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Brutally invasive Shark tracker Michael Domeier, who beats the living hell out of Isla Guadeloupe's White Shark population, is claiming that his research may prove that Great Whites migrate 1,600 miles into the open ocean to, as the LA Times puts it: "do battle with" Giant Squids. While this conjures up some pretty damn sweet images, and many cool tattoo design ideas, the data is far from conclusive. The fact that White Sharks have been tracked to the deep Squid-based ecosystems is cool, but let's not script the next Shark Week hyperdoc yet. Domeier's hypothesis is not even completely original; scientists have been spreading rumors about White Sharks and Giant Squids for years.

This bears repeating from the LA Times article because it is pretty damn important:

Shark scientists face a dilemma: There is intense popular interest in their work, but some fret that it may hinder conservation. Media interest in sharks tends to be "sparse on detail, high on testosterone," said marine biologist Weng. "It's as if aliens were to visit planet Earth, and the only thing they saw of human beings was ultimate fighting on TV."

Thanks to Idle Weiss for reminding me about this story.

Oh, and I still don't know how to feel about this:

--Sharky