Data shows that while retention bans are a positive first step, they alone won’t be sufficient to stop the ongoing decline.

This apex predator roams the world's oceans and has developed an appetite for the livers of the largest and scariest fish in ...

While mandated releases are helpful, researchers discovered that they aren't enough to stabilize shark populations. Despite the fear they may inspire in humans, sharks have far more reason to fear us.

Shark lab researchers say they have a mountain of tracking data that shows juvenile great whites, some as long as nine feet, ...

Researchers urge stronger protections like fishing limits and habitat conservation to prevent further decline in shark ...

Currently, 17 species of oceanic sharks are protected by retention bans, policies that require fishermen to release any ...

Despite the fear they may inspire in humans, sharks have far more reason to fear us. Nearly one-third of sharks are threatened with extinction globally, mostly as a result of fishing. A team led by ...