This pic and brief article of a whale shark being sliced up makes me sad... At least it's not going to waste. picked by gnikgnok 3 years ago

Long Island man was arrested yesterday for allegedly shoplifting a live shark. Police say the heist took place last month, when the man—a sex offender on probation—grabbed a $350 nurse shark from a tank, put it into his jacket, and drove it to a new home in his apartment's aquarium. picked by suebe 10 months ago

A 10-foot Great White Shark had been hooked already by a baited drum line off the coast of Queensland, Australia when it was attacked and bitten by a much bigger fish. Based on the bite marks, the attacker is presumed to be a 20-foot long Great White shark.

What a picture! picked by bingo 4 weeks ago

Shark attacks on humans were at the lowest levels in half a decade last year, and a Florida researcher says hard economic times may be to blame. picked by Bornbad 9 months ago

Was Tidbit the blacktip reef shark the first shark to carry a hybrid baby, or was this another case of virgin birth (parthenogenesis)? picked by VooDooPeacock 2 years ago

The female reef shark, one of various exotic creatures in the popular Mayan Temple aquarium at the Atlantis resort in the Bahamas, tumbled down the slide – known as the Leap of Faith – after vaulting the one foot high and 18 in wide barrier around its pool. picked by Bornbad 11 months ago

The Greenland shark, is a nuisance to fishermen and its meat is toxic to humans, but researchers hope the flesh can be used to create a biofuel for Inuits.

Biofuel based on sharks and other sea products could supply 13 percent of energy consumption in the village of Uummannaq. The project could help the many isolated villages become self-sufficient in terms of energy. picked by Bingo 4 months ago

An Australian swimmer survived a great white shark attack by poking the creature in the eyes as it dragged him through the water after badly savaging his left leg. picked by jhordie 2 years ago

Fishermen in the Philippines accidentally caught and later ate a megamouth shark, one of the rarest fish in the world with only 40 others recorded to have been encountered, the World Wildlife Fund said Tuesday. picked by AutumnLotus 8 months ago

The shark is dead, but the webcast of its necropsy, or animal autopsy, will be live.
It is slated for 11 a.m. local time on Jan. 8, which is 5 p.m. ET on Jan. 7. picked by Bornbad 11 months ago

DESTIN, Fla. - Six friends went to a fishing tournament looking to catch some grouper. They caught an 844-pound shark instead. picked by wags273 2 years ago

A dolphin badly injured in a shark attack has been escorted by a mate into the care of human hands.

Nari sustained a hideous wound across his head and back, and when he went missing, wildlife experts feared he had died. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago

After a day of spear fishing and lobster diving, a group of boaters were shocked when a shark jumped into their boat. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

The thought of a 15ft great white shark ripping through a metal cage and heading straight for you is the stuff of nightmares – but it was a reality for two scuba divers in Mexico. picked by AutumnLotus 12 months ago

Journalists have a lot to be nervous about lately: layoffs, furloughs, newspaper closures. But reporters at an Australian paper may have received the scariest threat of the day when a live shark was left on their doorstep. picked by Bornbad 7 months ago

Activists in the Philippines have rescued what they believe might be the smallest offspring of the world's biggest fish — a whale shark the size of a forearm. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago

The public necropsy of a Great White Shark by Auckland Museum and the Department of Conservation is being described as a huge success. Watch the video. Follow up on this post. picked by AutumnLotus 11 months ago

Ralph the Whale Shark died this morning. The second death of a prized animal within the last ten days. picked by civicracer18c1 3 years ago

SOLANA BEACH, Calif. - A shark, thought to be a great white, on Friday attacked and killed a 66-year-old swimmer who was training in the ocean off San Diego County with a group of triathletes, authorities said. picked by Magellan 2 years ago

A 52-year-old woman has fought off an attack by a white pointer shark at Byron Bay in northern NSW, escaping with bite wounds to her hand. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago