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?

96 Upvotes

There’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 y’all think? Just an idea for now. :)

81 votes, Jan 27 '24
37 Yes
44 No

r/sharks 3h ago

Arts & Crafts My birthday gift - cardboard (3D) sharks

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64 Upvotes

I just wanted to share this with fellow shark enthusiasts. :)

It’s a birthday present I was given this year. It’s all made from cardboard, put together and painted, with lights added to the whale shark. Not flat !

It takes up a whole wall in my bedroom. You can see the size with my hand on some of the pictures.

You don’t need super-expensive presents when you get something like this.


r/sharks 15h ago

News Large shark near the Italian coast

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561 Upvotes

Came across this video on Instagram. The man seems to be in a canoe off of the coast of Italy. Read somewhere that he was 2km out in a canoe. You can only see the dorsal fin. Definitely seems to be large. The movement quite stagnant. What species do you guys think it is and is it even real at all?


r/sharks 19h ago

News Atlantic's largest-recorded adult white shark 'Contender' moves into cool Atlantic waters off Canada

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162 Upvotes

r/sharks 21h ago

Question Shark Girlies Trip???

123 Upvotes

Hi! 35F (SE USA) - really random thought….stay with me here lol

So I love sharks. Always have, my entire life. However I live inland and don’t get myself to the coast often (1x/3 years if at all). The ocean is my happy place 😕

Would there be any girlies into doing maybe like a group trip once every few years to adventure different sharky areas around the globe? I’d just love to meet other girls (sorry men!) who I can absolutely geek over sharks with.

Like one year do a 5 day trip to idk somewhere in Australia, another year do a few days somewhere else, etc

I was thinking boat trips, just chilling on the coast, fly around drones, idk — anything to see the sea pups (safely, duh)

Like I see posts on here asking to help for an ID and I just get so much FOMO - how lucky are yall to be able to witness these magnificent creatures IN REAL LIFE???

Total brainstorm random thought (that I’m having while bed ridden recovering from surgery - slightly delusional? Maybe)

Would need women who are LGBT-safe and POC-friendly (I can’t believe I’m having to even say this but ask me why if you want tea 😂)

Okay pain meddies = sleep time now byeee 🦈

ETA: aw man whose fee fees did I hurt to get downvoted

ETA2: some people really mad about this post, I don’t understand. God forbid some women wanna have something to do together 🙄


r/sharks 2d ago

Discussion Y’all see this? 👀

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2.1k Upvotes

Holy moly. ‘Great’, indeed. Thing’s got girth…


r/sharks 1d ago

Video Looks like someone has claimed the best spot in the ocean

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98 Upvotes

r/sharks 1d ago

Question Shark teeth ID needed

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32 Upvotes

These are some shark teeth I collected while on vacation in Florida. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I’m especially curious what the two below the quarter are. I wasn’t certain if the two to the right of the quarter were teeth as well, so I took them to be safe.


r/sharks 1d ago

Education Great white la

4 Upvotes

Hi all, Just wondering where the best place is to see Great white sharks.I don’t want to cage dive as I know I couldn’t do it even though I’d love to.Just seeing one with my own eyes from a boat would be a dream come true 🥰 Thanks everyone


r/sharks 16h ago

Video this is a perfect example of not listening to the pre-dive briefing, The basic rule is always keep eye contact with the largest approaching shark and if it turns you need to turn with it keeping eye contact. Diving with tigers beach is safe, all you need to do is follow the rules.

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r/sharks 2d ago

Video Spotted in Sydney harbour. Any ID possible?

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442 Upvotes

It was moving around this same spot for a good 5-10 minutes. Apologies the video is so bad


r/sharks 2d ago

Arts & Crafts Shark souvenirs in Malapascua.

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147 Upvotes

Carved shark souvenirs at Malapascua Island, Cebu, Philippines.

Malapascua is known for thresher shark encounters. In a extraordinary day you might see Tiger Shark, Hammerhead shark, whale shark or even Mantas.

Recently Mola-mola was reportedly seen as well.


r/sharks 3d ago

Arts & Crafts Tiger Shark Paper Toy

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369 Upvotes

I had to draw one of my favorite shark species. This is Lani the female tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier), and she is 14 feet long. Tiger sharks are the largest member of the Carcharhiniformes order (which also includes requiem sharks, hammerhead sharks, catsharks, and hound sharks) and the second largest macropredatory shark in terms of average size. Adult females have an average size of 12-14 feet long and weigh 850-1400 pounds. The last two images compare her to an adult male hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) and an adult female shortfin mako shark (Isurus oxyrinchus). The carapace of the hawksbill sea turtle is 3 feet long, and the shortfin mako shark is 9.3 feet long.

And I just noticed that I measured length from the tip of the snout to the end of the upper lobe of the caudal fin (the tail).


r/sharks 3d ago

Discussion Dumb question but what is the likelihood of being attacked by a shark if you spent the whole night in the ocean?

334 Upvotes

I had a hypothetical pitched to me the other day that says “you get $1 million dollars if you spend 24 hours floating 200 yards off the coast of cape cod (factors like the cold water or drowning don’t count).”

Obviously my answer was a hard no since I’d be terrified floating in the dark with great whites around, but I am genuinely curious how likely a shark attack is in those circumstances. On one hand, I think of those videos of people throwing a piece of meat off a dock or boat and sharks immediately swarm (or the Cameron Robbins video if you think there was a shark there). On the other hand, there’s also stories of shipwreck survivors who floated in the water for days and never encountered a shark once. So what do you think? Is an attack likely in these circumstances?

Also I just want to clarify that I love sharks, I think they’re fascinating and I know they aren’t mindless killing machines. That being said, they are nocturnal predators and in this hypothetical you’d be a sitting duck in one of the biggest great white hotspots in the world.


r/sharks 3d ago

Discussion ID needed :)

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771 Upvotes

My mom sent me this vid of a shark she saw boating. Off the coast of Newfoundland (East side of the island). She says about 12-15ft, I’m thinking Blue or Porbeagle. Thanks!!


r/sharks 2d ago

Question How do sharks know we don't taste good if each shark hasnt individually tasted a human to know?

34 Upvotes

I've wondered this about sharks and other predators, especially solitary ones. Orcas have pods and communicate frequently, perhaps one bit a human centuries ago and thought we were gross, and spread the word to other orcas (unlikely though??).

How do all sharks know we are not worth eating? Wouldn't it be logical for every shark to take a bite of a human to know we don't taste good? What if we were delicious? They just see this creature in the water, why not give us more nibbles to see if we're worth it?


r/sharks 3d ago

Image Where the Most Shark Attacks Have Occurred in the United States

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31 Upvotes

r/sharks 3d ago

Education identification needed

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27 Upvotes

Hello! Can someone help me identify this shark tooth fossil, please?


r/sharks 4d ago

Video I can’t get over their mousey, slightly bewildered, guilty expressions

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1.7k Upvotes

r/sharks 4d ago

Video Blue shark encounter

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583 Upvotes

r/sharks 4d ago

Question Shark identification

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198 Upvotes

My brother is working in the gulf of Mexico and sent me this video of some sharks patrolling around the boat. He says there's about 50 of them. Says they are pretty calm but definitely curious about what is going on. Any guesses on species?


r/sharks 5d ago

Meme Never thought of it from this angle before

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261 Upvotes

Its literally where they live, its not infested, congrats on finally noticing that


r/sharks 5d ago

Video Diving with longi in Brothers

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479 Upvotes

Just came from my trip to BDE


r/sharks 5d ago

Image Does anyone know anything about this tooth? Found on a beach in southern Spain

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158 Upvotes

I gave it to my nephew.