Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Márquez is a marine scientist and science communicator Nearly two-thirds of coral reef shark and ray species worldwide are ...

Many different species of rays for sale at a market in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia. (Samantha Sherman/Simon Fraser University) (CN) — Of the 1,199 species of rays and sharks on the planet, Samantha ...

Researchers in the Dominican Republic are using video to survey sharks and rays (elasmobranchs), which play a vital role in the health of coral reefs. In 2023, over 90% of the corals in reefs ...

TAMPA, Fla. — A new study published Friday explains overfishing is driving reef sharks toward extinction. Scientists of Global FinPrint, a five-year international study, found the five main shark ...

A Grey reef shark swins in an aquarium at the National Center of the Sea in Boulogne-sur-Mer, northern France - Copyright AFP/File PHILIPPE HUGUEN A Grey reef shark ...

A study by Australian scientists has warned that coral reef shark populations on the Great Barrier Reef are in the midst of a catastrophic collapse. The research by William Robbins and colleagues, ...

Reef sharks are observed less frequently on Caribbean reefs that have high levels of diving activity and greater coastal development, according to new research published in the Journal of Applied ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. More than half of known species of coral reef sharks and rays are already threatened with extinction, mostly because of overfishing, according to ...

Blacktip reef sharks are one of five common species of reef sharks that are disappearing. Colin Simpfendorfer Reef sharks are disappearing from oceans around the world—and they’re at a much higher ...

A deep-sea shark spawning ground has been discovered in Scottish waters for the first time, according to marine biologists. Egg cases of the blackmouth catshark have been found on the Mingulay coral ...