Our selection of top shark stories, highlighting the latest news and discoveries from around the world...

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New study on the scale and scope of the online trade of endangered species

12th March

The fastest shark in the sea is losing the race against extinction. Capable of reaching speeds of up to 45 miles per hour, the shortfin Mako is being outpaced by the online trafficking of endangered species—a practice that has contributed to dwindling their numbers to dangerously low levels.

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New Species Of Stingray Discovered Off Central And South American Coasts

13th March

For years, local fishers in the Pacific waters of Colombia had been catching rays that didn’t quite match the known local species, but without formal classification, these specimens remained unidentified. Now, a newly described species, Hypanus rubioi, joins the list! 

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“A rare look" – scientists put a camera inside a shark egg and were spellbound by what they saw

24th March

"This footage reveals two developing embryos of what might just be the cutest shark around,” says Biopixel Oceans Foundation. It’s "a rare look inside the egg of an Indo-Pacific leopard shark (Stegostoma tigrinum).”

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Ecosystem disrupted following the disappearance of great white sharks

25th March

A new study published in the journal Frontiers in Marine Science, has uncovered evidence of far-reaching ecosystem consequences following the disappearance of great white sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) from False Bay, South Africa.

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New Zealand’s rig sharks found making sharp clicks of high peak frequencies

26th March

Scientists have recorded New Zealand’s rig sharks making noises in the world’s first documented case of active sound production by any shark species.

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