Research has shown that pelagic sharks tend to have longer, narrower fins compared to their benthic relatives, which typically possess shorter, rounded fins. A key to understanding how sharks navigate ...

A species of requiem shark found in tropical and warm temperate waters worldwide, silky sharks (Carcharhinus falciformis) typically inhabit pelagic environments, ranging from the surface to depths of ...

The Lovers Point area, where police say a missing swimmer was likely the victim of a shark attack on Sunday, is the same area where two shark-related incidents occurred in 2022, according to the ...

Pelagic thresher sharks are a sight to behold, but their numbers are dwindling as a result of illegal hunting and fishing. Now, however, scientists are using acoustics to learn more about these ...

In light of dramatic global declines of oceanic sharks and rays as a result of overfishing, WWF calls on contracting parties of major tuna RFMOs, who have a disproportionately large role to play in ...

Note: Before we get started, let’s define what pelagic actually means. “Right now, the word pelagic can be a little obscure”, he explains. “But it refers to the open ocean, so the offshore, high seas ...

Citing overfishing, scientists added several species of deep sea sharks on Thursday to the World Conservation Union's (IUCN) endangered Red List. At a meeting in Oxford, England, the scientists listed ...