A global treaty has extended trade protections to more than 70 shark and ray species whose numbers are in sharp decline.

The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora on Friday updated its regulation and ...

The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) has enacted sweeping new trade protections for sharks and ...

Governments have adopted greater protections for over 70 species of sharks and rays at an international wildlife trade ...

With their bright green eyes and slender bodies, gulper sharks are odd-looking, prehistoric creatures that have been around for millions of years. Found worldwide in waters from 200 to 1,500 meters ...

Hilton Head Island’s beautiful beaches attract thousands of visitors each summer, but they’re not the only ones drawn to the surf. The warm coastal waters are home to a wide variety of shark species ...

If you ever come face-to-face with the wrong kind of shark, there's something you probably want to avoid. Just a hint: ...

A single research expedition in 2022 is helping scientists chart even more remarkable marine species across the ocean. Researchers have discovered two new deep-sea species—a lanternshark and a porcela ...

A new portable DNA test can identify dozens of shark and ray species in only two hours, giving frontline officers a powerful ...

DNA testing shows fins from critically endangered species like hammerheads and oceanic whitetips are flooding Hong Kong ...

Researchers recorded lemon sharks (Negaprion brevirostris) preying on an invasive species, the jaguar cichlid (Parachromis ...

We know they’ve got the appetite. We know they’ve got the teeth to back it up. And, we know the ocean provides them with a smorgasbord of menu items. But, if given their druthers, what do sharks eat?