With their powerful bodies, tall dorsal fins, and rows of sharp teeth, sharks are some of the most recognizable predators in ...

MIAMI, Fla. -- Officials have confiscated about $1 million worth of shark fins. The shipment includes roughly 1,400 pounds of the animal products that were hidden in 18 boxes. "An estimated one ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Márquez is a marine scientist and science communicator The idea that a shark’s dorsal fin might be more than just a stabilizer may ...

One of the most impressive experiences you can have with wildlife kicks off with a shouted command. "Come on, come on, come on -- into the water," guide Georgia Clements yelled to her guests.

A hammerhead shark less than one meter long swims frantically in a plastic container aboard a boat in the Sanquianga National Natural Park, off Colombia’s Pacific coast. It is a delicate female ...

A silky shark with a chunk taken out of its dorsal fin regrew much of its lost appendage, according to photographs taken of the fish nearly a year apart. Research describing the elasmobranch’s ...

HOUSTON (KGO) -- The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department says ten restaurants and markets in the Houston and Dallas area were caught illegally selling shark fins and shark fin products during a recent ...

U.S. authorities have assisted the Peruvian government in seizing an estimated 10,000 individual shark fins destined for China — one of the largest wildlife trafficking operations in Latin American ...

Despite increasing protection measures, these fish are among the world’s most endangered animals. New tests to detect species being traded, as well as population studies, aim to help save them. By ...