Nearly one-third of sharks are threatened with extinction, mostly due to fishing. While mandated releases are helpful, researchers discovered that they aren't enough to stabilize shark populations.

Explore the complex issue of catch-and-release sharks and why stronger measures are needed to protect threatened species worldwide.

Currently, 17 species of oceanic sharks are protected by retention bans, policies that require fishermen to release any ...

Paleontologists at Mammoth Cave National Park have unearthed an ancient shark species previously unknown to science.

Sharks inspire a range of emotions in humans. We shiver at the sight of a fin in the water, but millions of people also tune ...

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

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

Thiruvananthapuram: A whale shark, one of the world's largest and endangered marine species, was found stranded on the shores of Kochuveli after it got trapped in a fishing net early Tuesday morning.

A subspecies of bongo, the largest of the forest-dwelling antelope, the eastern, or mountain bongo, numbers less than 100 individuals, and is listed by the IUCN as Critically-Endangered.

Police said the man had become entangled in line hooked to a mako shark. Barning, a member of the Port Hacking Fishing Club, went overboard on his boat The Dark Horse during a NSW Game Fishing ...

Initially, Barning was feared taken by a shark, but it is understood he was the “support person” behind another fisherman who had hooked a mako shark before he became entangled in tracing wire.