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 ...

TAMPA, Fla. — A new study published Friday explains overfishing is driving reef sharks toward extinction. Scientists of Global FinPrint, a five-year international study, found the five main shark ...

A Grey reef shark swins in an aquarium at the National Center of the Sea in Boulogne-sur-Mer, northern France - Copyright AFP/File PHILIPPE HUGUEN A Grey reef shark ...

The Caribbean Sea is often associated with crystal-clear water, vibrant coral reefs, and post-card perfect beaches. But ...

Five of the most common shark species living in coral reefs have declined 60% to 73%, according to a massive global study by Colin Simpfendorfer and colleagues. Some individual shark species were not ...

Meet the walking shark, a species of shark that can walk on land, survive low oxygen environments, and reproduce without ...

Investigators have revealed that coral reef shark populations are in the midst of rapid decline, and that “no-take zones”—reefs where fishing is prohibited—do protect sharks, but only when compliance ...

The number of rays is growing in coral reef ecosystems around the world as overfishing obliterates shark populations. The findings come from a global study using thousands of underwater cameras to ...

Blacktip reef sharks are one of five common species of reef sharks that are disappearing. Colin Simpfendorfer Reef sharks are disappearing from oceans around the world—and they’re at a much higher ...

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 ...

A new study found that five key reef shark species — gray, blacktip, whitetip and Caribbean reef sharks, and nurse sharks — declined by 60-73% worldwide. It also indicated that all five species would ...

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, ...