The blackchin guitarfish has a name that is only marginally more intriguing than its physiology. At first glance, it looks like a child’s drawing of a half-shark, half-ray creature. Its numbers are ...

Sharks and rays in the Western Indian Ocean are facing an extinction crisis. Almost half of the region’s 270 known species (46%) are currently threatened with extinction. A recently released study by ...

Manta rays are among the species that will have upgraded protections Underwater image of critically endangered whitetip sharks at the North Seymour Island dive site in the Galapagos archipelago, ...

The species they assessed included iconic examples such as the whale shark, manta ray, and the megamouth shark, and also many lesser known, but just as interesting deep-sea species, such as the pygmy ...

Scientists estimate that each year, up to 73 million sharks have their fins sliced off to make shark fin soup — a Chinese delicacy. A growing appetite for shark fins and meat is considered the leading ...

Gareth J. Fraser is an Associate Professor at the University of Florida, and receives funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF). The world’s oceans are home to an exquisite variety of sharks ...

An agreement to stop targeted fishing of sharks and rays in Banc d’Arguin National Park, Mauritania, brings hope to threatened marine species in West Africa. Nouakchott, Mauritania – A landmark ...

For the first time, global governments have agreed to widespread international trade bans and restrictions for sharks and rays being driven to extinction. Last week, more than 70 shark and ray species ...

The world's top wildlife trade organisation increased protections on Friday for more than 70 species of sharks and rays, in a move conservationists hailed as a "historical win". Signatories to the ...