Scientists say sharks and rays are disappearing from the world's oceans at an "alarming" rate. The number of sharks found in the open oceans has plunged by 71% over half a century, mainly due to ...
"You can observe tiger sharks, thresher sharks, scalloped hammerheads, oceanic manta rays and more, without throwing out bait to attract them." Identifying areas like Fuvahmulah that are especially ...
Manta rays and sharks in decline in the Balearic sea, measures for preservation discussed at the Balearic Marine Biodiversity ...
Countries have agreed to strengthen protections for 18 threatened species of sharks and rays, including those hunted for their meat and fins. The proposal was passed at the Convention on ...
A study by NatureScot compared where extinction-threatened sharks and rays are found in Scotland to areas where they're at ...
Today, sharks are classified among the elasmobranchs, which also includes the rays and skates. Number of species: There are well over 350 known species of sharks, and new species are described ...
They look quite different to the traditional idea of an egg. Sharks and rays are fishes with skeletons made of cartilage, grouped together in the class Chondrichthyes. Their egg cases are sometimes ...
However, research has found that even at extreme depths, deepwater sharks and rays are extremely sensitive to overexploitation and take a long time to recover. These sharks in the dark require ...
A closer look at what defines a shark. Sharks and rays come from one big family that evolved over 400 million years ago. Today they come in a variety of shapes and sizes. But with 510 species of ...