One-armed shark attack girl runner up in world surfing championship January 2009 - The Telegraph

A girl who had her arm bitten off by a shark while surfing has only narrowly lost out on winning the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) World Junior Women's Surfing Championships.

The best selling novel Jaws by Peter Benchley and the subsequent blockbuster film by Steven Spielberg depicted the great white shark as a "ferocious man eater". In reality, humans are not the preferred prey of the great white shark.

SHARK LINKS:

New England Aquarium  http://www.neaq.org/

This is the well-designed Web site of the New England Aquarium, cosponsor with WGBH-TV of "Island of the Sharks," on which this Online Adventure Web site is based.

IUCN Shark Specialist Group  http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/organizations/ssg/ssg.htm

Learn how the Shark Specialist Group is working to help conserve threatened species of sharks worldwide.

Mote Marine Laboratory: The Center for Shark Research  http://www.mote.org/~rhueter/shark_research.phtml

This nonprofit institution's site offers substantial info on shark diversity, tagging, and attacks as well as descriptions of their research programs on shark vision, feeding, and more.

The Pelagic Shark Research Foundation  http://www.pelagic.org/

This foundation works to develop projects that contribute to a better understanding of sharks. Check out the shark video clips, find out about the sharks of Monterey Bay, and read about shark evolution and anatomy.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shark Awareness Day July 15  http://www.123greetings.com/events/shark_awareness_day/

 

Time to spare a thought for these endangered and rare species. Reach out to all your friends and loved ones to spread awareness through our ecards.

Send Free Online Greeting Cards to your friends & loved ones. ALL cards are absolutely FREE !!!

Dispatches

"This is Cocos, This is Cool" (Oct. 19)
Taken by Surprise (Oct. 17)
Of Booby And Beebe (Oct. 15)
Courtship of the Marbled Rays (Oct. 13)
The Search for Lake Cocos (Oct. 11)
The Magnificent Seven (Oct. 9)
Swimming with Whitetip Reef Sharks (Oct. 7)
The Director's Cut (Oct. 5)
Assault on Cocos (Oct. 3)
Hammerheads Sighted (Oct. 1)
The PIG and the Process (Sept. 29)
Nature Reigns at Cocos (Sept. 27)
Get Used To It (Sept. 25)
Hammerheads or Bust (September 23)

Sharkmasters

Dr. Hammerhead
Exploding Myths
Howard & Michele's Excellent Adventure
Ask the Expert

Questions and responses posted: October 16, 1998
October 8, 1998
October 4, 1998
October 2, 1998
September 25, 1998
September 23, 1998

World of Sharks

Who's Who of Sharks
Close Encounters
Clickable Shark
The Hunt (Hot Science)
Shark Bytes
Shark Attack! Teacher's Guide

Resources

Links
Books

Facts

Top 20 Shark Facts Presented by the Discovery Channel

Basic Facts About Sharks From the Defenders of Wildlife

National Geographic Presents: Animals—Whale Shark

Whale Shark Facts by See the Wild

National Ocean Services Reports That In General, Sharks Do Not Eat Humans

Island of the Sharks Presents Shark Bytes

Sand Tiger Shark by New York Aquarium

Bull Shark (Carcharhinus leucas) by Shark Foundation Hai-Stiftung

Species

Kid Zone Presents Types of Sharks

Shark Species Introduction by Shark Savers

Oceana Presents Sharks: Overview

The Great White Shark, Presented by the University of California Museum of Paleontology

Marine Bio Presents Great White Sharks, Carcharodon carcharias

Tiger Shark Photos, By the Florida Museum of Natural History

Museum Victoria Presents Sharks

Research

Shark Research Committee Presents Save the Sharks, Save the Oceans

Project AWARE Presents Researching the Shark Fin Trade

Project Oceanica Presents Satellite Tagging of Oceanic Sharks and Billfishes on the Charleston Bump

Department of Fish and Game Presents White Shark Tagging off Cape Cod

Tagging Sharks a Chilling Task, By the Honolulu Advisor

US New Presents Shark Attacks: Worry More About Lightening or Bees

The Humane Society of the United States Presents Shark Conservation Act Wins Final Congressional Approval

The Pelagic Shark Research Foundation Presents Open Water: The Monterey Bay/Marine Canyon Pelagic Shark Tagging Project

Safety

City of Cape Town Presents Shark Safety Tips

Shark Safety by the National Geographic Channel

Q & A on Shark Safety by ABC News

Town of Cottesloe Presents Beach Conditions and Shark Safety

Shark Safety Tips By the Palm Beach Post News

Shark Safety Tips By BBC Newsround

Educational Materi

als

Sharks Quiz, Presented by Oracle Thinkquest

The Great White Shark Quiz, Presented by Channel One News

Discovery Education Presents Lesson Plan Library: Sharks

Shark and Cultural Educational Resources, By the Monterey Bay Aquarium

Grades 11-12 Shark Lesson Plans, By the Atlantis Marine World

Whale Shark Word Search by the Georgia Aquarium

Find the Sharks, by Exploring Nature Educational Resource

Sea Creatures, by Puzzles

 

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