The blackchin guitarfish has a name that is only marginally more intriguing than its physiology. At first glance, it looks ...

Photos obtained by Channel NewsAsia (CNA) published on Feb 23 showed protected species, such as the Blacktip reef shark, on ...

The world's top wildlife trade organisation increased protections on Friday for more than 70 species of sharks and rays, in a move conservationists hailed as a "historical win". Signatories to the ...

A fisherman captured closeup video of a ray making a great escape by using its fins like wings to literally fly away from a hammerhead shark determined to eat it. The ray, showing off its athleticism ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Márquez is a marine scientist and science communicator Sharks and rays are not just charismatic ocean creatures that grace the ...

Every year, thousands of shark and ray fins are smuggled across international borders, hidden in plain sight in shipping containers or mislabeled among other cargo. For authorities tasked with ...

A new study indicates that deep-sea mining could threaten at least 30 species of sharks, rays and chimaeras, many of which are already at risk of extinction. The authors found that seabed sediment ...

Sharks and rays in the Western Indian Ocean are facing an extinction crisis. Almost half of the region’s 270 known species (46%) are currently threatened with extinction. A recently released study by ...

Australia is a global 'lifeboat' for some of the world's most endangered sharks and rays 158 Important Shark and Ray Areas (ISRA) have been identified ...