A new study published in Science has revealed that overfishing is not only pushing sharks towards extinction, but reef sharks in particular, with a global average decline of 63% in five main shark ...

If you’ve ever taken the long way home to avoid a path that seems unsafe, you can sympathize with unicornfish in Fiji’s Votua marine reserve. A new study has shown that herbivorous reef fishes alter ...

A Grey reef shark swins in an aquarium at the National Center of the Sea in Boulogne-sur-Mer, northern France - Copyright AFP/File PHILIPPE HUGUEN A Grey reef shark ...

TAMPA, Fla. — A new study published Friday explains overfishing is driving reef sharks toward extinction. Scientists of Global FinPrint, a five-year international study, found the five main shark ...

Managing Editor Alison DeNisco Rayome joined CNET in 2019, and is a member of the Home team. She is a co-lead of the CNET Tips and We Do the Math series, and manages the Home Tips series, testing out ...

Sharks of all sizes are vital to coral reef ecosystems, both as predators and prey. Shark populations have rapidly declined worldwide due to fishing operations, legal and illegal. The real impact of ...

A study by Australian scientists has warned that coral reef shark populations on the Great Barrier Reef are in the midst of a catastrophic collapse. The research by William Robbins and colleagues, ...

A team of scientists from Canada and Australia has discovered that a decline in shark populations is detrimental to coral reefs. "Where shark numbers are reduced due to commercial fishing, there is ...

When a shark bite happens, many people jump to the conclusion that shark populations are exploding. However, according to new research published in the journal Communications Biology, coastal shark ...

The population of some of the ocean's biggest predators looks to be dwindling. Sharks have been found to be "functionally extinct" in nearly one in five reefs surveyed as part of a new study done by ...

Sharks are “functionally extinct” in one-fifth of the world’s coral reefs as destructive fishing practices have dramatically reduced the populations of predators that help keep marine ecosystems ...

Global survey reveals sharks are functionally extinct on many of the world’s reefs, but hope lies in key conservation measures Though many people find them intimidating, menacing or just plain scary, ...