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Like many other sharks, blue sharks are countershaded: the top of the body is deep blue, lighter on the sides, and the underside is white. The male blue shark commonly grows to 1.82 to 2.82 m (6.0 to 9.3 ft) at maturity, whereas the larger females commonly grow to 2.2 to 3.3 m (7.2 to 10.8 ft) at maturity. [ 8 ]
Last year there were 57 unprovoked shark bites on humans and experts say these incidents may be increasing due to the impacts of global warming and habitat damage, writes Faiza Saqib
It’s that time of year again: the thick of summer when sharks have caught America’s attention. Americans are spotting more sharks in the water. Here’s why that’s a good thing
Ground sharks are the largest order of sharks, and include a number of common types such as the blue shark, catsharks, swellsharks and sandbar sharks. Members of the orders are characterized by the presence of a nictitating membrane over the eye, two dorsal fins , an anal fin , and five gill slits.
New video obtained by TMZ and verified by NBC News captured the moment after a shark bit a 10-year-old Maryland boy who was on vacation in the Bahamas.
The shark that has been seen swimming with scuba divers in Ramsey's videos is speculated to have actually been Haole Girl, instead of Deep Blue. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] In a twitter post, shark photographer George T. Probst claimed that many have assumed the shark was Deep Blue and mentions that Deep Blue was in the dive site two days prior. [ 4 ]
Shark meat is a seafood consisting of the flesh of sharks. Several sharks are fished for human consumption, such as porbeagles, shortfin mako shark, requiem shark, and thresher shark, among others. [1] Shark meat is popular in Asia, where it is often consumed dried, smoked, or salted. [2]
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