Nearly one-third of sharks are threatened with extinction, mostly due to fishing. While mandated releases are helpful, ...

B eachgoers at Rockaway Beach in Queens, New York City were treated to an incredibly rare sight on Monday afternoon when a ...

Residents of Cornwall, United Kingdom, were horrified to find a thresher shark washed up on their beaches recently, according to Forbes. "While difficult to say for certain, early findings suggest ...

The pelagic thresher shark (Alopias pelagicus) is a highly migratory species found in tropical and ... [+] subtropical waters of the Indo-Pacific, often known for its long, whip-like tail.

Small sharks and several threatened species were the most likely to die after being caught. These included thresher sharks and hammerheads. Mortality was also higher for smaller species ...