THE TIGER SHARK was four times heavier than the muscular stonemason who was bracing his 190-pound, six-foot body against the shark’s first run. His 16/0 big-game reel gave line grudgingly and his ...

A recent global study reviewed over 160 scientific papers covering 147 shark species, focusing on what happens after their release. Sleek and powerful, a single dorsal fin slices through deep blue ...

Fisheries officials in Massachusetts don’t want anglers targeting great white sharks, especially not from public beaches, and they just approved new regulations to crack down on the practice ahead of ...

More than 40 of these apex predators were recently killed on the shores of North Africa and their overall population is ...

The Gulper Shark is a rare deepwater dogfish with a widespread global distribution. It is taken as bycatch in deepwater fisheries. For many, the sanctuary is a symbol of pride. Shark diving alone ...

Are you one of those fishermen chasing social media clout by landing a great white shark? Well, Bay State marine officials are sending a message: They have added “teeth” to regulations to restrict ...

With the ongoing shark depredation problem in the Gulf, anglers have been scratching their heads in search of solutions to deal with losing hooked fish constantly to the aggressive predators. I’ve ...

Three years on from restrictions aimed at protecting Bermuda’s sharks, catch figures shared by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources show a decline, while marine experts say their ...

But why did sharks get so incredibly diverse and odd during this period, only to lose most of that diversity forever? Eons is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, ...

Costa Rica’s Caribbean waters are known for their marine richness, housing all creatures from sea turtles gliding through mangroves to reef-frequenting sharks, but even seasoned ocean lovers might not ...

This story, “Big-Game Fishing’s Greatest Catch,” appeared in the April 1984 issue of Outdoor Life. Maxwell’s 1964 tiger shark remains tied for the all-tackle world-record (with a shark caught off the ...