For decades, sharks have been the unintended victims of longline fisheries aimed at tuna and swordfish. Rising accidental ...

New satellite tracking research shows that while MPAs help, they are far from enough for a highly mobile species heavily ...

Installation costs are estimated at around $9,000 per metre, placing the cost of protecting Bondi Beach alone at roughly $9 ...

The Galapagos Marine Reserve covers about 133,000 square kilometers. Despite this large size, tracked sharks spent less than ...

The limited range of marine protected areas (MPAs) offers reduced protection to vulnerable species such as the highly mobile silky shark (Carcharhinus falciformis). Because the survival of these ...

They hesitated at first, but the fishermen jumped into the water after realizing how calm the tiger sharks were, said Chelsea Black. Black, a postdoctoral researcher at UNC-Chapel Hill, spent two ...

July 14 is Shark Awareness Day, an annual reminder to raise awareness of these incredible creatures that roam the oceans. Sharks and rays belong to a group of fish known as elasmobranchs, which ...

After a series of recent shark attacks, Australian officials are desperate for a way to protect oceangoers. South Australia alone was home to six shark attacks in the last six months—including three ...