Category: Fish

The most common bait for sharks is bonita as they have a high oil and blood content. The next best is ladyfish, mullet, bluefish or king mackerel. You can use chunks of fish or whole depending on the size of the shark you’re targeting. When boat fishing chumming is the most popular method for catching […]

Bleeding next to a shark means that sharks are attracted to blood. They can smell and sense blood from miles away in the water, and then will tactically attack their prey. What happens if you bleed near a shark? If you’re bleeding, including menstruating, stay on the beach. Sharks can smell and taste even the […]

Excited by the scent of blood, a dozen sharks dart about in a frenzy as a researcher dips a pole in the sea and squirts out a clear, yellowish substance. Within seconds, the sharks jerk their snouts away and vanish. What happens if a shark smells blood? Along with the myth that sharks can smell […]

Much of the shark focus around the Cape is on great whites roaming close to the shoreline as they prowl for seals, but researchers are finding out that several sharks are actually diving deep into the twilight zone out in the middle of the ocean. Do sharks hang out in the middle of the ocean? […]

Swimmers should avoid wearing high-contrast clothing and shiny jewelry. According to National Geographic, sharks are attracted to colors like yellow and orange, and can mistake shiny objects for fish scales. Do necklaces attract sharks? Wear Lots Of Shiny Jewelry Sharks, like all fish, love shiny objects. The reflected light from the jewelry resembles the sheen […]

The basking shark is a ram feeder, filtering zooplankton, very small fish, and invertebrates from the water with its gill rakers by swimming forwards with their mouths open. What shark keeps its mouth open? The basking sharkThe basking shark exclusively feeds on microscopic animals called zooplankton, which it catches by opening its mouth and allowing […]

In July 2019, fishers trawling the Mediterranean Sea south of Sardinia, Italy, accidentally pulled a mutant from the depths. Ensnared in their net among hundreds of other fish, sharks and assorted marine life was a blackmouth catsharkcatsharkCatsharks are ground sharks of the family Scyliorhinidae. They are one of the largest families of sharks with around […]

Purple Glo Shark These sharks are actually catfish and are hardy and easy to keep and peaceful. The rainbow shark grows to about six inches. On the other hand, Purple Glo Sharks are a solid purple and keep this color throughout their lives. Do rainbow sharks exist? Rainbow sharks are native to the basins of […]

18. The Goblin Shark: Not only is it the ugliest shark, it’s also the pinkest. At 3 metres (10 feet) long, the goblin looks terrifying. It lives near the shore, too. What is the weirdest looking shark? 10 Weirdest Sharks in the World – And Top 5 Weirdest Extinct Sharks Megamouth Shark (Megachasma pelagios) Goblin […]

10 Weirdest Sharks in the World – And Top 5 Weirdest Extinct Sharks Megamouth Shark (Megachasma pelagios) Goblin Shark (Mitsukurina owstoni) Basking Shark (Cetorhinus maximus) Viper Dogfish (Trigonognathus kabeyai) Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) Greenland Shark (Somniosus microcephalus) What is the ugliest shark? The Goblin Shark18. The Goblin Shark: Not only is it the ugliest shark, […]

Docile and slow-moving, zebra sharks are not dangerous to humans and can be easily approached underwater. However, they have bitten divers who pull on their tails or attempt to ride them. Are zebra sharks aggressive? Adult zebra sharks are non-aggressive, and have few predators other than larger shark species that may be lucky enough to […]

Far from being solitary animals, as they have been historically seen, sharks can actually form complex social network that are typically seen in mammals but rarely observed in fish, new research has found. Are sharks lonely? SHARKS ARE LONERS Sharks don’t have to rely on each other to survive. However, some species of sharks cooperate […]

Nurse sharks tend to swim near the bottom of their chosen areas, are slow-moving and are relatively harmless to humans. Unlike their more carnivorous and curious cousins, they prefer to stay on their regular diet. They have very strong jaws to crush and eat shellfish but their preference is fish, shrimp, and squid. Is the […]

Sharks do not circle in the water before they attack, it is simply their way of trying to form an image of what they are confronting in the water. According to my own numerous observations this motion is a sign of pure curiosity and not an incentive to circle its prey and feed. What to […]

Use single barbless circle hooks. If your hooks are not barbless, flatten the barb with a pair of pliers. Use a hook remover for throat hooked sharks. If the shark has swallowed the hook, do not attempt to pull it out – this will cause serious damage and compromise the survival of the shark. How […]

Jensen admitted the diver did receive criticism from the shark diving community–not for removing the hook, but for the color of his gloves. A diver successfully removes a hook from a lemon shark’s mouth, though shark scientists say the hook may naturally rust and fall out. What happens to hooks left in sharks? Many sharks […]

Although the shark will undoubtedly swim away as fast as possible when you release it, catch and release is harmful to sharks. Biologists have evidence of this. They have documented cases where sharks will swim away and die within a matter of minutes after fishermen release them. Do sharks live after catch and release? After […]

Leave fish in the water if possible. If that isn’t possible, minimize the time the fish is out of the water (just long enough to take photos and measure the fish). If possible, keep the fish from thrashing without using a net. If a net is required, use a rubber-mesh landing net instead of abrasive […]

In a study to determine the physiological effects of stress due to line fishing, scientists found that most sharks showed high levels of lactic acid in their blood, and that hammerhead sharks were most sensitive and had a higher mortality rate after release. Do sharks ever get scared? They’re apex predators that have existed for […]

It is prejudice. Sharks do not circle in the water before they attack, it is simply their way of trying to form an image of what they are confronting in the water. According to my own numerous observations this motion is a sign of pure curiosity and not an incentive to circle its prey and […]