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DIVE Magazine
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Sharks
Sharks are top of the list of scuba diving critters - from gentle whale shark giants to feisty oceanic whitetips, they are encounters never to be forgotten
DIVE Magazine Spring 2024 preview
By
Mark 'Crowley' Russell
Mar 13, 2024
DIVE’s Spring 24 print issue is here, and this spring, we've made a magazine with bite! Subscribe now with our £1 for 3 months trial offer!
Featured Photographer – Ollie Clarke
By
DIVE Staff
Feb 12, 2024
British Underwater Photographer of the Year 2023, Ollie Clarke, showcases some of his spectacular megafauna shots of sharks, rays and whales
First ever recorded sighting of baby great white shark
By
Mark 'Crowley' Russell
Jan 30, 2024
The first ever footage of what might be a newborn baby great white shark has been filmed off the coast of Southern California
MMF’s research pivotal in establishing new IUCN shark and ray protections
By
Mark 'Crowley' Russell
Jan 19, 2024
The Marine Megafauna Foundation's decades-long research has been pivotal in establishing new Important Shark and Ray Areas for the IUCN
Silky shark displays amazing dorsal fin regeneration
By
Mark 'Crowley' Russell
Jan 13, 2024
The first known example of fin regeneration in silky sharks (Carcharhinus falciformis) has been documented by a scientist in Florida
Population of seals and sharks rises off English coast
By
Stuart Butler
Jan 9, 2024
The populations of grey seals, sharks and rays are on the increase off the Cumbrian coast, but so too are invasive Pacific oysters.
First ever find of a megalodon tooth in-situ on the sea floor
By
Mark 'Crowley' Russell
Jan 3, 2024
A megalodon tooth has, for the first time, been discovered in-situ on the deep ocean floor, 3.5 million years after it fell there
Sleeping grey reef sharks rewrite shark science
By
Mark 'Crowley' Russell
Dec 18, 2023
An encounter by divers with grey reef sharks in Seychelles might have just transformed the science of sharks as we know it.
Pregnant megamouth shark washes ashore with seven pups
By
Mark 'Crowley' Russell
Dec 13, 2023
The discovery of a pregnant megamouth shark and her unborn pups has deepened scientific understanding of the elusive creature's life cycle
Bahamas tourist killed in shark attack
By
DIVE Staff
Dec 5, 2023
An American newlywed has tragically died after being attacked by a shark while paddleboarding in the Bahamas
QUIZ: Marine Life – Sharks
By
Grace Gourlay
Nov 28, 2023
Embark on a captivating journey into the underwater world with our Shark Quiz! Test your knowledge of these apex predators.
Low cancer rate in sharks comes with an evolutionary cost
By
DIVE Staff
Nov 9, 2023
A new study finds that slow genetic mutation means sharks are less susceptible to cancer, but at increased danger from rapid ocean change
Fascinating facts about the great white shark
By
Mark 'Crowley' Russell
Nov 2, 2023
An introduction to the ocean's largest and most notorious predatory fish - the great white shark - and why we need to learn not to fear them
Featured Photographer – Daniel Browne
By
DIVE Staff
Oct 19, 2023
Daniel Thomas Browne, winner of DIVE's BigShot Megafauna underwater photo competition, showcases some of the best of Western Australia's reefs
Woman seriously injured in Dahab shark attack
By
DIVE Staff
Sep 14, 2023
An Egyptian woman has been seriously injured by a shark attack off the popular Egyptian Red Sea resort of Dahab
Cape Cod’s thriving great white sharks
By
Mark 'Crowley' Russell
Sep 14, 2023
Cape Cod has been confirmed as a hot spot for a thriving population of great white sharks, according to a new study.
Hanging at the Sand Bar – diving North Carolina’s wrecks
By
DIVE Contributors
Sep 13, 2023
The coast of North Carolina is littered with wrecks. Timo Dersch dives some of the most impressive, where sand tiger sharks regularly gather
Featured Photographer – Kaush Subramaniam
By
DIVE Staff
Sep 8, 2023
Some stunning whale and whale shark portraits - and more - by British wildlife conservation biologist, photographer and filmmaker, Kaush Subramaniam
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