Shark Repelling Wetsuits

In 2013, Shark Attack Mitigation Systems (SAMS), working in collaboration with the Oceans Institute at the University of Western Australia, released an anti-shark wetsuit design to help reduce the chance of a shark attack on swimmers, snorkelers, and surfers.

Analyzing Climate Change Through Shark Teeth

Photo Credit: Florida Museum of National History

During the Eocene epoch, 53 to 38 million years ago, the Arctic had a experienced a radically different climate than it does today. Instead of an icy tundra, the Arctic supported a temperate forest with brackish water. Now, shark teeth taken from a coastal Arctic Ocean site provides a rare set of marine records that could help us understand what effects current climate change may have on the Arctic's ecosystem.

Devil Rays, The Ocean's Deepest Divers

Credit: Nuno Sa
(WHOI website)

A recent press release from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) presents recent research on Chilean devil rays (Mobula tarapacana) and their deep-diving habits.