By Marco Lopez Rosie knows the Lighthouse Reef Atoll like the back of her fin. She calls this atoll home and is a matriarch ...
Sharks are often observed with hooks, scars or other evidence of encounters with fisherman. This Caribbean reef shark was spotted in the Bahamas with a wire leader hanging from her mouth. It has been ...
Overfishing of sharks is linked to coral reef destruction. Without sharks, smaller fish stop eating coral-eating starfish.
Researchers looked at decades of coral reef studies and found a previously unsuspected link between fishing of sharks, the behaviors of smaller fish and outbreaks of crown-of-thorns starfish.
It is also in close proximity to a diverse coral reef system. So, the region supports the silky shark’s natural habitat. These areas have abundant sea life, including bony fish like tuna ...
The findings, published in the journal PLOS One, showed that shark sightings displayed "distinct" seasonal patterns, and ...
Coral reefs are some of the world's most diverse ecosystems. Despite making up less than 1% of the world's oceans, one ...