Humpback whales were spotted feeding on a giant bait ball of anchovies off the coast of San Diego, a rare sight in Southern ...

Governments agreed to ban or restrict international trade in shark meat, fins and other products for more than 70 species ...

In an unprecedented move, CITES has listed dozens of shark and ray species for protection, in hopes their populations can ...

The measures, approved Friday at the convention bans the trade in oceanic whitetip sharks, manta and devil rays as well as whale sharks.

A new study has identified whale shark stranding hotspots in Indonesia and linked them to seasonal ocean conditions, offering scientists a clearer picture of when and where risks are highest. The ...

The whale is the 15th to be caught in the nets along Australia’s east coast this year Khynan Gardner/ORRCA A young humpback whale was found dead after it got entangled in a shark net in New South ...

A rumor that has circulated online since 2018 claims that, in 2017, a humpback whale in the Cook Islands used its body to push marine biologist Nan Hauser around while she was underwater, seemingly to ...

SAN DIEGO — Two rare sperm whales were spotted around 15 miles off the San Diego coastline on Saturday. This sighting comes a week after another pair of these whales was sighted last Sunday. The ...

How can a creature of such enormous size and long-distance migratory behavior cope with a spine twisted in multiple directions? (Whale shark with the spinal deformity not pictured.) Photo by Jenna ...

One guide with the tour company said she had 'never seen a great white shark before in the wild' in her 30 years on the job Freeport Whale & Seabird Tours/Facebook A whale watching tour in Nova Scotia ...