Sharks
Sharks are top of the list of scuba diving critters - from gentle whale shark giants to feisty oceanic whitetips, they are encounters never to be forgotten
Shark Trust and Rapanui launch limited edition clothing range
Rapanui and Shark Trust campaign to protect sharks - 10 per cent of profits from every sale to support shark conservation efforts.
Celebrating Shark Awareness Day with the Shark Trust’s Shark Photographer of the Year 2025 Winners
The Shark Trust has announced the winners of its 2025 Shark Photographer of the Year Competition to celebrate Shark Awareness Day
Major progress – but still gaps – in shark and ray conservation
CITES listings have had a positive impact on shark and ray conservation - but there is still much to do to ensure species survival
Shark Trust’s new basking shark code of conduct
Basking sharks are gentle giants, but they're also very powerful fish - check out the Shark Trust's Code of Conduct for safe interactions
Jaws helped spur a fishing frenzy – so how have the world’s sharks fared since the 1975 release?
The movie Jaws sparked a global shift in humanity's perception of sharks, and not just great whites. Prof David Sims reviews its legacy.
Dive into the Great Shark Snapshot 2025
The Shark Trust's Great Shark Snapshot citizen science initiative returns for 2025. Time to get diving and snorkelling for sharks and rays!
Unlikely oceanic white tip and tiger shark dinner pairing
A new paper documents an extraordinary encounter as tiger sharks and oceanic whitetips are seen peacefully feeding together off Hawai'i
Donald Trump pardons divers convicted of theft for freeing sharks
Two divers convicted of theft for freeing sharks from a longline have been pardoned by President Donald Trump
Shark fins seized at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi International Airport
Thai Customs officials have seized a huge haul of shark fins destined for China at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Int'l Airport
First evidence of noise-making sharks
Scientists have documented what is thought to be the first confirmed case of a shark species making sounds
Last push to double donations for Shark Trust!
All donations to the Shark Trust will be doubled until Tuesday 29 April - hoping to raise £20k for sharks, rays and skates
Israeli shark mauling victim may have been spearfishing
Reports in the Israeli press suggest a man mauled to death by sharks off Israel's Mediterranean coast may have been spearfishing at the time
Basking sharks: 10 things everybody should know
Basking sharks are the second-largest species of shark, but unlike tabloid reports about 'monster fish', they're not terrifying at all.
Shark trust launches new shark photography competition
The Shark Trust has launched its new photography competition, with prizes for the best shots of sharks, rays, skates, chimaeras and eggcases
Great white shark makes rare Nusa Penida appearance
A group of divers has a once-in-a-lifetime encounter with a great white shark around the island of Nusa Penida, Bali
Russian divers die after being swept away off Verde Island, Philippines
Two Russian divers have died in the Philippines after being swept away by currents. One man was reportedly being mauled by a shark when found
Genetic evidence proves orcas predate on Australian great white sharks
DNA taken from the carcass of a great white shark in Australia shows it was killed by orcas in the same manner as seen in South Africa
Pitcairn’s Ducie Atoll and Henderson Island recognised as Important Shark and Ray Areas
Pitcairn's Henderson Island and Ducie Atoll named Important Shark and Ray Areas by the IUCN - critical sites for shark conservation.
Rare ‘virgin’ shark birth in US aquarium
A swell shark pup born in a US aquarium without any males of the species present may be a rare case of parthenogenesis
Whale shark mating behaviour recorded at Ningaloo Reef
Scientists in Australia have witnessed whale shark mating behaviour at Ningaloo Reef, in what is believed to be the first…
One dead, one injured in fatal Marsa Alam shark attack
A 48-year-old Italian man has been killed and another seriously injured in a shark attack off the coast of Marsa Alam, Egypt.
Shark and ray populations halved by overfishing in last 50 years
A new study finds that overfishing has caused populations of sharks, rays and chimaeras to decline by half since 1970.
New Zealand diver killed in ‘great white shark’ attack
A 24-year-old commercial diver has died after being mauled by a shark – believed to be a great white –…
Shark Trust’s ‘Oceanic 31’ exhibits now up for auction
The Shark Trust's 'Oceanic 31' art exhibition is coming to a close and most of the works on display are now up for auction.
Missing US diver’s body found inside shark in Timor-Leste
The body of a scuba diver who went missing in Indonesia has been found inside a shark in Timor-Leste - but she was not killed by the shark.
New species of chimaera discovered in New Zealand
A new species of chimaera - aka ghost shark - the narrow-nosed spookfish, has been discovered by scientists in New Zealand
German woman dies in Gran Canaria after losing leg in shark attack
A 30-year-old German woman has reportedly died after having her leg severed by a shark in internaional waters south of the Canary Islands
Maldives reconsiders lifting longline fishing ban
The Maldives government has said it will not reopen its longline fisheries, following a concerted campaign by conservationists and fishers
Greenpeace longline report highlights shark bycatch and severe fishery depletion
A Greenpeace investigation into Pacific longline fisheries reports how three sharks are killed every hour in severely depleted waters
Scientists find there are three distinct types of great white shark
Scientists from Norway's Nord University have found that there are three genetically distinct types of great white shark
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