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Sand Tigers Move Into Georgia Aquarium

Georgia Aquarium has some new residents… sand tiger sharks have just moved in. The sharks were introduced into the 6.3 million gallon habitat alongside the whale sharks, manta ray and many other...

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15 Sharks Die At Indy Zoo

Fifteen bonnethead sharks at the Indianapolis Zoo died early Tuesday after an overdose of chemicals was added to their tank. The sharks were found dead Tuesday. Vets at the zoo said that the sharks...

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Shark Kills Tankmate!

An aggressive bull shark exhibited at Shenzhen Xiaomeisha Aquarium attacked and killed it’s tankmate of ten years on Sunday. The 7 foot bull shark had a long history as a troublemaker. It began...

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Go Deep

Embedded video from CNN Video For $325 you can take a dive in an aquarium the size of a football field. And yep, you’ll see some sharks down there. [details]

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Saturday’s Victim: The Gory Details

Les Wade had been surfing alone at Seven Mile Beach, Gerroa, for an hour on Saturday morning when a wave brought him closer to shore about 8.30am. He’d just gotten off his board and was standing on...

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Monterey Bay Puts White Shark on Display… Again

For the fifth time, the MBA has placed a young white shark on exhibit. The new 5 feet 3-inch female was collected on Aug. 12 near Malibu after she got caught in fishing nets. The shark is eating and...

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Georgia Aquarium Gets New Shark Exhibit

Planet Shark: Predator or Prey, opens this Saturday at the Georgia Aquarium and runs through May. In addition to the 70 live specimens already in residence there, the 10,000-foot exhibit features...

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Aquarium Worker Bitten By Shark!

A man was been bitten by an angel shark at an aquarium in North Queensferry, Scotland. The 23-year-old staff diver suffered between 15 and 20 lacerations, each roughly a centimetre long, in the attack...

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Dubai Shark Tank Springs A Leak

Water was seen leaking from a Dubai mall’s massive fish tank, which holds more than 2 million gallons of water and 33,000 captive sea creatures. According to the Dubai newspaper, “It is believed that...

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Aquarium Worker Bitten On Face By Shark!

A diver has been bitten in the face by a shark at the Melbourne Aquarium. The woman was taken to the St Vincent’s Hospital with a cut to her face after the attack just after 11.30am, an Ambulance...

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Enter the Cage of Death!

The Tennessee Aquarium is unveiling a brand new exhibit this Sunday… the Peter Gimbel shark cage! Peter Gimbel custom designed this cage to film great white sharks. The cage was used while filming the...

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Aquarium Gets New Resident

The Monterey Bay Aquarium has something new on exhibit for the Labor Day weekend. A young great white shark spent its first full day on display. The great white is less than a year old. She’s a small...

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Monterey Bay Aquarium Releases Shark After Just 11 Days

The fourth great white shark to go on exhibit at the Monterey Bay Aquarium was released yesterday afternoon, just 11 days after her arrival. The shark only ate once during her stay in the aquarium’s...

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Dubai Aquarium Sharks Kill 40 Tankmates!

According to the Khaleej Times, Sand Tiger sharks at the soon to open Dubai Mall Aquarium have killed at least 40 smaller reef sharks and have also been aggressive towards the staff. Divers carrying...

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Man Gets “Love Bite” From Shark at Aussie Aquarium!

Steve Cloke was diving with sharks at Oceanworld Manly Shark Dive Xtreme yesterday when a female grey nurse shark grazed the top of his head with her tooth at about 5.30pm. The 34-year-old, from...

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UPDATE: The “Love” Bite

Here’s a shot of the damage received by Steve Cloke during his run-in with a nurse shark at Oceanworld yesterday. Looks like he’ll live. Read more at MailOnline.

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Space-Saving Aquarium!

A Chinese firm has come up with the perfect solution for fish-lovers who don’t have room for an aquarium: the fish tank toilet! The toilet has three separate tanks – one for water flowing in, one for...

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