Sharks are often imagined as massive, powerful predators cruising through open water, but not all sharks are great white-sized. Along the coasts of the United States and in the deep offshore waters, ...

A 1,600-pound great white shark named 'Contender' has travelled from Florida to Atlantic Canada, marking one of the northernmost movements tracked for this species in the Atlantic Ocean. According to ...

Experts are curious to understand the brain behind Contender’s migratory route and whether it is connected to its mating behavior.

If added to the Endangered Species List, the shark would be the first granted protections under the current Trump ...

WASHINGTON — The Center for Biological Diversity reached a legal agreement with NOAA Fisheries today requiring the agency to decide by Aug. 12 whether the smalltail shark warrants protection under the ...

The biggest great white shark ever recorded in the Atlantic is on the move - and has surfaced just off the coast of New Jersey. Contender, a 14ft predator, was tagged in the North Atlantic by OCEARCH ...

SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (WPRI) — The Atlantic Shark Institute (ASI) has now tagged 50 great white sharks in an ongoing study that aims to learn more about the species. In a press release Wednesday, ASI ...

Shark and ray populations are struggling across the world due to overfishing and other threats. A new report delineates 816 areas of the ocean that should be protected to help them recover. The report ...

Florida researchers have developed a device that repels sharks from longlines, but does not scare off commercially valuable tuna and swordfish.

A goblin shark, one of the ocean’s rarest and strangest predators, was spotted near the Canary Islands for the first time.