Shark

The Shark Lab at Cal State University Long Beach told the Los Angeles Times this month that researchers tagged 38 white sharks this year, more than three times as many as last year.

Authorities will investigate whether a dead tiger shark caught in a net off an Australian beach killed a surfer

Federal authorities said Thursday that they have charged 12 people and seized nearly $8 million in cash, jewels, and precious metals after disrupting a criminal enterprise that dealt drugs and sold illegally harvested shark fins to buyers overseas.

A young shark washed up on shore at Balboa Pier Friday night, Newport Beach lifeguards confirmed, sending beachgoers out of the water. Although the shark appeared to make it back into the water after thrashing around in the sand, lifeguards said it was almost dead when it washed up, so animal control responded to the scene. The shark was euthanized…

Beachgoers can be seen standing on the sand and looking into the water.

As the coronavirus pandemic forced people to stay put, it gave sharks a travel passport and scientists a rare opportunity

The woman killed in Maine’s first known deadly shark attack Monday has been identified as a 63-year-old woman from New York City who had a summer home in the community. The Maine Department of Marine Resources on Tuesday identified the woman as Julie Dimperio Holowach, 63. She was attacked by a great white shark, authorities said Tuesday. “It is tragic…

An 11-year-old Florida boy is expected to make a full recovery beach after being bit by a shark while swimming at New Smyrna Beach.

A woman has died in what authorities in Maine are describing as an apparent shark attack. A witness said the woman was swimming “when she was injured in what appeared to be a shark attack,” according to a statement from the Maine Department of Marine Resources. Kayakers in the area took her to shore, where paramedics were called. But she…

Divers in Thailand saw a whale shark with a nylon rope tied around its tail. The tense video shows one of the divers attempted to use a knife to cut off the rope but was unsuccessful.