A nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum) with a fin camera attached to it caught some footage of 3m (10′) white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) off the coast of Florida’s Boynton Beach according to the USA Today video above and a report from Florida’s News Channel 8.
The camera equipped tag, which was deployed on the nurse shark by researchers from Florida Atlantic University, was initially thought to be lost after it stopped pinged. However, it was recovered days later after which the camera footage was reviewed, which revealed the exciting surprise cameo from the white shark.
According the BBC, a white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) was filmed off the coast of Mallorca, Spain near the Cabrera archipelago. While white sharks are known to inhabit the Mediterranean, they aren’t caught on camera particularly often. According to the BCC, this is the first confirmed sighting in the Balearic Islands since 1976.
Samsung is promoting it’s head-mounted Gear VR display with some 360-degree footage of great white shark diving off Port Lincoln, Australia. Head-mounted displays like the Gear VR and Occulus Rift offer viewers an immersive experience that can simulate a completely different environment.
I shot some similar white shark footage using the Kolor Abyss 360 rig at Isla de Guadalupe, Mexico, last September. This footage should be compatible with both the Samsung Gear VR and Occulus. If you don’t have a head-mounted display, you can still take advantage of the 360-degree effect, using your mouse to click and drag to change the angle.
Vimeo user Edwar Herreño recently added a video documenting six killer whales (Orcinus orca) hunting a tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier) off Cocos Island. The orcas appear to use a team effort to huntand appear and then drown the shark in the video. The video description says that the orcas fed on the shark after killing it.
YouTube user Aaron Caplan documented an encounter with an adult white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) 6 miles off the coast of Ocean City, MD. According to the video description, the shark was estimated at 13′-15′ in length and remained around the boat for approximately an hour. The shark mouthed the boat and engine before eating a chum bag. Caplan and his boatmates fed the shark a yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) carcass, and then it left the area.
Some lucky passengers aboard a Quoddy Link Marine whale-watching vessel were treated to a somewhat rare sighting of an adult white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) after heading out of St. Andrews harbor in New Brunswick, Canada. YouTube user Dave Hannett caught some brief footage of the shark, as seen in the video above. According to the video information, the shark was spotted about a mile out from the harbor.
White sharks are known to inhabit the Atlantic waters of coastal Canadian provinces, but sightings are fairly rare.
A 4m (13′) white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) that was found washed ashore in Western Australia had apparently died as the result of choking on a sea lion, according to Sky News. The 4m shark had no initial visible signs of injury or disease, according to the report. However, further examination revealed a sea lion lodged in the shark’s throat.
The shark was filmed off Coronation Beach by YouTube user CadMonkey two days before it washed ashore. As can be seen in the video, the shark appears to be in distress. Research scientist Rory McAuley told Sky News that the shark might have been trying to dislodge the obstruction.
YouTube user Ian Banks had a chance encounter with a great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) on Wednesday while diving Kingscliff Reef off New South Wales, Australia. As you can see in the video, the shark didn’t stick around long upon Banks’ approach. The video just goes to show that, unlike what we often see in major media, sometimes white sharks are more afraid of humans than vice-versa.
Discovery Channel has released a preview of the upcoming “Return of Jaws” program from Shark Week 2013. “Return of Jaws” focuses on Atlantic great white sharks off the shores of Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
In the video ‘Shark Cam’ (a underwater robot equipped with multiple cameras) is deployed to follow a tagged great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias). According to the clip, this marks the first time a white shark has been tracked and filmed by an underwater robot.