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There are anecdotal reports that, c. 1955, an Inuk man fell prey to an orca entrapped by ice in Grand Suttie Bay (Foxe Basin, Canada).A pod of orcas (likely 10-12 animals) was trapped in a polynya, and a young man visited the site in spite of advice from elders to wait until the ice was strong enough.
The orca (Orcinus orca), or killer whale, is a toothed whale and the largest member of the oceanic dolphin family. It is the only extant species in the genus Orcinus and is recognizable by its black-and-white patterned body. A cosmopolitan species, it inhabits a wide range of marine environments, from Arctic to Antarctic regions to tropical seas.
While shark nets and drum lines share the same purpose, drum lines are more effective at targeting the three sharks that are considered most dangerous to swimmers: the bull shark, tiger shark and great white shark. [80] SMART drumlines can also be used to move sharks, which greatly reduces mortality of sharks and bycatch to less than 2%. [81]
The incidents are terrifying for swimmers and surfers alike, but how they can be stopped remains unclear — although scientists think they might have one possible answer. For sharks looking up ...
(INSIDE EDITION) — It's a whole new way to spot the ocean's scariest creatures -- a shark drone! Lifeguards at Seal Beach, just south of Los Angeles, are turning to technology to keep swimmers safe.
Cue the "Jaws" theme music. Inevitably every summer, several news outlets will report on the harrowing encounters between sharks and humans. While the odds of you actually being attacked by a ...
Since the start of the trial 230 target sharks (209 great white, 12 tiger, and 9 bull sharks) were caught with 99% of targeted sharks and 98% of other animals released alive. [ 26 ] [ 56 ] The trial has been effective in reducing shark attacks [ 57 ] [ 58 ] [ 59 ] and has been expanded to other regions of New South Wales. [ 56 ]
In the ocean food chain, large sharks generally only have to worry about keeping orcas at bay — but a new study suggests the apex predators may have to watch out for their own.. Researchers have ...