Shark Week Returns to Discovery Channel

Discovery Channel’s Shark Week Returns

Every year, since 1987, the Discovery Channel has been dedicating one week each year, “shark week”, to sharks, some of the world’s most belloved yet most feared aquatic creatures. Documentaries shown during shark week usually have the aim of increasing awareness about sharks around the world and conserving the species as much as possible.

Shark Week 2009 Programming

This year, shark week began on Sunday August 1 and has shown some cracking shark shows, including Blood in the Water, Sharkbite Summer and Day of the Shark. Shark week is a great opportunity to learn more about sharks and their interesting role in the underwater world.

Discovery Channel Shark Week Online

There are also a lot of special shark week shows and videos online at www.discovery.com, including Shark Map, a documentary dedicated to divulging the status of sharks around the world, how many are left and where they are living, stories about the worst shark attack ever, and videos of crazy shark scenes. The following is one of the clips from Shark Week 2009