Anatomy
Viviparous, oviparous, or ovoviviparous
How do sharks reproduce?
One of a shark's senses that can pick up on movements in the water
What is a lateral line?
“Fish are friends, not food”
What does Bruce from Finding Nemo say?
October 18th, Shark Dive at Jupiter Beach
When and where is the next AWESOME SCUBA CLUB DIVE this month :P
First airing in 1988, this massive annual Discovery Channel television event frequently partners with major ocean charities to promote global shark conservation awareness.
What is Shark Week?
What are dermal denticles?
Species like nurse sharks and epaulette sharks
Which sharks do not need to keep swimming to breathe?
A police chief, a marine biologist, and a shark hunter team up to stop a great white shark terrorizing a beach town
What is Jaws?
This type of dive places participants inside a protective metal enclosure while sharks swim outside
What is cage diving?
A major focus of marine activism is forcing commercial fisheries to change their nets and hooks to reduce this term, which refers to the accidental capture of non-target species like sharks and dolphins.
What is bycatch?
Electroreceptors that can sense electric fields
What is the ampullae of Lorenzini?
As a whip for stunning and eating prey
What does a thresher shark use its tail for?
Sharks played an important role as backup dancers in this Super Bowl halftime performance
Who is Katy Perry?
During a shark dive, divers are generally advised to avoid doing this because it can scare wildlife
What are sudden movements?
Known for its controversial, headline-grabbing media stunts, this massive animal rights organization actively campaigns against shark-fin soup and cruel fishing practices.
What is PETA?
Sharks utilize a large and oily liver, a light skeleton, and lift for this
How do sharks control their buoyancy?
This happens when sharks return to the same location repeatedly over long periods
What is site fidelity?
A survival thriller that stars Blake Lively as a surfer trapped near a great white shark
What is The Shallows?
These are five shark species commonly seen diving in Florida
What are blacktip sharks, hammerhead sharks, lemon sharks, nurse sharks, and bull sharks?
Activists frequently lobby makeup brands to stop sourcing this moisturizing oil compound from shark livers, encouraging them to use olive or sugarcane alternatives instead.
What is squalene?
Storing energy and helping with buoyancy
What are the two main functions of a shark's liver that help it survive underwater?
A shark's temporary state of reduced responsiveness when flipped onto its back
What is tonic immobility?
Movie that features a shark named Don Lino who leads a shark crime family
What is Shark Tale?
You should avoid doing this on a shark dive unless it's absolutely necessary
What is redirecting a shark?
Signed into U.S. law in 2010, this critical conservation act closed loopholes by mandating that commercial fishers bring sharks to shore with all of their fins "naturally attached"
What is the Shark Conservation Act?