Jaws” is one of the quintessential film classics and is likely responsible for many people viewing sharks as bloodthirsty, man-eating predators. Just the sight of the toothy maw on the movie poster is ...

The shortfin mako is the world’s fastest species of shark, capable of swimming up to 46 mph. Churchys Charters NZ via Storyful ...

The shortfin mako shark is an endangered species, primarily due to fishing for its fins. This observation highlights the importance of marine conservation to preserve these unique moments.

WASHINGTON— The highly imperiled shortfin mako shark was denied federal protection today by NOAA Fisheries, which stated that a listing under the federal Endangered Species Act is “not warranted.” In ...

Not mako shark large, though. Also known as the blue pointer or bonito shark, the shortfin mako can be up to four meters long and 570 kilograms.

Fishermen on the Queen Mary party boat out of Manasquan Inlet got a surprise visit from a mako shark that stole one of their sea bass off the hook.

After nearly a year of transmitting incredible data, a tagged mako shark has been caught. The shark logged more than 9,200 miles throughout the Atlantic Ocean -- his travels took him from the ...

Scientists discover a genetic lifeline for the endangered shortfin mako shark The shortfin mako shark is being fished to extinction, but genetics show that diversity in Atlantic populations ...

The culprit? Either a great white shark or, though less likely, a shortfin mako. If confirmed, this would represent the first recorded case of shark-on-shark violence with species of this size.

The great hammerhead shark (Sphyrna mokarran) is the largest of modern hammerhead species while the shortfin mako shark (Isurus oxyrinchus) is famous for their speed and agility.

Virginia Tech researchers successfully tagged a young shortfin mako shark in the Mediterranean during the summer of 2023, the first time that this has been done in the region.

Tourists in Monterey Bay, California, witnessed a shortfin mako shark devour a sea lion, social media posts show. Photo by Brynn Pedrick on Unsplash Whale watchers in California recently witnessed ...