Tragically, oceanic whitetip sharks have been involved in three fatal attacks on humans, but many more may have came during the sinking of the USS Indianapolis in World War II, where survivors ...

Oceanic whitetip sharks are the boldest, most inquisitive and opportunistic feeders of all sharks. But when living in an ocean “desert” where meals are scarce, it is important to check out ...

A specialist in capturing reef fish in coral caves and crevices. By day these placid sharks are often found in numbers lying motionless on the reef and are common sites to divers. Harassed by ...

WASHINGTON— On behalf of Defenders of Wildlife and the Center for Biological Diversity, Earthjustice sued the Trump administration today for failing to protect oceanic whitetip sharks and giant manta ...

Populations of oceanic whitetip shark have declined 99% in the Gulf of Mexico and the Mediterranean, while hammerheads' numbers also have dropped 99% in the Mediterranean. Mr Rand said the ...

The worst of these to ever be recorded resulted in the death of more than 100 men following the sinking of a US Navy ship during World War II ... to conclude that oceanic whitetip sharks were ...

Florida officials on Tuesday added oceanic whitetip sharks to the list of shark species prohibited from being harvested or harmed in state waters. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation ...

great white sharks in 2005; oceanic whitetip, smooth hammerhead, scalloped hammerhead, great hammerhead, and porbeagle sharks, plus all species of manta rays, in 2014; and thresher and silky sharks ...

Sharks were attracted through the vibration of the explosion, the thrashing and heavy amounts of blood in the water. It is ...

Brent Barnes/Getty Images This challenging 110-foot dive has one of Hawaii’s largest collections of marine species, including hammerheads, whitetip reef sharks and tiger sharks. Hawaii ...

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 ...