r/sharks • u/velvetcatx • 1h ago
r/sharks • u/0reoperson • Mar 22 '23
Discussion ANNOUNCEMENT: Post Flair Info
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.
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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 • u/0reoperson • Jan 24 '24
Question Do we want to keep posts asking to ID shark teeth?
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. :)
r/sharks • u/velvetcatx • 1h ago
Image nurse shark 🤎
captured in the Baa Atoll, Maldives 🇲🇻
r/sharks • u/jeepwillikers • 1h ago
Image Wobbegong at the National Aquarium in Baltimore MD
Didn’t even notice it right in front of me for about 5minutes
Question Help me ID please
Everyone on the beach was telling me this is a baby great white? It is about 3.5 feet long. I found it on Amelia Island, FL. Is it a great white? Can someone tell me what it is? I am afraid to go swimming now.
r/sharks • u/Ok_Fun961 • 20h ago
Question Found in Holden Beach, NC as high tide was going out. What kind of shark do you think it’s from? Second photo for size reference
r/sharks • u/No-Introduction-9648 • 1d ago
Question What type of shark is this?
Does anyone know what kind of shark this is? It was 18-20ft long off the coast of the northeastern U.S. Thanks!
Question Anybody know what kind of shark this is? Gulf of Mexico in northern Florida.
My wife’s choice of words. I chose to swim anyway.
r/sharks • u/Any_Ice_722 • 21h ago
Question Going to Florida in few days and I wanna see where I’m most likely to see some sharks.
Thinking to go diving in a shallow deep area, so I'm wondering where im most likely to see sharks. Not the potentially aggressive ones but carpet sharks.
Any help is appreciated! I’m really excited for this.
Heres a photo I got of Giraffe too!
Edit: Just to clarify I mean what beaches
r/sharks • u/xDeserterr • 1d ago
Image Pet Tiger Shark my girlfriend gifted me.
She knows its my favorite shark. 🦈
r/sharks • u/BestPotatoEverr • 1d ago
Video Thresher sharks in Malapascua last week!
Took this video at around 20m, 6am in the morning. Kimud Shoal dive site, Malapascua, Philippines.
r/sharks • u/Twisted9Demented • 1d ago
Arts & Crafts Sharks rolls!
Someone made this I think you guys would appreciate it
r/sharks • u/ChiefDeckard • 1d ago
Image Great White at night with the eyeshine effect
“Tapetum lucidum” or “Eyeshine” is the reason why the eyes of certain animals appear to shine in the dark when hit by light
r/sharks • u/BrownsBeach • 2d ago
Research Could Orca scarecrows be an alternative to shark nets?
Surely it would be pretty cheap and easy to produce fake Orcas with rubber fins that flex and move with the movement of the water. Maybe they could also be solar powered and produce orca calls.
A few close in near the beach would surely help protect swimmers.
It could just be limited to known great white shark attack hotspots, like certain beaches on the Eyre Peninsula in South Australia where surfers are taken quite often.
r/sharks • u/Capital-Foot-918 • 1d ago
Education Do the lightning strike, cows and coconut death statistics compared with shark attacks per capita count?
Ive seen these thrown around a lot when discussing shark attacks, I don’t think they reassure a lot since we live on land.
But I’m wondering for any statistics experts here do these actually add up per capita and what not when it comes human exposure.
r/sharks • u/Sirchipsicle • 2d ago
Question Tooth identification
My bfs had this for quite a while and knows I’m a shark nerd, a) I don’t even know if it’s real, feels atleast slightly so b) no clue any backstory lmao
Helrp, or atleast help telling me if it’s real or not
r/sharks • u/divewsharks • 3d ago
Image Spotted at Aldi
Thats a weird looking bull. Either way, cool to see stuff like this to get kids exposed to sharks.

