The joint effort to save sawfish
Hear the International Sawfish Encounter Database‘s George Burgess, renowned marine wildlife artist Guy Harvey and Chris Peterson of Hell’s Bay…
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Shark attacks increase worldwide; Florida continues four-year decline
The number of reported shark attacks last year increased worldwide, but declined in Florida, according to the University of Florida’s…
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Researchers track ocean-crossing migration of blue shark
Blue sharks are strong enough to cross the Southern Atlantic Ocean but need human protection at their destinations and points…
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Gulf oil spill threatens toothy marine predator that is cultural and historic icon
The BP oil blowout in the Gulf of Mexico threatens the existence of a critically endangered sawfish and its relative…
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The why, where and when of leading shark attack site
Shark attacks are most likely to occur on Sunday, in less than 6 feet of water, during a new moon…
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Shark attacks sharply decline in Florida and US in 2009
Despite last month’s fatality off the Florida coast, the number of shark attacks in the United States continued its downward…
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New forensic technique gives clues about sharks from bite damage
Hit-and-run attacks by sharks can be solved with a new technique that identifies the culprits by the unique chomp they…
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Shark attacks decline worldwide in midst of economic recession
The recession may be responsible for a slump of a different sort: an unexpected dive in shark attacks, says a…
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Bull sharks and rays tracked in Florida’s Indian River Lagoon
Worldwide, there are only 75 known instances of unprovoked bull shark attacks and 23 human fatalities on record in the…
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Conserving Florida’s smalltooth sawfish
Globally, nearly all sawfish species are declining largely due to coastal habitat threats and over-fishing, but dwindling northern populations of…
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