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A new survey conducted in South Africa estimates just 908 great white sharks remain along the country’s coastline.
Read moreA generalist apex predator, the dusky shark can be found from the coast to the outer continental shelf and adjacent pelagic waters, and has been recorded from a depth of 400 m (1,300 ft).
Read moreIn a new study, scientists have revealed the diving behaviour of sharks appears to be influenced by the moon, water temperature and time of day.
Read moreThey have localized several such areas along the coastlines of Florida and California, where more than two thirds of all shark attacks take place in the United States, examining the regions where attacks rarely happen as well as those already know
Read moreWobbegongs—also commonly known as carpet sharks due to their velvety and highly ornamented livery—are currently grouped into three genera and eleven species.
Read moreI had some curious experiences with blackfin reef sharks (Carcharhinus melanopterus) while observing them in Tahiti’s lagoons, where they were easy to watch in two meters of water, and sneaked for years through the lagoons and depths off the islan
Read moreThe parallels are outlined in several papers published in a special edition of the journal Brain, Behavior and Evolution.
Read moreResearch has revealed that bull sharks bite with almost 6,000N, a force that is greater than what is required to kill and eat prey.
Read moreThe oceanic whitetip shark, porbeagle, both manta rays, and the smooth hammerhead are listed by IUCN as globally Vulnerable. The freshwater stingrays are considered Data Deficient.
Porbeagles are prized for meat as well as fins. Manta rays are increasingly targeted for their gill rakers, which are used in Chinese medicine. Freshwater stingrays are traded for display in aquariums.
The porbeagle proposal comes from the EU and is cosponsored by Brazil, Comoros, and Egypt. Ecuador has put forth the mantas while Colombia has proposed the freshwater stingrays.
Read moreThe PhD study by Dr. Susan Theiss showed that the wobbegong's visual system contains only a single class of cone photoreceptor.
,Read moreSharks are highly visual animals, but the world they see lacks colour and will appear as shades of grey like we see when we watch a black and white movie.
The report, An Overview of Shark Utilization in the Coral Triangle Region, examines the catch, trade and management of sharks in waters of the six Coral Triangle countries: Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Solomo
Read morePrimarily a deepwater shark of the northern boreal oceans, Somniosus microcephalus is the only shark that patrols beneath the ice of the Arctic Circle.
Read moreThe evidence came from a task-based experiment with juvenile sharks conducted in an underwater pen.
Read moreScientists have identified Los Roques, located about 128 kilometers off the Venezuelan coast as an important breeding ground and nursery of several species of sharks, including the lemon shark and Caribbean reef shark.
Read moreThe scientist identified two distinct populations of white shark at the east and west of Bass Strait in Australian waters, prompting researchers to suggest the huge fish may need regional conservation plans.
Read moreBull sharks, tiger sharks and great whites are generally deep-ocean dwellers. But every so often they lurk around popular swimming and surfing spots. Now scientists aim to find out why.
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