ºF on Saturday, but we had a feeling there’d be some leftovers. There were. And they were good. Dense, surfy, playful, powder-covered, north-facing slopes were holding. We skied the Shark Fin […] Backcountry Miles Clark | January 20, 2020 0 Comments
Huge Great White Shark Bites Diver’s Kayak Off California and Leaves Behind 2 Teeth A great white shark left behind two huge teeth after biting a scuba diver’s kayak off Catalina Island at Camp Emerald Bay, off the coast of southern California. Related: Monterey Bay, CA Being Referred to as ‘Shark Park’ as Great Whites Flock to the Area San Diego resident Danny McDaniel was kayaking Saturday near Ship Rock, an open-water diving spot […] Surf SwellBrains | October 9, 2019 0 Comments
How To Avoid A Shark Attack When Surfing Let’s face it — sharks are scary animals. Sure, they are often misunderstood and get a bad rap since they are incredibly vital to the ecosystem and oceanic food chain and may not mean to attack surfers in particular. Sometimes we just look like food, dressed in our wet suits on our boards appearing as sea lions. But regardless, that […] Surf Martin Kuprianowicz | September 2, 2019 2 Comments