A new study published in Science has revealed that overfishing is not only pushing sharks towards extinction, but reef sharks in particular, with a global average decline of 63% in five main shark ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Márquez is a marine scientist and science communicator White sharks play a crucial ecological role as apex predators, regulating ...

Ocean warming is driving reef sharks from their habitats, and it's likely harming both the animals and their ecosystems. Gray reef sharks in the Chagos Archipelago of the Indian Ocean "spent ...

Grey reef sharks are having to abandon the coral reefs they call home in the face of warming oceans, new research finds. Scientists, using a combination of satellite remote sensing and a network of ...

There are more than 500 species of sharks in the world’s oceans, from the 7-inch dwarf lantern shark to whale sharks that can grow to over 35 feet long. They’re found from polar waters to the equator, ...

The study indicates five main species of coral reef sharks have declined an average of 63% worldwide, mainly due to overfishing. Sharks living on coral reefs face greater threat of extinction Here & ...

Populations of reef sharks and rays continue to dramatically decline all across the world, largely because of overfishing. To help bring them back, scientists need to understand which sharks and rays ...

A new rewilding program aims to boost the local population of bamboo sharks in the waters of Khao Lak, Thailand. The species, classified as near threatened on the IUCN Red List, used to be abundant in ...

TACOMA, Wash. — Take a dive into the world of sharks and discover their biology, while also learning how to protect these animals in the wild with Point Defiance Zoo's Eye-to-Eye Shark Dives. Since ...

Scientists have mapped the largest coral reef deep in the ocean, stretching hundreds of miles off the U.S. Atlantic coast. While researchers have known since the 1960s that some coral were present off ...

Grey reef sharks are having to abandon the coral reefs they call home in the face of warming oceans, new research finds. Grey reef sharks are having to abandon the coral reefs they call home in the ...