Shark Ocean Predator Fan

Community efforts in Shark Fin Bay created eight MPAs, with sharks returning after years of protection.

• Trump's proclamation reopened nearly half a...

• Rollback Details: Trump reopened nearly 500,000 square miles across Papahānaumokuākea, Mariana Trench, and Rose Atoll monuments to commercial...

Killer whale predation has pushed white sharks away from Cape Town, triggering sharp income losses for local shark tourism businesses.

President Trump will restore commercial fishing access across roughly 500,000 square miles in the Papahānaumokuākea, Mariana Trench Islands Unit, and...

Divers clearing ghost nets from a shipwreck in the Strait of Sicily have captured the first-ever underwater footage of an adult great white shark in...

CMS Appendix I listing now requires fishing industries across range states to halt exploitation of critically endangered scalloped hammerheads,...

Dr. Adi Barash explores how dusky and sandbar shark aggregations near Israeli coastal power plants were uncovered through years of research, revealing...

French Polynesia's protected marine zones sustain some of the highest concentrations of endemic species in the Indo-Pacific and serve as vital habitat for endangered sharks, whales, and dolphins.

Rare Marine Sightings

• 🔥 The Great White No One Expected To Film In The Mediterranean: First underwater footage of a great white shark in the...

Shark populations off South Africa are declining sharply, with 82 of 191 species now threatened per the SANBI April 2026 report. This threatens ecosystem balance, especially for the 6 endemic species at risk in areas like False Bay.

This general ocean wildlife compilation explores reefs, whales, dolphins, and deep zones but does not align with a shark and ray specialist curator. Skip for better matches.

• Dusky and sandbar sharks gather near coastal power plants each winter, creating one of the world's unusual aggregation sites.
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The first-ever underwater footage of an adult great white calmly circling divers off Sicily during ghost-net removal marks a rare live encounter in a...

Shark Species Alerts

• 🔥 South Africa's Great White Crisis: Sightings in Gansbaai have plummeted while 82 of South Africa's 191 shark species are...

A historic first-ever underwater sighting of a Great White in the Mediterranean offers rare hope, while South African populations face devastating decline from a "perfect ecological storm" of orca attacks, overfishing and climate pressures.

• FWS FY2027 request consolidates marine functions by transferring NMFS ESA/MMPA duties into a new subactivity to cut redundancies.
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AI tools can detect illegal marine wildlife shipments like shark fins at airports and mail centers, offering a powerful new way to intercept trafficking before it reaches markets.

New research may help protect endangered basking sharks often spotted in New England waters from spring to fall. This highlights the value of ongoing studies for their conservation.

Africa's conservation successes offer a practical model for global ocean protection. A new transboundary park in Gabon and Congo safeguards the...

Whale sharks face frequent net entanglement off Gujarat, Kerala and Lakshadweep, yet the Pan India Whale Shark Conservation Project (started 2004) continues expanding with fishermen-led rescues. No other elasmobranch data appears.