r/sharks Mar 22 '23

Discussion ANNOUNCEMENT: Post Flair Info

88 Upvotes

There are three post flairs available for important or serious posts on this community.

1. News

News posts are defined as those with the intention to report on a recent, developing event. News posts should focus on shark-related developments regarding conservation efforts, shark professionals, scientific discoveries, or unfortunate events. The OP must clearly cite where they obtained the information in the comments, typically as a direct link to the source.

An example of a news post can be a video about newly implemented shark conservation laws or efforts, the discovery of a new species of shark, or similar newsworthy events. News posts should NOT focus on shark attacks or cruelty towards sharks unless they are the subject of a large event.

2. Educational

Educational posts are defined as those with the intention to educate others. On r/sharks, these posts may teach others about shark behavior, identification, conservation, as well as a variety of other topics relating to sharks. Educational posts REQUIRE that the OP comments their sources for the information they talk about. Educational posts promote healthy discussion and should emphasize spreading awareness about topics surrounding sharks.

An example of a proper educational post is a video where a professional talks about how to redirect a shark when in the water. For this post, OP cites the source they got the educational media from and states the professional's name in the comments. This is to ensure that only good quality information is being provided to the members of our community.

3. Research

Research posts are the most complex posts to make, as it is our intention to promote proper research on r/sharks.

If you are promoting your own research

Researchers who wish to promote their studies or obtain data via the subreddit must modmail the moderators first. In order to be approved to post, you must explain in your modmail the purpose of your research as well as the intentions of your post. You must also provide an IRB number in order for the mods to verify your research. Upon approval, you can post your research using the Research flair, and you do not need to cite any further sources in the comments.

For anyone else who posts about research in general

OP must provide a link to the research or the DOI of the paper in their post in the comments. Research posts promote healthy discussion while also allowing scientists to have a place to share ideas about shark research.


r/sharks Jan 24 '24

Question Do we want to keep posts asking to ID shark teeth?

81 Upvotes

There’s always been a lot of shark tooth ID requests on here, usually from newcomers unfamiliar with our rules. There are subreddits such as r/sharkteeth and r/whatisthisbone that may be better places to direct these users to if we want the feed here to have less of these types of posts. Would still let people show their shark teeth collections here of course. What do y’all think? Just an idea for now. :)

81 votes, Jan 27 '24
37 Yes
44 No

r/sharks 8h ago

Video Visibility was atrocious that day, it was great to find this cute horn shark though 😀

352 Upvotes

r/sharks 1d ago

Video Leopard sharks in La Jolla. An excellent dive for beginners and experienced shark divers alike.

588 Upvotes

r/sharks 1d ago

Arts & Crafts two christmas gifts from my sister. she knows me well. lol

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243 Upvotes

r/sharks 2d ago

Video Sharks in Maldives

689 Upvotes

Snorkeling adventure during night time. Loads of guests there


r/sharks 1d ago

Arts & Crafts Tattoo actualization

7 Upvotes

r/sharks 2d ago

Image Totally not a crime scene

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146 Upvotes

r/sharks 2d ago

Image IM GOING TO DIVE WITH SHARKS IN MARCH!

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798 Upvotes

r/sharks 2d ago

Question Marine biology career paths that deal with sharks and have a generous amount of diversity/water work.

28 Upvotes

Sorry if this is not allowed here. I am a sophomore in college hoping to become a marine biologist in the future and majoring in marine biology as my undergrad. After undergrad I hope to go to South Korea to complete masters. From what I know my best shot at a job In South Korea is picking a more niche field.

With all of the context out of the way. I am interested in sharks and whales specifically and somewhat interested in dolphins. I am very lost on the field I want to take. I understand that a lot of marine biology jobs are lab work and I’m completely fine with that. With that said though I would like a generous amount of dive/water work.

Highly prefer paths with whales and sharks

Any suggestions? Extremely lost and need advice/help


r/sharks 2d ago

Discussion Fahlo

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86 Upvotes

my girl hasn't updated since the 11th, and I only got her for Christmas today

is my Athena okay? 🥺


r/sharks 2d ago

Education Please help identify shark NSFW

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95 Upvotes

Hi, my friend sent me a picture of this shark that washed up dead in Oman. Could you please help us identify it?


r/sharks 3d ago

Video Beautiful whaleshark

674 Upvotes

Video of a beautiful whaleshark


r/sharks 2d ago

News Kawhia Harbour great white shark alert: Department of Conservation warns swimmers after sightings

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43 Upvotes

DoC advises avoiding areas where sharks have been seen and exiting the water calmly if encountered.


r/sharks 3d ago

Video Giant Bull Shark jumps into a boat!

3.6k Upvotes

r/sharks 3d ago

Video Scalloped hammerheads out in the blue. Such lovely sharks!

416 Upvotes

r/sharks 3d ago

Video Oceanic white tips at night

685 Upvotes

Because I saw the video of the night dive with the whale shark.

This was on a liveaboard where oceanic white tips cycled our boat. I took ma not too expensive camera, tied a rope to it and hung it down in the water.

I wouldn't have gone in that water at night for a million Euros..


r/sharks 4d ago

Education It's that time of the year for a PSA

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2.7k Upvotes

r/sharks 2d ago

Research Could there be Whites, White tips, Bulls or Tigers in the Baltic sea, off the coast of Latvia?(Any marine biologists here?)

1 Upvotes

So, the temperature of the sea itself has risen by 5 degrees compared to the past. And the water itself is classified as having a salt content of 0,5-30g salt. Which is not salt water and not freshwater. Saltwater starts at 30g salt and goes to 50g salt. I follow sharks happen and sharkbytes on youtube. I am convinced they do predate. I'd like to know if there should be concern.


r/sharks 4d ago

Image Me and Djenny the famous tiger shark in Jupiter, FL (and lemon for size comparison)

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269 Upvotes

r/sharks 3d ago

Discussion Why is it a trend to downplay danger of Great whites compared to other shark species?

61 Upvotes

Obviously, great whites aren’t just mindless killers who prey on human, but they are still responsible for the most attack, fatalities and even cases where they ate the person whole. Even tho they have less population than other two species. This is proven data and it’s based on facts. Where do “Tiger and Bull sharks are more dangerous than Great whites” come from? I talk about facts and real proofs and research, not just some random opinion. You can argue that Great whites come closer to shore, but there are still many cases I’ve seen people scuba diving with Tiger and bull sharks, never known someone going for a great white diving without cage, even tho I’m scuba diver myself.


r/sharks 3d ago

News Engine noise attracts dozens of sharks surrounding boat in north Queensland

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11 Upvotes

Two mates launch a drone to get a better view of their boat surrounded by sharks.


r/sharks 4d ago

Video This whitetip reef shark made for an excellent dive buddy 🙂

338 Upvotes

r/sharks 4d ago

News Pregnant shark finned and disemboweled at Onehunga Bay Reserve NSFW

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82 Upvotes

Disturbing story and photos of treatment of dead shark …


r/sharks 4d ago

Image Got to see my dream shark while diving the Philippines 😍

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453 Upvotes

They were so beautiful and gentle and graceful!


r/sharks 4d ago

Arts & Crafts Harmony Cove

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53 Upvotes

r/sharks 5d ago

Video An enormous (and very pregnant) great hammerhead in the Bahamas.

4.6k Upvotes