Shark researchers size up real 'Megalodon' for first time
A study reveals true scale of the prehistoric mega-shark made famous in Jason Statham's The Meg.
Sept. 3, 2020 • ~2 min
Tags: dinosaurs fossils sharks palaeontology swansea-university university-of-bristol swansea
Ecuador on alert over huge Chinese fishing fleet off Galapagos Islands
Ecuador is on alert due to the appearance of a fleet of fishing vessels off the Galapagos Islands.
July 29, 2020 • ~2 min
Tags: china sharks endangered-species ecuador fishing-industry
Sharks are disappearing from the world’s oceans
A new study of shark populations in 58 countries around the world detected none in almost 20% of the locations surveyed.
July 23, 2020 • ~5 min
Tags: conservation fish sharks fishing coral-reefs oceans endangered-species earth-and-environment
Scientists at work: Uncovering the mystery of when and where sharks give birth
Researchers are using a newly developed satellite tag to study previously unknown aspects of tiger shark reproduction. This approach could be used on other difficult-to-study shark species.
April 28, 2020 • ~9 min
Tags: reproduction conservation sharks wildlife scientists-at-work oceans marine-biology tagging endangered-species tiger-sharks women-scientists satellite-data the-bahamas
Nuclear traces reveal the ages of whale sharks
Scientists used a measure of lingering radioactivity from nuclear explosions to estimate the age of whale sharks, an endangered species.
April 6, 2020 • ~4 min
Tags: sharks bones endangered-species science-and-technology earth-and-environment radioactivity
Tagging data show that blue sharks are true globalists
You won't see a blue shark near the beach, but thanks to 50 years of tagging data, scientists are learning about their wide-ranging lives at sea.
March 24, 2020 • ~5 min
Tags: fisheries sharks noaa oceans marine-biology tagging significant-figures
We've just discovered two new shark species – but they may already be threatened by fishing
Scientists thought there was only one sixgill sawshark species – until now.
March 18, 2020 • ~6 min
Tags: conservation sharks sawfish madagascar zanzibar new-species marine-biodiversity wildlife-monitoring small-scale-fisheries fishery-management
‘Walking sharks’ use their fins to stroll around
The "ability to withstand low oxygen environments and walk on their fins gives them a remarkable edge over their prey of small crustaceans and mollusks."
Feb. 3, 2020 • ~3 min
Tags: sharks walking new-species featured science-and-technology
Shark attacks were ‘unusually low’ in 2019
Shark attacks in 2019 were unusually low for the second year running, but the elusive foot-long cookiecutter shark scored a personal best with three.
Jan. 22, 2020 • ~7 min
Tags: sharks beaches oceans science-and-technology recreation
Sharks and rays to be given new international protections
An estimated 100 million sharks are killed every year, many for shark fin soup.
Aug. 25, 2019 • ~2 min
Tags: sharks
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