But in 2023, a swimmer at Rockaway was bitten by a shark and badly injured. New York City officials responded by expanding ...

Humans have driven sharks and their cousins to the brink of extinction. The health of the entire ocean is at stake.

The release of Steven Spielberg's great-white blockbuster Jaws, 50 years ago this weekend, forever changed the relationship between humans and sharks. (Not to sharks' benefit, either.) But even ...

Scientists work to unravel the cause of the fish spinning phenomenon in the Florida Keys. Between late 2023 and the spring of 2024 more than 80 species of fish were observed spinning in the ...

Blacktip reef shark in the lagoon. Image via Depositphotos. The blacktip reef shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus) is among the most recognizable shallow-water sharks, instantly identifiable by the ...

An incident over the weekend has added to New Smyrna Beach's reputation as the Shark Bite Capital of the World. According to ...

New York State Parks officials say the woman was waist-deep in the surf at the Central Mall beachfront on Wednesday afternoon ...

A 20-year-old woman was bitten while wading in the surf at Jones Beach State Park, in what experts say was likely a juvenile ...

Juvenile great hammerhead sharks rely on South Florida's Biscayne Bay, study shows by Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science edited by Sadie Harley, reviewed by Andrew Zinin ...

State parks officials say a 20-year-old woman was likely bitten by a juvenile shark at a suburban New York beach ...