Some of the world’s rarest sharks are at serious risk of extinction because of overfishing, the International Union for Conservation of Nature has warned in its most comprehensive study of the creatures to date. Read More »
Nature’s deadliest creature — the great white shark — shares many behavioural traits with serial killers when it comes to planning its attacks, researchers have shown by borrowing methods used to hunt psychopathic murderers. Read More »
Researchers have finally solved one of the enduring mysteries of marine biology by tracing where hundreds of basking sharks spend their winter months. Read More »
One of the world’s most elusive sharks has been caught, carved up and cooked in coconut milk by fishermen in the Philippines. Megamouth sharks are so rare that the accidental snaring of the giant fish in trawler nets was only the 41st human sighting of the species. Read More »
Wildlife lovers with several thousand dollars in spare cash can now hope to buy zoological immortality by bidding to have a new species of shrimp named after themselves in an eBay auction. Read More »
An unusual “walking fish” found washed up in the Thames estuary thousands of miles from home has left wildlife experts baffled and sparked fears of an invasion of British waterways. Read More »
Image: David Hall/seaphotos.comA remarkable psychedelic-patterned fish that propels itself along the sea bed by bouncing like a ball has been categorised as an entirely new species. Read More »
A British fishing journalist has landed the greatest scoop of his career after reeling in a stingray the size of a garden shed – the biggest freshwater fish ever caught by rod and line. Read More »