Data shows that while retention bans are a positive first step, they alone won’t be sufficient to stop the ongoing decline.

Researchers in New Zealand found that a small species of shark makes noises with their teeth when touched by humans ...

Great hammerhead sharks are slow to grow and slow to reproduce, which makes them very vulnerable to overfishing — worldwide ...

When Guttridge and his colleagues analyzed where atoms in the sharks’ tissue came from, they found that different sharks prefer different prey. One hammerhead munched on silky sharks for nearly ...

Sharks are more sought-after than ever. Yet, recreational anglers have become increasingly irate toward these species, ...

while the rest was comprised of smaller sharks. However, different sharks had different preferences. One individual had a diet that was almost two-thirds silky sharks. Plentiful prey, combined ...