Shortfin makos are the fastest sharks in the sea, but they're failing to outpace the scale of overfishing that is driving ...

Shortfin mako sharks are built for speed. Their streamlined, torpedo-shaped body, powerful muscular tail and specially adapted skin allows them to reach speeds of up to 70km/hr. They are a highly ...

The 10-12 foot sea creature was discovered in brackish North Lake in Hollywood, Fla., earlier this week and a number of residents showed their concern as it was obvious the mako was disoriented as it ...

The Atlantic Shark Institute shared the accompanying image ... to make sure that she continues to be a part of our critical ocean ecosystem.” However, several Facebook followers were skeptical.

A research expedition in the Tonga Trench filmed a Pacific sleeper shark, a slow-moving, opportunistic predator rarely seen ...

The world's biggest iceberg is drifting toward a tiny south Atlantic island, potentially affecting the wildlife there, ...

“Mating and courting behaviors of whale sharks have been observed in the wild at two locations,” researchers said in a Jan. 2 study published in the peer-reviewed journal Frontiers in Marine Science. ...

Watch the Video Click here to watch on YouTube It’s a parent’s worst nightmare. Imagine spotting a shark’s dorsal fin mere ...

The basking shark is a migratory fish. They can be found travelling through the Mediterranean Sea, the Pacific Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean, the Sea of Japan, near New Zealand, and Southern Australia ...

A Loughborough University student who is rowing solo across the Atlantic Ocean has reached the halfway point of her ... described a close encounter with a shark and a much larger vessel. She said: “I ...

Sharks are found in every ocean on Earth, in habitats ranging from within coral reefs to under Arctic ice. Species like the glowing kitefin shark even live in the ocean's deep "twilight zone ...