Research shows that catch-and-release policies aren’t enough to slow the trend In a nutshell Catch-and-release policies help but aren’t enough. While retention bans reduce shark deaths, many species ...

Sharks inspire a range of emotions in humans. We shiver at the sight of a fin in the water, but millions of people also tune ...

Hammerhead sharks can hold their breath to ... "Instead of having to compete with all the other warm coastal shallow shark species, they can extend their reach into the deep sea so that way ...

Klimley: Yes. The U.S. Navy, in fact, once considered the hammerhead the third most dangerous species after the great white and the tiger shark. (There are nine species of hammerheads, but the ...

These majestic sharks gather in their hundreds at huge volcanic seamounts that project out of the seabed. They come here to be cleaned and to find a mate, circling the seamount in a sort of ...

Some species such as hammerhead sharks and manta rays aggregate in large numbers at certain times of the year making themselves even more vulnerable to being fished. Because of their role as apex ...

and bull sharks, as well as several species of hammerhead sharks and 37 species of guitarfish. At CoP18 in August 2019, 18 species of sharks and rays—including shortfin and longfin mako sharks, six ...

The fastest shark in the sea is losing the race against extinction. Capable of reaching speeds of up to 45 miles per hour, ...

However, what started as a fun outing with the spunky shark species quickly became an unforgettable experience when a hammerhead appeared. Let’s explore more about the hammerhead sharks and what ...

The dataset included over 5,300 sightings of six shark species, including hammerhead sharks, tiger sharks and bull sharks, between 2013 and 2019 in the Protea Banks reef of South Africa.