News of a shark attack or bite is always unsettling. A young swimmer was was airlifted from Boca Grande in Lee County on June 11 after apparently being bitten by a shark. It is not known where the ...

A beachgoer is recovering after being treated for a "probable shark bite" Monday at a resort on Hilton Head Island. Shore Beach Patrol officials told WSAV News 3 it happened shortly after noon Monday ...

The goblin shark (Mitsukurina owstoni) is among the most unusual and least understood predators in the ocean. Deep-dwelling, ...

A shark is believed to have attacked four people off the southern coast of Texas on the Fourth of July. According to a press release from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department on July 4, authorities ...

How hard can a shark bite? The Atlantic Shark Institute Resident Research Scientist Josh Moyer can tell you. As part of Shark Week 2024, Moyer will appear on an episode of "Deadliest Bite" analyzing ...

The United States continues to lead the world in the number of unprovoked shark attacks, according to the latest annual edition of the University of Florida’s International Shark Attack File released ...

Australian scientists tested the strength of bite-resistant wetsuits by allowing sharks to chomp the materials at sea and found that the suits can help keep swimmers safe. Fatal shark bites are ...

When shark bites make the news, it is typically Florida that is in the headlines. This is because of the shark attacks that occur in the United States, Florida leads the pack. In 2024, there were 14 ...

A surfer was bitten by a shark in Sonoma County Friday, according to the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office. The victim was surfing at North Salmon Creek Beach when the shark bit them on the ...

Kaimani Ventura, 24, said the incident happened Dec. 9 while he was spearfishing with two friends off Ka‘alu’alu Bay. Ventura ...