"One of the best things about being a marine scientist is that you never know what you might see next in the sea," writes ...

A thresher shark conservation effort in eastern Indonesia focusing on alternative sources of income has reduced up to 90% of ...

The researchers also studied fossils of extinct fishes dating back almost 400 million years and saw evidence that some of the oldest jawed fishes had bones with joint cavities for articulated ...

A woman has watched in horror as her partner was mauled by a shark in chest-deep water off a Western Australian beach. The man in his 30s was surfing off the coast of Wharton Beach in Cape Le ...

Canada's new Fisheries Act has been approved. The Senate voted Tuesday night in favor of Bill C-68, which featured key updates to the Fisheries Act, including banning the import and export of shark ...

A ping means the Smart Position and Temperature Transmitting Tag (SPOT) attached to the shark’s dorsal fin moved above the water's surface and sent location information to the OCEARCH shark tracker.

Shark harvests in Goa and Kakinada are driven mainly by supply-side factors although there is rising consumer demand, a study has reported. India is the third largest shark fishing nation globally and ...

Fins were seen protruding from shallow waters off a South African beach that is known as a habitat for bull sharks. In footage captured by Lloyd von Plaster while fishing on the beach near the ...

Giant devil rays are rays that have long wing-like fins enabling them to swim as well as leap from the ocean. As part of the Mobula ray genus, these rays are known for leaping from the water. Giant ...