Quick Take Blacktip sharks are common from Virginia to Florida and can reach up to 6.5 feet. Post-release survival for blacktip sharks varies; one study found 90% survival after 72 hours, another 82% ...

A new study led by scientists from the University of Hawaiʻi (UH) Mānoa Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology (HIMB) Shark Lab reveals a critical link between seasonal seabird nesting and the movements ...

Erica Fox's husband says she was still in her wetsuit and wearing a "shark band" designed to deter attacks when her body was ...

Hammerhead sharks look strange, but their biology is downright fascinating. From their wide-set eyes for panoramic vision to unique sensory pits and brain wiring, this video uncovers what evolution ...

Endangered species, including tiger body parts, shark fins and pangolin scales, are being offered for sale on Facebook, BBC News has found. One Chinese user posted videos of a tiger in a cage that was ...

Contender, the largest white male shark tagged by the ocean research group OCEARCH, is on the move in the Atlantic Ocean, recently appearing near South Carolina. The shark, who weighs over 1,650 ...

A 14-foot-long thresher shark died Tuesday after becoming stranded in shallow water off the coast of Massachusetts. The New England Coastal Wildlife Alliance (NECWA), a nonprofit organization that ...

A 700-pound great white shark named Bella is headed towards Virginia Beach for the holiday season. Tagged in Nova Scotia in July, the juvenile is heading south this season, and is detected off the ...

Critics say the nets harm marine life and aren’t the best way to keep swimmers safe. Recent shark attacks have complicated a plan to remove some of them. By Yan Zhuang Yan Zhuang reported from Bondi ...

In the age of dinosaurs—before whales, great whites or the bus-sized megalodon—a monstrous shark prowled the waters off ...

A surfer was hospitalized with minor injuries Friday morning after he was bitten on the hand by a shark at North Salmon Creek Beach in Bodega Bay. According to Karen Hancock, a Sonoma County Fire ...