It's Shark Week.....Again

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Shark Week 2021: Here’s the full schedule

The summer tradition airs every year on the Discovery Channel -- running for eight days. This year’s series will start on July 11, and wrap up on July 18.

Full schedule: https://www.silive.com/nation/2021/06/shark-week-2021-heres-the-full-schedule.html

 

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‘Cocaine sharks’ might be feasting on drugs dumped off Florida coast, scientists say

Sharks lurking off of Florida’s coast may be eating bundles of cocaine dumped in the ocean by US-bound drug smugglers — and scientists want to find out. With the massive amounts of drugs washing up…

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Sharks lurking off of Florida’s coast may be eating bundles of cocaine dumped in the ocean by US-bound drug smugglers — and scientists want to find out.

With the massive amounts of drugs washing up on beaches and being pulled out of the ocean by authorities each year, marine biologist Tom Hird wanted to investigate whether or not sharks had ingested cocaine as part of a new TV series “Cocaine Sharks” — which will premiere during Discovery Channel’s beloved “Shark Week” next week.

In the program, Hird and University of Florida environmental scientist Tracy Fanara conduct a number of experiments on sharks off the Florida Keys, where fishermen have reportedly told tales about drug-addicted fish.

“The deeper story here is the way that chemicals, pharmaceuticals and illicit drugs are entering our waterways — entering our oceans — and what effect that they then could go on to have on these delicate ocean ecosystems,” Hird told Live Science.

 

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Shart week.

 

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Massive great white shark spotted off NC coast. See where its headed

'Contender,' a 1,653 pound great white shark, resurfaced off North Carolina. Track the giant fish online.

www.usatoday.com

Massive great white shark spotted off NC coast. See where its headed​

The Atlantic Ocean's largest tagged great white shark in history recently resurfaced off the coast of North Carolina near the Outer Banks, scientists said.

At nearly 14 feet long, the big fish named "Contender" appears to be heading toward Cape Cod and the eastern coast of Canada, according to a OCEARCH, a global non-profit marine research group tracking shark sightings and migration.

Researchers first tagged the massive great white shark on Jan. 17, 2025 off the Florida-Georgia coast, according to online data from the non-profit.

Most recently Contender breached the surface just before 2 p.m. ET on July 10.
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Just sayin': Anyone think Contender will pay a visit to Amity Island along the way?