"Why Sharks Matter" by marine biologist Dr. David Shiffman is coming out on May 24. He sat down with Scuba Diving magazine to discuss why this misunderstood predator matters to us all.

Overfishing (not finning) is far and away the biggest threat to sharks globally, but banning shark fishing is overkill itself. There are middle ground solutions.

Scientists studying seagrass meadows off the coast of Mallorca, Spain discovered ultraviolet filters in the stems of *Posidonia oceanica*, an endemic Mediterranean seagrass species.

While these natural population peaks can cause harm and human interference can exacerbate them, there’s no reason to find them terribly alarming.

How manta ray encounters are structured shapes their impact on wildlife.

Scientists from the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research in New Zealand found a newly-hatched ghost shark while pulling samples for commercial fish stock assessment.

Hundreds of new ocean species described by scientists every year—but described doesn't mean newly discovered.