U.S. News Insider Tip: If seeing mantas and whale sharks at Hanifaru Bay is on your bucket list, choose a resort in Baa Atoll, such as Anantara Kihavah and Four Seasons Resort Maldives at Landaa ...

JAMESTOWN, St. Helena — Whale sharks shouldn't be hard for scientists to find. They are enormous — they are the biggest fish in the sea and perhaps the biggest fish to have ever lived. They are found ...

Atlanta proves that scuba diving is not limited by the ocean’s edge. Atlanta’s PADI dive centers provide certification, access to unique experiences such as whale shark dives, and connections to ...

The animal was caught by Palestinian fishermen and butchered, with video circulating on social media showing crowds of Gazan men in Khan Yunis pulling the enormous fish ashore.The post Rare ...

Since he was a kid John Pendergrast has had a fascination with the ocean and its apex inhabitants. “I was a big Jacques Cousteau fan growing up,” said Pendergrast, who spends most of his free time ...

Taroko the whale shark was euthanized after his health declined at the Georgia Aquarium, officials announced. Screengrab from the Georgia Aquarium’s Facebook post After he was rescued from a seafood ...

Several sea creatures, including three white sharks, were spotted in Massachusetts waters during a whale watching expedition Tuesday. The New England Aquarium whale watch boat, called the Asteria, was ...

The Gulf of Mexico is a large basin with around 617,800 square miles of water. The area supports diverse marine life, including many species of sharks. There are around 24 different species of sharks ...

Previously, fishers in the area had reported this behavior of the sexually mature males swimming towards females at different aggregation sites. Whale sharks typically gather around Ningaloo Reef ...

Whale sharks, the largest living fish species, are classified as endangered on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Over the past 75 years, populations have declined by more than 50% worldwide, ...