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Continue reading →: Looking Back: Whale Shark Ship Strike Study Raises Questions for the GulfEvery day, thousands of vessels move through the Gulf of Mexico. Massive cargo ships, oil tankers, offshore service vessels, cruise ships and commercial fishing boats crisscross one of the busiest bodies of water in the world. Looking back at a groundbreaking study published a few years ago reminded me just…
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Continue reading →: The Great White She Met Twice: One Shark From South Carolina to Cape CodWhat are the odds of meeting the same great white shark twice, hundreds of miles apart? Dr. Megan Winton has spent years studying white sharks and today serves as chief scientist of the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy (AWSC). She knows individual sharks can return to familiar areas, and she knows…
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Continue reading →: Great White Shark Breton Takes Unexpected Summer Turn Toward FloridaAn unusual movement by one of OCEARCH’s most recognizable great white sharks is drawing attention from marine researchers, and The Caledonian Record has highlighted why. According to The Caledonian Record, Breton—a 1,400-pound adult male great white shark tagged by OCEARCH in 2020—has surprised scientists by turning south toward Florida during…
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Continue reading →: Sharks Can Bring People TogetherSharks are among the most recognizable animals on Earth. You can travel thousands of miles from the ocean, walk into a room filled with people gathered for something that has absolutely nothing to do with marine life, and eventually somebody will want to talk about sharks. Especially great white sharks.…
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Continue reading →: Biggest Bull Sharks Ever Caught in the Gulf of MexicoFew sharks have earned a reputation quite like the bull shark. Powerful, adaptable and capable of moving from the open Gulf into bays, rivers and estuaries, they are among the most successful apex predators in North American waters. Their willingness to venture into shallow water has made them familiar to…
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Continue reading →: Count Drahoon and Chester Moore Count Down the 5 Worst Shark Movies Ever MadeShark movies have given us everything from genuine suspense to absolute cinematic train wrecks. During KOH Week of Sharks 2026, I had the chance to join legendary horror host Count Drahoon to celebrate the strange, hilarious, and often baffling side of shark cinema. Instead of counting down the biggest or…
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Continue reading →: Great White Sharks’ Site Fidelity Links Gulf & CanadaAs millions of viewers tune in to Shark Week to watch great white sharks patrol the waters off Nova Scotia and the Gulf of St. Lawrence, many may not realize those same sharks were swimming in the Gulf of Mexico only a few months ago. According to OCEARCH Chief Data…
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Continue reading →: He Swam Toward the Shark Attack Part 2: The AftermathWhen a woman was attacked by a huge shark in the clear waters of the Caribbean, chaos erupted on the beach. Most people stood frozen, unsure of what to do. Registered nurse Chris Carroll swam straight toward the victim to help. That incredible act of courage was the focus of…
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Continue reading →: Great White Sharks in the Gulf: The TruthEvery July, millions of Americans tune in for Shark Week. They watch massive great white sharks explode from the waters off South Africa, patrol the seal colonies of Cape Cod, or cruise the Pacific Coast. These spectacular images have shaped how generations of people think about the world’s most famous…
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Continue reading →: He Swam Toward The Shark AttackChris Carroll swam toward a shark attack to attempt to save a life
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Hello,
I’m Chester Moore
I’m a wildlife journalist & conservationist who has written extensively about white sharks in the Gulf. The aim here is to raise awareness to their conservation through in-depth content and to have fun talking about the most epic creature in the ocean.