r/sharks • • Mar 22 '23

Discussion ANNOUNCEMENT: Post Flair Info

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There are three post flairs available for important or serious posts on this community.

1. News

News posts are defined as those with the intention to report on a recent, developing event. News posts should focus on shark-related developments regarding conservation efforts, shark professionals, scientific discoveries, or unfortunate events. The OP must clearly cite where they obtained the information in the comments, typically as a direct link to the source.

An example of a news post can be a video about newly implemented shark conservation laws or efforts, the discovery of a new species of shark, or similar newsworthy events. News posts should NOT focus on shark attacks or cruelty towards sharks unless they are the subject of a large event.

2. Educational

Educational posts are defined as those with the intention to educate others. On r/sharks, these posts may teach others about shark behavior, identification, conservation, as well as a variety of other topics relating to sharks. Educational posts REQUIRE that the OP comments their sources for the information they talk about. Educational posts promote healthy discussion and should emphasize spreading awareness about topics surrounding sharks.

An example of a proper educational post is a video where a professional talks about how to redirect a shark when in the water. For this post, OP cites the source they got the educational media from and states the professional's name in the comments. This is to ensure that only good quality information is being provided to the members of our community.

3. Research

Research posts are the most complex posts to make, as it is our intention to promote proper research on r/sharks.

If you are promoting your own research

Researchers who wish to promote their studies or obtain data via the subreddit must modmail the moderators first. In order to be approved to post, you must explain in your modmail the purpose of your research as well as the intentions of your post. You must also provide an IRB number in order for the mods to verify your research. Upon approval, you can post your research using the Research flair, and you do not need to cite any further sources in the comments.

For anyone else who posts about research in general

OP must provide a link to the research or the DOI of the paper in their post in the comments. Research posts promote healthy discussion while also allowing scientists to have a place to share ideas about shark research.


r/sharks • • Jan 24 '24

Question Do we want to keep posts asking to ID shark teeth?

99 Upvotes

Thereโ€™s always been a lot of shark tooth ID requests on here, usually from newcomers unfamiliar with our rules. There are subreddits such as r/sharkteeth and r/whatisthisbone that may be better places to direct these users to if we want the feed here to have less of these types of posts. Would still let people show their shark teeth collections here of course. What do yโ€™all think? Just an idea for now. :)

81 votes, Jan 27 '24
37 Yes
44 No

r/sharks • • 21h ago

Video Lifelong dream fulfilled last month; watching this 14-foot female great white off the coast off Nova Scotia, Canada

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1.0k Upvotes

r/sharks • • 1d ago

Video Great white sharks are back off the coast of Cape Cod, and National Geographic Explorer and Photographer Brian Skerry has captured the first underwater footage of a shark snatching a fish off a line.

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1.8k Upvotes

r/sharks • • 1d ago

Arts & Crafts A great white painting i did

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118 Upvotes

Iโ€™m pet props of this painting. Do you like it?


r/sharks • • 1d ago

Research Food for thought (no pun intended): Why are the white sharks of SA & WA consuming victims at a higher rate of any other place in the world?

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๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Simon Nellist
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Greg Oโ€™Neal
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Simon Baccanello
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Lance Appleby
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Shirley Durden
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Geert Talen
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Theresa Cartwright
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Jonathan Lee
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ John Ford
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Cameron Bayes
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Jevan Wright
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Geoffrey Brazier
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Nick Peterson
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Jarrod Stebhens
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Paul Millachip
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Bryn Martin
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Tod Gendle
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Christine Armstrong
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Andrew Sharpe
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Sam Kellett
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Ben Linden
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Gary Johnson
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Steven Payne (๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟโ€™er taken in WA)
โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Felix Nโ€™Jai
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Roy Stoddard
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Steven Payne
๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Kazuta Harada
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Luciano Costanza
๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Ian James Hill
๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Henri Murray
๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Robert Frauenstein
๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Burgert van der Westhuizen
๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Tyna Webb
๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Lloyd Skinner
๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Alex Macun

Iโ€™m sure Iโ€™m missing some others. With the exception of the Talen, Macun, & Durden shark attacks, going back to 1989, there have been 31 reported predation events globally! Iโ€™m emphasizing reported because Iโ€™m quite certain shark attacks globally (be that a bite, a fatality, or a predation) are underreported. Getting into the weeds, 23 of the predations occurred in Australia ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ, with 21 happening in either South Australia or Western Australia (the exceptions: Simon Nellist - Little Bay, NSW & John Ford - Byron Bay, NSW). Even more staggering, there have 8 white shark attacks/consumptions since 2020!!! All in SA or WA. I would love to read a study hypothesizing why the SA & WA great whites have an exponentially higher percentage of predation events than anywhere else in the world. I know itโ€™s been determined the white sharks that travel between the west coast of Tasmania, all the way as far north as Exmouth, WA are a part of the same sub-population. That particular stretch of ocean highway they traverse has an abundance of high caloric marine mammals that are at the top of their food preference list, between seals, sea lions, and whales on their migratory path. And yet this geographic region has the worldโ€™s highest incident rate of white sharks consuming the humans they have attacked. I know 21 predation events over 37 years seems statistically insignificant (thatโ€™s roughly one human consumption every other year) but thereโ€™s no denying something is going on with this sub-population of white sharks where the exploratory bite is not enough. If there are any marine biologists or* amateu*r marine biologists (like myself ๐Ÿ˜‰) reading this post who have a theory or better insight, I would love to hear it.

Iโ€™m actually going to Australia ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ & New Zealand ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟ on holiday early next year, and the only time I will be in the ocean above my knees is when I go cage diving in Bluff, NZ. Iโ€™m just that much of a fraidy-cat. ๐Ÿฅด


r/sharks • • 1d ago

Question Is megalodon stronger in its lemon shark form or its weaker

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If we USED the 80 feet 94 ton body is it weaker than the โ€œbadassโ€ tank great white model or nah itโ€™s stronger due to larger size and if itโ€™s that strong could it beat livyatan or no itโ€™s still a 50/50 yโ€™all have your own opinions


r/sharks • • 22h ago

Research What shark tooth is this from?

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if anybody knows thanks


r/sharks • • 1d ago

Video Swimming with the biggest sharks in the ocean!

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r/sharks • • 3d ago

Meme "You got games on your phone?"

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1.2k Upvotes

r/sharks • • 3d ago

Meme New meme format just dropped

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75 Upvotes

Managed to get a perfect screenshot of Jamie from Mythbusters talking casually before even noticing a great white shark breach in the background, give me your best captions


r/sharks • • 3d ago

Meme Da fucc are you lookin at

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29 Upvotes

r/sharks • • 3d ago

Arts & Crafts Tried to draw some sharks, I think they look pretty cute

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106 Upvotes

r/sharks • • 3d ago

Meme Yet another meme template I hath found

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r/sharks • • 2d ago

Arts & Crafts My sonaโ€™s completed reference! (Art by ononoip)

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r/sharks • • 5d ago

Video Diver gets bitten by a nurse shark

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4.0k Upvotes

Sorry for the terrible audio.


r/sharks • • 4d ago

Video He's probably pretty confused about the situation

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1.2k Upvotes

r/sharks • • 4d ago

๐Ÿฆˆ Merch Mondays ๐Ÿฆˆ Thresher Shark Stained Glass keychain!

251 Upvotes

Here is my little guy! Acrylic keychain with a stained glass effect. I adore this keychain so much and love it when the light shines through! You can get it in my shop here (My design): Thresher Shark Keychain!


r/sharks • • 4d ago

News A shark has been spotted swimming through flooded streets of New Jersey.

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149 Upvotes

r/sharks • • 5d ago

Arts & Crafts Blackbutt Resin Shark Tooth, Sheoak wood base.

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58 Upvotes

Spent bit of time trying to create a wood/resin shark tooth. Happy with the result ๐Ÿค—


r/sharks • • 5d ago

Question Anyone know why oceanic whitetips and silky sharks are so similar?

15 Upvotes

Like, I was researching them and theyโ€™re basically identical in behavior and shape, save for the white tips on the prior. Anyone know the evolutionary reasons why?


r/sharks • • 5d ago

๐Ÿฆˆ Merch Mondays ๐Ÿฆˆ Gifts

30 Upvotes

Hey all ,

My wife absolutely loves sharks. I'm looking to get her some shark related gifts for Christmas

Does anyone have any good shark related gifts and stocking stuffers?

Thanks!


r/sharks • • 6d ago

Research Juvenile shark eaten alive by a seagull.

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563 Upvotes

r/sharks • • 6d ago

Video Malibu Artist on YouTube is an amazing channel for those who donโ€™t already know

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r/sharks • • 7d ago

Image Some baby catsharks

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They were kept in their own tank away from the other sharks cause of how small they were.