Egypt conducts study on shark behavior in Red Sea

STORY: Egypt conducts study on shark behavior in Red Sea DATELINE: June 22, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:50 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a seaside resort in Egypt STORYLINE: Egyptian Minister of Environment Yasmine Fouad announced on Wednesday the start of a two-day preparatory phase for a major study on the behavior of sharks on the Egyptian coasts of the Red Sea. The Minister stated that the study targets three types of sharks, which are responsible for all recorded incidents of shark attacks in the Red Sea in recent years. Fouad said that the first stage of the study involves collecting data on previous incidents. She indicated that the second phase, during which the sensors will be installed, will require a few months to monitor the behavior of the different types of targeted sharks, and that the third phase includes analyzing the data collected by the sensors at different time periods. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Cairo. (XHTV)

10,000 sardines attract visitors in Hokkaido aquarium

10,000 sardines attract visitors in Hokkaido aquarium

SAPPORO, Japan - Visitors look at some of the 10,000 sardines in a tank at the Noboribetsu Marine Park NIXE on the northernmost Japanese main island of Hokkaido on Oct. 10, 2009. Two sharks and three rays live together with the sardines in the tank that opened in July.

NHL ice hockey back in Japan

NHL ice hockey back in Japan

The National Hockey League's (NHL) Calgary Flames beat the San Jose Sharks 5-3 on Sunday Oct. 11 in the second of two games at Tokyo's Yoyogi Stadium. The season opening Oct. 10 game, played before a crowd of 8,400, ended in a 3-3 tie. Sunday's game featured the first NHL hat-trick in Japan -- Flames' star Theoren Fleury (R) scored three goals and got two assists. NHL season openers debuted in Japan last year.

NHL ice hockey back in Japan

NHL ice hockey back in Japan

The National Hockey League's (NHL) Calgary Flames beat the San Jose Sharks 5-3 on Sunday Oct. 11 in the second of two games at Tokyo's Yoyogi Stadium. The season opening Oct. 10 game, played before a crowd of 8,400, ended in a 3-3 tie. Sunday's game featured the first NHL hat-trick in Japan -- Flames' star Theoren Fleury (R) scored three goals and got two assists. NHL season openers debuted in Japan last year.

Pair of whale sharks debut in water tank at Osaka aquarium

Pair of whale sharks debut in water tank at Osaka aquarium

A pair of whale sharks swim in a water tank at Kaiyukan, an aquarium in the city of Osaka, western Japan, on July 7, 2015, as they made their debut nearly one and a half years after two fish of the same species died at the aquarium. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Pair of whale sharks debut in water tank at Osaka aquarium

Pair of whale sharks debut in water tank at Osaka aquarium

A pair of whale sharks make their debut in a water tank at Kaiyukan, an aquarium in Osaka, western Japan, on July 7, 2015, nearly one and a half years after two fish of the same species died at the aquarium. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

10,000 sardines attract visitors in Hokkaido aquarium

10,000 sardines attract visitors in Hokkaido aquarium

SAPPORO, Japan - Visitors look at some of the 10,000 sardines in a tank at the Noboribetsu Marine Park NIXE on the northernmost Japanese main island of Hokkaido on Oct. 10, 2009. Two sharks and three rays live together with the sardines in the tank that opened in July. (Kyodo)