The numbers are still elusive, but last spring’s Coastal Shark Bottom Longline Survey caught four young white sharks. In a finding that should excite oceanographers while stoking caution among some ...

A mysterious shark that may count as the world’s largest predatory fish appears to be in decline off the U.S., prompting a rush to gather as much information as possible about the secretive species, ...

At least six great white sharks, one of them a massive 13-foot, 1,400-pound female, have pinged in Florida waters since New ...

Conservation groups sued NOAA on Tuesday, alleging the agency failed to miss a deadline to determine whether the tope shark should be protected under the federal Endangered Species Act. “Tope sharks ...

Sharks are celebrated as fierce ocean predators and marveled at their villainous roles in films such as "Jaws" and "Sharknado." But this year, sharks can be portrayed more as the heroes, because they ...

SILVER SPRING, Md. - A new study is shedding light on NOAA’s steps toward better understanding the Pacific sleeper shark – "possibly the largest predatory fish in the ocean." Researchers at NOAA ...

A great white shark shocked beachgoers at Navarre Beach last week when it washed ashore Friday morning. The shark was initially thought to be pregnant and estimated to be between 13 and 15 feet long ...

WASHINGTON— The Center for Biological Diversity has filed a Freedom of Information Act request that aims to reveal more about the sea life-saving work impeded by Trump’s mass firings at the National ...

This Pacific sleeper shark was pulled alongside a research boat for catch and release, NOAA Fisheries says. The predators can exceed 23 feet. NOAA Fisheries photo A mysterious shark that may count as ...