The study found basking shark groups consist of individuals more related to each other than the rest of the population
Hammerhead sharks can give virgin birth
By Susan Lawler, La Trobe University I was listening to Triple J on Tuesday afternoon when comedian David O’Doherty shared what he called a show stopping fact: female hammerhead sharks can produce baby hammerhead sharks without the benefit of a male. A lively discussion ensued, at the end of which the interviewer, known mysteriously as […]
Four new species of walking sharks discovered in Queensland
A 12-year study off northern Australia and New Guinea found four new species of walking shark, nearly doubling the known number of species in the area.
OCEARCH kicks off new expedition to North Atlantic
For its 37th Expedition, OCEARCH is headed back to the Northwest Atlantic Shared Foraging Area to look for great whte sharks.
Fins Attached looking for citizen scientists for 2020 expedition
Fins Attached is looking for citizen scientists interested in helping conduct shark research during its expeditions to the Eastern Tropical Pacific in 2020.
New study finds sharks are essentially colorblind
A new study found that cartilaginous fish such as sharks and rays are missing vital opsin genes, which can limit their range of visual sensitivity.
New study shows importance of hammerhead sharks to ecosystems
The great hammerhead sharks’ role as apex predator is essential to maintaining a healthy ecosystem in the waters off eastern Australia
Acidic oceans are corroding the tooth-like scales of shark skin
Corrosion and weakening of the denticle surface could degrade the drag-reducing ridges, affecting the ability of these sharks to swim and hunt.
After long, strange journey, shark tag recovered in Florida
A satellite tracking tag was recovered in Florida nearly 1,200 miles from where it was first placed on a a great white shark by the family of a shark researcher studying the shark it had once been attached to. The serendipitous finding occurred after the tag, which had previously been attached to a 10-foot great […]
Researchers search for elusive oceanic whitetip pupping grounds
Once considered one of the most abundant shark species in the world, commercial fishing and the shark fin trade have decimated their numbers.
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