Sharks

A man enters the water next to a sign warning on the danger of shark attacks at the L'Etang-Salé beach, on the Indian Ocean island of La Réunion in 2019.

Shark bites surged in 2021, rebounding from a drop earlier in the pandemic

1:45pm January 25, 2022

by Joe Hernandez

Still, the Florida Museum of Natural History's International Shark Attack File says the high number of shark bites and deaths last year was on par with long-term averages.

A sign at Newcomb Hollow Beach in Wellfleet, Mass., warns of sharks in 2019. Beachgoers on the other side of the world will be happy to learn they will not be attacked by sharks ... just bitten.

2 Australian States Say Their Sharks Will No Longer 'Attack.' They Will Only 'Bite'

1:22pm July 21, 2021

by Scott Neuman

Shark Week may never be the same: Two Australian states-- Queensland and New South Wales — have softened their tone when it comes to the language of reporting shark attacks.

Scientists John O'Sullivan of the Monterey Bay Aquarium and Chris Lowe of California State University release a tagged juvenile white shark off Southern California, part of an effort to track their movement.

One Of Biden's Biggest Climate Change Challenges? The Oceans

6:35am March 18, 2021

by Lauren Sommer

Climate change is hitting the oceans hard, both warming and acidifying the water. Ocean scientists are hoping the Biden Administration dives in quickly to address it.

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Everyone Needs A Buddy. Even Sharks

5:21pm August 13, 2020

Contrary to the image of sharks as lone predators, new research has found evidence that some species are social creatures who return repeatedly to the same fellow sharks, often for years.

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Carolina Curious: Is There Such A Thing As A River Shark?

6:00am August 21, 2019

by Eddie Garcia

There has been no shortage of sharks spotted off the North Carolina coast this year, and unfortunately, there have

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Indian fishermen pull up a shark from a boat for sale at a harbor in Chennai in June 2018. Many shark species tend to congregate in the same areas as industrial fishing ships, a study finds.

Sharks Have Few Places To Hide From Fishing, Study Shows

1:00pm July 24, 2019

by Nell Greenfieldboyce

Many shark species tend to congregate in the same areas as industrial fishing ships, a study finds. As a result, tens of millions of sharks in the open ocean end up caught either as food or bycatch.

A horn shark named Miss Helen was taken from her pool exhibit and smuggled out of a Texas aquarium in a stroller.

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Shark-In-A-Stroller Heist Ends With Animal's Safe Return To San Antonio Aquarium

12:52pm July 31, 2018

by Bill Chappell

Video footage of the bizarre theft fed intense public curiosity and led to solid tips. Officers say they found the shark named Miss Helen at the home of the main suspect. Both are now in captivity.

A stunned iguana lies on the sidewalk after having fallen from a tree Surfside, Fla., in 2010. That cold snap lasted for a few weeks and significantly reduced the iquana population.

Cold Casualties: Sharksicles And Frozen Iguanas

1:15pm January 05, 2018

by Scott Neuman

The unusual cold slamming the U.S. East Coast is wreaking havoc with wildlife, particularly the cold-blooded variety. Social media has been flooded by photos of downed iguanas and frozen sharks.

A waitress serving shark fin soup in a restaurant in Guangzhou, in southern China's Guangdong province. Environmental and animal rights groups have campaigned for decades against consumption of shark fin, arguing that demand for the delicacy has decimated

Shark Fin Trade Faces Troubled Waters As Global Pressure Mounts

5:44pm November 07, 2017

Congress is once again considering a federal ban on shark fins, used in soup. But scientists are divided about whether a ban is the best way to protect the creatures, which are imperiled worldwide.

Residents of the Galápagos Islands demonstrate outside the court where the crew of the Chinese-flagged ship had a hearing last week. The Ecuadorean navy earlier this month seized the ship, which had been carrying some 300 tons of fish, including several

Fishermen Caught With 6,600 Sharks In Galápagos, Now Headed To Prison

6:22pm August 29, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

The dead sharks, mostly endangered hammerheads, were part of a 300-ton haul of fish found on a Chinese boat off the Galápagos Islands. An Ecuadorean judge fined and jailed the crew up to four years.