Mako sharks are some of the most elusive sharks in the world. Because mako sharks prefer the open ocean to the shallower areas near the shoreline, less is known about them than about other species.

Like the intrepid fishermen in “Jaws,” these anglers in Whitianga, New Zealand are definitely going to need a bigger boat. No doubt attracted by their bait, a giant mako leaped into the air and landed ...

Beachgoers helped a distressed mako shark on Pensacola Beach make its way back into the water after it was discovered beached along the shore on Friday. Tina Fey, a Texas woman who was vacationing at ...

PENSACOLA BEACH, Fla. -- Beachgoers helped a shark back into the Gulf Thursday afternoon after it washed up on Pensacola Beach. Tina Fey posted a video and pictures to Facebook, showing the large ...

PENSACOLA BEACH, Fla. — A couple visiting Pensacola Beach in Florida got an experience that they probably won’t forget last Thursday. They helped a shark that washed up ashore get back into the water.

A fisherman and his crew wrestled with an eight-foot-long mako shark over a swordfish they caught. "Get off my fish! Give me my fish! Give it to me!" a crew member said in an Instagram video. The crew ...

Anglers out of San Diego boated a large swordfish recently, but not before an equally large mako shark claimed part of the catch. “The taxman took his share, but Pacifica Sportfishing managed most of ...

Virginia Tech researchers successfully tagged a young shortfin mako shark in the Mediterranean during the summer of 2023, the first time that this has been done in the region. These sharks are ...