"This sighting is a reason for joy." Experts stunned after spotting rare shark species off coast of major city: 'We haven't ...

Shortfin mako sharks are built for speed ... They are a highly valuable shark on the international market, and have declined rapidly due to overfishing ...

The finding is nearly a year late. “The federal government has ignored the shortfin mako shark’s steep population decline in the North Atlantic, and scientists expect that the shark’s numbers will get ...

Makos in the western North Atlantic are highly migratory ... Parasitic copepods cling to the fin of a shortfin mako. They feed on different parts of the shark’s body, eating everything from ...

Louisiana's Gulf Coast is home to a variety of marine life, including sharks. Sharks can be found both inshore and offshore ...

But researchers aren't sure whether the octopus intended to ride on a shark's head. The shortfin mako is a large shark with big black button eyes and is extremely fast. Photo: Shutterstock Like ...

The team was off the Northern coast of New Zealand in the Hauraki Gulf in 2023 when they spotted a shortfin mako shark with an orange blob attached to its back. “The ‘sharktopus’ encounter ...

According to The New York Times, marine ecologist Rochelle Constantine and her colleagues were on a research trip along the northern coast of New Zealand when they noticed a shortfin mako shark in ...

based on the 2017 stock assessment. In the U.S, fishermen may not land or retain Atlantic shortfin mako sharks.

Scientists were amazed to spot a Maori octopus hitchhiking on the back of a speedy shortfin mako shark, an unusual sight captured in New Zealand’s Hauraki Gulf. It’s not every day you see an ...

During an expedition in December 2023, a team from the University of Auckland filmed an orange octopus clinging to a shortfin mako shark. This shark species, known for its speed, usually swims near ...