September 12, 2010 -Â In wind tunnel tests with specimens that were dried and stuffed South Korean scientists found that flying fish have aerodynamics similar to those of small to medium sized birds. The fish can fly for nearly a quarter of a mile. Here's the full story in Scientific American.
August 31, 2010 - The fluid that spews out the top of a dolphin or whale's head when it exhales can provide scientists with valuable genetic information, giving them an alternative to shooting the animals with a retractable dart to collect a small tissue sample, new research suggests. Here's the full story from Wynne Parry.August 23, 2010 -Â Shark expert Greg Skomal has confirmed that photos by tourist Terese Carena of a shark attacking a seal near Provincetown's Race Point Beach last Saturday show a great white. Carena was 15-20' from shore when the attack happened. Here's more at BostonHerald.com.
August 13, 2010 - Sailors in Chatham Harbor spotted a 14-foot great white shark Thursday morning. The shark sighting prompted officials to close all the beaches inside Chatham Harbor from the Chatham/Orleans boundary east of Ministers Point and Strong Island, south to Lighthouse Beach. The restriction is in effect through this afternoon. Here's more at WBZ.
Also yesterday morning a 13' great white shark was tagged a mile south of Chatham Harbor off South Beach in 4' of water, 70' off the beach. Here's more from CapeCodSharkHunters.File image from Division of Marine Fisheries.
