There are around 500 species of sharks, with more being discovered, but only a small portion of those are seen as highly ...

A new study based on two decades of data shows what happens in an ocean ecosystem without great white sharks. Great white ...

The footage was taken during a survey of Timor-Leste’s deep sea environment, a South-East Asian nation that takes up half the ...

"While retention bans are often a necessary measure and a good first step to disincentivise landing ... More highly ...

Oceanic researchers proved that “Jaws” isn’t the silent killer it’s depicted as after recording shark noises for the first ...

The Saya de Malha Bank is one of the world’s largest seagrass fields and the planet’s most important carbon sinks. It faces ...

museums and others participating in the Ocean Census, a global alliance founded to accelerate the discovery of marine life. New species of shark, sea butterfly, mud dragon, bamboo coral ...

Scientists have identified 866 new species as part of the Ocean Census, a global mission to protect and accelerate the discovery of marine life. The creatures include everything from a squat lobster ...

Currently, 17 oceanic shark species are covered by a retention ban to protect them from incidental catch in tuna fisheries. The team had a simple question in mind. "For all shark species that we ...

For decades, pop culture has painted sharks as ruthless killers, with films like Jaws solidifying their reputation as terrifying man hunters. However, the reality is quite different. For all the ...

Some species are protected by retention bans, issued by regional fisheries management organizations, which require fishermen to release an individual they catch rather than keep it. Currently, 17 ...