A shortfin mako shark, the fastest-swimming shark in the world, was caught on camera with an octopus catching a ride on its back off the coast of New Zealand.

The situation for shortfin mako sharks in the Atlantic Ocean is particularly dire. Populations are currently managed as two ...

Researchers in New Zealand captured the odd pairing on video, but they still don’t know how to explain the behavior ...

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

WASHINGTON— The highly imperiled shortfin mako shark was denied federal protection today by NOAA Fisheries, which stated that a listing under the federal Endangered Species Act is “not warranted.” In ...

Researchers with the University of Auckland recently witnessed an extraordinary scene in which a mako shark appears to be ...

Mako sharks are visual hunters ... Unfortunately, both species are also listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List because of overfishing. Makos are often a targeted catch, as well as bycatch ...

The plates, featuring the endangered mako shark, have been the fastest-selling and most popular charity plates in Rhode Island. The motorcycle plates are expected to be available for pickup in May ...

Once the shark was landed, Grey marveled at its build—streamlined, muscular, with a head like a bullet. “I had never seen its like,” he wrote. “Every line of this mako showed speed and ...