In 2015, the surf world stood still. Mick Fanning, the three-time world champ from Australia, paddled out for the Finals of the J-Bay Open at Jeffreys Bay, South Africa. Two minutes into the heat ...

Australian surfer Mick Fanning was attacked by a shark Sunday during the World Surfing League's J-Bay competition in South Africa. Photo: YouTube/WSL ...

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We've looked up a few of our favorite surfer's websites (Dane Reynolds, Mick Fanning, Joel Parkinson, Josh Kerr, Ian Gentil, Paul Fisher, and more), read and reviewed, now it's time to tell.

In 2015, pro surfer Mick Fanning was lucky to emerge unscathed from a close encounter with a shark during a competition in Johannesburg. Now he is on a mission to understand these creatures ...