Shark and Awe

First up on our 2026 Halloween sharks list: the megamouth shark! Find out some of the fun and spooky traits this gentle giant has on this week's new episode of the Shark and Awe Podcast! Get in touch! Send us an email ! Follow us on Facebook and Instagram ! Subscribe on YouTube ! SHOW RESOURCES Hawai'i Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) First recorded sighting (1976) Sharks4Ki...

What's that flying through the air? It's a bird! It's a plane! Nope, it's a spinner shark! Find out more on this week's new episode of the Shark and Awe Podcast! Get in touch! Send us an email ! Follow us on Facebook and Instagram ! Subscribe on YouTube ! SHOW RESOURCES Shark Research Institute Shark Trust Oceana Florida Museum Shark Bytes (YouTube video) iNaturalist NYS Dept....

Sharks have the usual 5 senses plus a superpowered sixth sense. Learn about all six in this week's new episode! Get in touch! Send us an email ! Follow us on Facebook and Instagram , and subscribe on YouTube ! SHOW RESOURCES * SMELL * Shark Trust Hawai'i Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) Save Our Sharks White Shark Projects Smithsonian Magazine Convention on Migratory Species...

A shark "attack." A catch-and-kill order. Learn about the unfortunate events that took place in Western Australia just last week on today's new episode of the Shark and Awe Podcast. Get in touch! Send us an email ! Follow us on Facebook and Instagram ! Subscribe on YouTube ! SHOW RESOURCES ISAF 2025 Report Shark Allies New York Post Yahoo! News Surfer.com 1980s sighting Catch-and-kil...

One of the most iconic and charismatic sharks in the ocean, the great hammerhead shark is the focus of today's new episode! Get in touch! Send us an email ! Follow us on Facebook and Instagram ! SHOW RESOURCES Florida Museum NOAA Oceana FishBase (distribution) Shark Guardian Shark Angels Dr. Guttridge's philopatry study (2017) Saving the Blue Mokarran Protection Society The Shark Trust Fah...

Multiple sharks were mutilated by an unknown individual on a west coast beach in Florida. **WARNING: This episode contains graphic descriptions and animal abuse. Get in touch! Send us an email ! Follow us on Facebook and Instagram ! **NEW!** SUBSCRIBE ON YOUTUBE !! SHOW RESOURCES FWC website Fox News13 Tampa Bay (09/07/2026 story) ABC News Channel 13 report (09/08/2026) Fox News13 Tampa Bay (09/08...

Have you ever seen a multi-colored shark? They do exist! A piebald lemon shark was spotted in Florida at the end of August 2026. Learn about this shark's unique coloration and what might cause a mutation such as this! Get in touch! Send us an email ! Follow us on Facebook and Instagram ! SHOW RESOURCES Shark and Awe Podcast episode #3 - Hark! An orange shark! Ecology and Evolution Journal ABC...

Caribbean reef sharks love the warm water - who doesn't?! Find out what else this shark gets up to on this week's new episode of the Shark and Awe podcast! Get in touch! Send us an email ! Follow us on Facebook and Instagram SHOW RESOURCES Florida Museum: species profile Reef Smart Guides Bimini Shark Lab Save Our Seas Saving the Blue World Wildlife Fund (WWF) IUCN Red List Florida Fish an...

**Welcome to season 2! Get ready for another year full of shark fun facts and real-world news stories designed to get YOU interested in shark conservation!** This week we talk about the social media influencers who recently received some unusual attention after being bitten by sharks. Get in touch! Send us an email ! Follow us on Facebook and Instagram ! SHOW RESOURCES Yahoo! News International Sh...

Celebrate our one-year anniversary with us on this special (and short) episode! 🥳🦈1️⃣🎂 Get in touch! Send us an email ! Follow us on Facebook and Instagram ! Sound Credits Sound Effects courtesy of the Custom Soundboard Maker app for Android Background ocean waves courtesy of YouTube Outro music called "Coral Chorus" from the game Fortnite (via the Custom Soundboard Maker app) **Colla...

A man has been arrested for "wrestling" protected shark species in Puget Sound, Washington. Learn who he is, what he's been doing, and the charges he faces in this week's episode. Get in touch! Send us an email ! Follow us on Facebook and Instagram ! SHOW RESOURCES Fox News The Lynwood Times The Seattle Times Popular Science Encyclopedia of Puget Sound Shark Research Institute Un...

**Join us for our 50th episode!** Today we examine the world's largest shark - the Megalodon! Get in touch! Send us an email ! Follow us on Facebook and Instagram ! SHOW RESOURCES UK Natural History Museum 2025 Study Smithsonian Ocean FossilEra Discover Magazine White Shark Ocean Ocean Conservancy Britannica Florida Museum UCali UC Merced Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Pliocen...

Lemon sharks, named after the fruit because of their yellowish color, are some of the most charismatic fish in the sea! And, they're one of the many species YOU can swim with! Want to learn more? Check out today's episode of the Shark and Awe podcast! Get in touch! Send us an email ! Follow us on Facebook and Instagram ! SHOW RESOURCES The Ocean Conservancy Shark Research Institute Florida...

In this NEW segment of the Shark and Awe podcast, we celebrate real people making waves for sharks. Our first feature goes to Saving the Blue, a non-profit organization dedicated to educating the public and protecting the sharks of the Bahamas, Florida, and beyond! Get in touch! Send us an email ! Follow us on Facebook and Instagram SHOW RESOURCES Saving the Blue STB Success Stories Annie Guttridg...

In June of 2026, the state of California proposed emergency regulations restricting big-game recreational fishing gear to protect the public and white sharks. The regulation was unanimously passed, and implementation began in July. Get in touch! Email us ! Follow us on Facebook and Instagram ! SHOW RESOURCES State of California's Department of Fish & Wildlife Shark Stewards California DFW...

Tiger sharks are one of the most iconic species in the ocean, with their distinct stripes, unique teeth, and interesting eating habits. **Petitions to Fight the Florida Safe Seas Act** Change.org Action Network Stop HR3831 Get in touch! Email us ! Instagram Facebook SHOW RESOURCES Cool Green Science The Guardian Shark Trust Shark Angels IUCN Red List National Geographic Florida Museum Hawai'i...

Florida lawmakers have proposed a bill which would effectively eliminate shark diving and ecotourism within the state. The positions of the bill are grossly hypocritical and contradictory, as the state would continue allowing and supporting baiting activities associated with Land-Based Shark Fishing (LBSF). Sign and share the petitions linked in the show notes, and stand up for Florida sharks, eve...

Tiger sharks are some of the ocean's most beautiful animals, and they protect critical seagrass meadows. Seagrass, in turn, helps combat climate change, making this interaction an incredibly important natural process. Get in touch! Email us! Follow us on Instagram and Facebook SHOW RESOURCES Candice Parkes Instagram post Nature Communications journal research study Saving the Blue Popular Scie...

Ocean temperatures are rising, and sharks are facing dangerous implications. Find out what warming waters means for large predators like the white shark, and filter feeding giants such as the basking shark, in this week's new episode. Get in touch! Email Instagram Facebook SHOW RESOURCES NOAA Climate Change NASA Science World Meteorological Organization (WMO) National Weather Service SciTech D...

Bull sharks are a unique species which can survive in both salt- and freshwater habitats. Find out what else makes them one of the ocean's most iconic predators in this week's episode of the Shark and Awe Podcast. Get in touch! Email Instagram Facebook SHOW RESOURCES International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) Marine Biodiversity Hub Florida Museum - Species Implicated in Attacks Louisian...

Climate change will impact every creature and corner of the Earth, and it's pushing some animals - like the bull shark - to rewrite their genetic code to cope with warming water. Learn about this new research published by the Shark Research Foundation and what it means for this iconic species. Get in touch! Email Instagram Facebook SHOW RESOURCES Shark Research Foundation's paper (2026) Co...

The fastest shark in the ocean, the inspiration for the Jaws movie poster, and the namesake of a line of fishing boats, could be none other than the iconic mako shark! Get in touch! Email Instagram Facebook SHOW RESOURCES Shark Research Institute (SRI) Florida Museum National Marine Sanctuary Foundation Jaws photo (The Daily Jaws) Save Our Seas Foundation - Shortfin mako IUCN Red List - Longfin ma...

Deep Blue is the largest living white shark on record, measuring 20 feet and weighing in at nearly 5,000 lbs! Learn all about her in this exciting new episode of the Shark and Awe podcast! Get in touch! Email: sharkandawepodcast@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sharkandawepodcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sharkandawepodcast SHOW RESOURCES NatGeo Kids (full episode): https:/...

Cocaine, a "contaminant of emerging concern", has been found in the blood of sharks in the Bahamas. Learn how this toxin is impacting species such as lemon, Caribbean reef, and nurse sharks. Get in touch! Email: sharkandawepodcast@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sharkandawepodcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sharkandawepodcast SHOW RESOURCES USA Today: https://www....

The oceans are warming, and as a result, becoming more acidic. This is having devastating impacts on sharks' teeth, skin, and olfactory senses. Get in touch! Email: sharkandawepodcast@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sharkandawepodcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sharkandawepodcast SHOW RESOURCES NASA Science: https://science.nasa.gov/climate-change/what-is-climate-change...