Naylor believed the conditions at Fire Island – turbulent surf, high light, schooling baitfish – could have led to a case of ‘mistaken identity,’ causing the shark to bite a leg instead of ...

A shark swims by a cage with divers in Guadalupe Island in this undated stock photo. STOCK PHOTO/Getty Images In one of the videos posted in 2015, Padilla reaches for its fin and "high fives" the ...

Why cracking down on the shark fin trade may be easier than we thought Why cracking down on the shark fin trade may be easier than we thought Handheld DNA tester can quickly identify illegal shark ...

A shark fin is tied with rocks to help it keep its shape as it dries. A new study of shark fins at markets made the surprising find that many were fished from coastal waters, not the high seas, as ...

In June of the following year, a male adult silky shark returned to the same area with an unusually shaped dorsal fin. Through photo ID and tag number matching from the previous year the same ...