Each spring, an invasion force charges the coast of Southern California brandishing rapiers and murderous intentions. They’re not pirates. They’re thresher sharks, descending on Pacific shores to slash, feed and, in some instances, bear young.
Putting Great White Sharks on the Endangered Species List Might Spell the End of Gill Nets
U.S. District Court Rejects Appeal by Chinese-American Groups to Halt the California Ban on Selling or Possessing Shark Fins
1934 Footage Resurrected by Smithsonian
The debate regarding shark conservation is about to ratchet up into high gear with NMFS’s recent proposal to drastically increase the minimum-size limit for all species from 4½ feet to 8 feet in length in the Atlantic, Gulf and Caribbean.
Video of a Monster Mako Florida Keys
A shocking video offers in less than a minute an effective reminder of why this country has banned shark finning — and why the whole world needs to.
Tagging tiger sharks in the shallows of Grand Bahama Island.
SF and Southport Boats team up to tangle with more than a dozen blue sharks and two powerful threshers.
Scientists have tracked a large tiger shark from the Bahamas to the waters off Long Island, New York, and are following two others on very different paths.
The lowdown on three popular shark species in three popular fisheries
An exhilarating fight with a mako shark
Each spring, an invasion force charges the coast of Southern California brandishing rapiers and murderous intentions. They’re not pirates. They’re thresher sharks, descending on Pacific shores to slash, feed and, in some instances, bear young.
Putting Great White Sharks on the Endangered Species List Might Spell the End of Gill Nets
U.S. District Court Rejects Appeal by Chinese-American Groups to Halt the California Ban on Selling or Possessing Shark Fins
1934 Footage Resurrected by Smithsonian
The debate regarding shark conservation is about to ratchet up into high gear with NMFS’s recent proposal to drastically increase the minimum-size limit for all species from 4½ feet to 8 feet in length in the Atlantic, Gulf and Caribbean.
Video of a Monster Mako Florida Keys
A shocking video offers in less than a minute an effective reminder of why this country has banned shark finning — and why the whole world needs to.
Tagging tiger sharks in the shallows of Grand Bahama Island.
SF and Southport Boats team up to tangle with more than a dozen blue sharks and two powerful threshers.
Scientists have tracked a large tiger shark from the Bahamas to the waters off Long Island, New York, and are following two others on very different paths.
The lowdown on three popular shark species in three popular fisheries
An exhilarating fight with a mako shark
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