Fisheries officials in Massachusetts don’t want anglers targeting great white sharks, especially not from public beaches, and they just approved new regulations to crack down on the practice ahead of ...

ISLE OF PALMS — Sharks are on the brains of millions of Americans as they tune into the Discovery Channel’s mega-popular Shark Week programming. The weeklong shark extravaganza, which runs through ...

A recent global study reviewed over 160 scientific papers covering 147 shark species, focusing on what happens after their release. Sleek and powerful, a single dorsal fin slices through deep blue ...

The cooler water, combined with dirty water from dredging and an abundance of baitfish, has created unusual conditions. Other fishing, such as shrimping and bass fishing, has also been affected by the ...

This article is part of The State of Science, a series featuring science stories from public radio stations across the United States. This story, by Alan Yu, was originally published by WHYY. At an ...