Oceanic whitetip sharks are listed as threatened by federal officials, and are among more than two-dozen other shark species ...

Florida officials on Tuesday added oceanic whitetip sharks to the list of shark species prohibited from being harvested or harmed in state waters. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission ...

"I can't even describe it." Rare 'prehistoric' ray captured during student expedition: 'We're starting to see the animals on ...

Florida continued to lead the world in shark bites in 2023 ... The Biggest Shark in the World Is the Whale Shark (Oceana) The largest shark in the world is the Whale shark. However, as confirmed by ...

Whale sharks, which live from 80 to 130 years, are the world's largest fish and third largest creature in the ocean—behind ...

It may have been comparable in length to today's biggest whale sharks, the largest of which has measured in ... of saltwater creeks and rivers of North Carolina, South Carolina and Florida,' explains ...

Some, including large species like white sharks, are important food sources for some killer whale populations around the world ... providing important fertilizer for ocean food webs. In Florida’s ...

distance travelled 5000 km); from Taiwan north into the Kuroshio Current; and return migration between Yucatan Peninsula and Florida Straits. Whale shark sightings are often associated with major ...

Marine scientists have been taking samples from whale shark skin to try and determine the effect of pollutants on whale health.

The Cape May Whale Watch and Research Center said a 15-to-20 ... according to the International Shark Attack File (ISAF) from the Florida Museum of Natural History. That is the tenth most in the U.S., ...

The tourist's dream of fresh fish at a beachside pub is often a fantasy in South Florida. Too many restaurants offer the same dry, tasteless grouper between slabs of boring bread. Not here. The ...

Basking sharks, North Atlantic white-sided dolphins, and other species can be seen from the deck of tour boats. In Maine, there are no locations where you can expect to see a whale from a kayak ...