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“Mystery is Brewing”: Why are sharks sharks washing ashore dead near Tampa Bay?

April 24th, 2011 at 08:17 AM

15 dead sharks wash ashore in Manatee County, Bay News 9, April 22, 2011:

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Massive shark at Panama City Beach: “It’s very interesting because they are cold-water fish” — “Extremely rare” in Gulf

March 19th, 2011 at 01:37 PM

Rare shark spotted off Panama City Beach, Panama City News Herald, March 18, 2011 ... Read more >>

Dolphins too? Shark researchers “looking at fertility and if the animal’s reproductive systems have been affected” by oil disaster (VIDEO)

March 3rd, 2011 at 07:58 AM

Research may explain effects of Gulf oil spill on ecosystem, WINK, March 02, 2011:

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Shock: World’s deadliest shark found 140 miles inland from Gulf — “I didn’t know what the heck was going on any more” says official

February 8th, 2011 at 06:40 AM

Heart of Louisiana: Atchafalaya Basin's Killer Catch, FOX 8 New Orleans, February 7, 2011:

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Dauphin Island, Alabama: Tiger sharks have “increased dramatically” — Yet “there are so few shrimp”

February 7th, 2011 at 09:02 AM

Alabama and the Oil Spill, Gulf Fish Numbers Up, WBHM, February 4, 2011:

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100,000 sharks filmed just 100 yards from Florida beach — “I kept on flying for about 20 miles and they just kept on coming” (VIDEO)

February 4th, 2011 at 08:59 AM

More strange animal behavior: More than 100,000 Sharks off Florida beach, The Big Wobble, February ... Read more >>

Sharks with solid “hairballs” of migratory bird feathers found off Alabama coast

January 5th, 2011 at 11:38 AM

Tiger shark bellies found full of migrating birds; are Gulf oil and gas rigs to ... Read more >>

Scientists worry about "a cascade of events that will lead to the collapse of entire Gulf species" -- May have pushed a variety of sharks "to their tipping point"

November 9th, 2010 at 06:15 PM

Marine life may suffer long after public forgets oil spill, Tampa Tribune, November 9, 2010:

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Gulf Scientist: Oil is “causing ulcers” in sealife, then destroying “livers” and “immune and nervous systems”

July 21st, 2010 at 02:13 PM

Tech scientists hold nothing back in battling effects of Gulf spill, Lubbock Avalanche-Journal (Texas), July ... Read more >>

“Tar mat” washes up on Florida’s East Coast at Melbourne Beach; Large Hammerhead 1/2 mile from shore

July 2nd, 2010 at 09:52 AM

Tar Mat Washes Up On Central Fla. Beach, WKMG Channel 6 Orlando, June 30, 2010:

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Marine Center Director: “Never seen anything like this”; 10 whale sharks only 23 miles southwest of Sarasota

June 19th, 2010 at 11:47 AM

World's largest fish heads toward Southwest Florida coast to flee from oil

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Alert: “Sharks are showing up in surprisingly shallow water off Florida beaches” says AP; “Crowding in close to shore”

June 18th, 2010 at 03:24 AM

Sea creatures flee oil spill, gather near shore, Associated Press, 19 hours ago

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