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

Scientists visited fish markets and ports in search of sharks, ghost sharks, rays and skates caught by fishermen. Take a look at their finds.

The octopus in question was no lightweight. It was a Māori octopus, the largest octopus species in the Southern Hemisphere.

Somehow, a large orange octopus has been riding a mako shark off the coast of New Zealand. Researchers are mystified.

"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 recent sighting in New Zealand showed that the sea is full of surprises. While on a research trip, marine scientists observed an octopus attached to the head of a shortfin mako shark.

A sight that even experienced marine biologists don't see every day: An octopus clings to the head of the world's fastest shark — and is comfortably carried away. What this unusual encounter is all ...

An octopus got to rest its many legs when it ended up aboard a mako shark for a leisurely ride. In a video captured in ...

Researchers in New Zealand captured the odd pairing on video, but they still don’t know how to explain the behavior ...

As the recreational fishery chips away at shark populations outside the boundaries of scientists’ data books — and as a new ...

A shortfin mako shark, the fastest-swimming shark in the world, was caught on camera with an octopus catching a ride on its back off the coast of New Zealand.

Explore the complex issue of catch-and-release sharks and why stronger measures are needed to protect threatened species worldwide.