He put up a terrific battle, broke one gaff, soaked us through with water, and gave no end of trouble.” Once the shark was ...

Shortfin makos are the fastest sharks in the sea, but they're failing to outpace the scale of overfishing that is driving them to extinction. Global demand for their meat and lucrative fins has placed ...

A new study records six cage-entry events by blue sharks and shortfin makos in Mediterranean tuna and salmon farming ...

Shark Bytes looks at shark tagging, showing a shortfin mako that died within 24 hours of being fitted with a satellite tag ...

The study’s results underscore that treating northern and southern Atlantic mako populations as distinct is not just a fisheries policy decision—it’s a necessity backed by genetic evidence. “Typically ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The backs of the Shortfin Mako Shark range from a metallic indigo blue to deep purple while their sides are generally silver.© ...

Virginia Tech researchers successfully tagged a young shortfin mako shark in the Mediterranean during the summer of 2023, the first time that this has been done in the region. These sharks are ...

After about one day, the logger detached from the shark, floated to the surface, and was retrieved to obtain the data. Tunas, billfishes, and some sharks, such as white sharks and shortfin mako sharks ...

The shark, believed to be a shortfin mako shark, knocked the man off his kayak and into the water before biting him ...

The backs of the Shortfin Mako Shark range from a metallic indigo blue to deep purple while their sides are generally silver.© Alessandro De Maddalena/Shutterstock.com The level of excitement in this ...