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MEXICO// The thing approaching me off Isla Mujeres in Mexico's Caribbean looked just like a front-end loader except that it was alive. Probably four feet wide, the cavernous mouth was wide open and near enough that I could see the small fish cleaning its gums. Image © David Stephens.
WORLDWIDE// Certain methods result in fishing vessels pulling in large amount of animals they didn't intend to catch. One environmentalist told DW large-scale fishing is possible without such bycatch. Image © anonymous.
US// It's a tranquil day on the Farallon Islands, one of the planet's most environmentally fragile ecosystems. Endangered birds and sea lions are busy feeding, mating and wading, totally undisturbed by humans. Image © Neil Hammerschlag.
WORLDWIDE// Extinction of the most important species of sharks is a distinct possibility in our lifetime. After all, we are fishing sharks at the rate of 250,000 every single day. Image © Sharkwater.
WORLDWIDE// The amount of phytoplankton - tiny marine plants - in the top layers of the oceans has declined markedly over the last century, research suggests. Image © Wikimedia Commons, NOAA.
AUSTRALIA// Research into the functioning of shark brains may lead to new repellent technology which will help prevent the animals being killed in commercial fishing operations. Image © James Lea.
AUSTRALIA// Of all the creatures that bite, sting, poison and even eat Australians, the great white shark or white pointer heads the list of most-feared animals. Image © Luke Baade.
On August 1, Discovery Channel's Shark Week kicks off with “Ultimate Air Jaws” a hi-tech answer to last year's Air Jaws. Filmed in HD and super-slow motion, Ultimate Air Jaws captures the one-ton great white sharks as they breach the surface of the South African waters to attempt a sneak attack on seals. Image © Alec Connah.
US// As if rows of serrated teeth and an uncanny ability to smell blood weren't deadly enough, sharks now have a new way to harm unsuspecting swimmers: drug-resistance bacteria. Image © Maria Munn.
US// The 203-pound mako shark didn't give up easily. It fought for a couple of hours before it was finally landed. When the boat returned to port, Monster Shark Tournament officials hoisted it high. Image © MPB, Fiona Ayerst.
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