Sharks get a bad rap in most media. On the very rare occasions when a shark attacks a human, even when there are warnings that sharks are in the area, the sharks are at fault and anti-shark campaigns ...

It should be noted that the actual risk of being attacked by a shark in any circumstance is minimal. The vast majority of ...

In 1916, five shark attacks along the New Jersey coast left four people dead and one injured. The rare inland attacks sparked panic, beach closures, and widespread media coverage. The events helped ...

This summer marks the 50th anniversary of the classic blockbuster "Jaws," and the film is being re-released in select theaters this weekend. While the film ignited a fear of sharks in many audience ...

Discovery Channel’s “Shark Week” begins Sunday for the 37th year. And Steven Spielberg’s movie “Jaws” celebrated its 50th anniversary in June. Despite the fanfare and some highly publicized reports of ...

Whale sharks are the largest fish on the planet; the average whale shark is between 18 and 40 feet long, though the Georgia Aquarium says the largest whale shark observed was 61.7 feet long. Most ...

A Riviera Beach man was airlifted to the Treasure Coast on Aug. 16 after being bitten by a 6-foot-long reef shark while ...

FISH copy has bookplate: Smithsonian Institution Libraries, Purchased from the Bruce Collette Endowment for the Fishes Collection. "Humans spend more time in or on the water than ever before; we love ...