A new study published in Science has revealed that overfishing is not only pushing sharks towards extinction, but reef sharks in particular, with a global average decline of 63% in five main shark ...

A Grey reef shark swins in an aquarium at the National Center of the Sea in Boulogne-sur-Mer, northern France - Copyright AFP/File PHILIPPE HUGUEN A Grey reef shark ...

TAMPA, Fla. — A new study published Friday explains overfishing is driving reef sharks toward extinction. Scientists of Global FinPrint, a five-year international study, found the five main shark ...

Five of the most common shark species living in coral reefs have declined 60% to 73%, according to a massive global study by Colin Simpfendorfer and colleagues. Some individual shark species were not ...

Investigators have revealed that coral reef shark populations are in the midst of rapid decline, and that “no-take zones”—reefs where fishing is prohibited—do protect sharks, but only when compliance ...

Ocean warming is driving reef sharks from their habitats, and it's likely harming both the animals and their ecosystems. Gray reef sharks in the Chagos Archipelago of the Indian Ocean "spent ...

Blacktip reef sharks are one of five common species of reef sharks that are disappearing. Colin Simpfendorfer Reef sharks are disappearing from oceans around the world—and they’re at a much higher ...

The number of rays is growing in coral reef ecosystems around the world as overfishing obliterates shark populations. The findings come from a global study using thousands of underwater cameras to ...

The study indicates five main species of coral reef sharks have declined an average of 63% worldwide, mainly due to overfishing. Sharks living on coral reefs face greater threat of extinction Here & ...

There are more than 500 species of sharks in the world’s oceans, from the 7-inch dwarf lantern shark to whale sharks that can grow to over 35 feet long. They’re found from polar waters to the equator, ...

A new study found that moray eels are more abundant on reefs where sharks are absent due to human pressures. The paper hypothesizes that moray eels might be benefiting from a reduction in predators ...

If you’re a shark-enthusiast, you’ve probably asked yourself: “What was life like for them before we came around?” An international team, led by UC Santa Barbara ecologist Erin Dillon, aimed to find ...