“If they cannot swim, they will suffocate to death.” Hammerheads are one of the of the most critically endangered sharks- having lost 80% of their population in just the last three decades.

But until recently, scientists didn’t realize these same vessels are likely killing whale sharks, an endangered species and the world’s largest fish. In a new study, over 75 researchers came ...

Rising ocean temperatures could increase the threat to endangered whale sharks from large ships, researchers say. Scientists from the UK’s University of Southampton and the Marine Biological ...

Basking sharks are also endangered. The International Union for Conservation of Nature estimates that around 20,000 remain in the world. In an effort to collect more data on the creatures ...

the broadnose sevengill shark and the critically endangered soupfin shark. There were always rumors these sharks were in Puget Sound, and they became something of an urban legend. "We had a ...

SAN FRANCISCO— Conservation groups sued the National Marine Fisheries Service today for failing to meet its deadline to determine if the tope shark warrants protection under the Endangered Species Act ...

He goes on to caution, "Typically, in most of the exploited shark species we study we see pretty low diversity." Such is the case for the critically endangered great hammerhead shark, another ...