MPAs are like national parks and have varying rules about how much human activity is allowed. In fully protected zones like ...

Every grade schooler knows that Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is the world’s largest. The stuff of Attenborough doc legend, it’s also one of Australia’s biggest draws, attracting 2.4 million ...

A diet of poor-quality scraps is changing the behavior and physiology of blacktip reef sharks Around the world, snorkeling or diving tourists who want to see sharks in their natural habitat may lure ...

Trained in the skills of sea power, Pi the fish can fight a shark, sink a squid or batter any random predator that ever threatens his friends and neighbors on the reef. Unfortunately, being the only ...

Rosie knows the Lighthouse Reef Atoll like the back of her fin. She calls this atoll home and is a matriarch of the thriving population of Caribbean reef sharks (Carcharhinus perezi) living there. Her ...

On a sunny May afternoon in 2024, a whale shark (Rhincodon typus) unwittingly allowed researchers a glimpse into the little-known romantic life of this species. Although these sharks are technically ...

Up to 158 blacktip reef sharks were documented during Thailand’s “Shark Watch Project” survey, which experts said they believe is a record number. Photo by Thailand’s Department of National Parks, ...