Shark researchers at Australia's University of Auckland were surprised recently to see an orange octopus perched atop a mako shark. They sent up their drone and captured a delightful if mystifying ...

A shortfin mako shark was spotted for the first time in the urban waters of Rio de Janeiro's Ipanema Beach in late March. The Pinnacle Gazette reported that footage was captured by Andrew Macau, a ...

Shortfin makos are the fastest sharks in the sea, but they're failing to outpace the scale of overfishing that is driving ...

“A large metallic grey dorsal fin signalled a big shark, a short-fin mako. But wait, what was that orange patch on its head? A buoy? An injury?" Constantine recalls. "We launched the drone, put the ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON— Defenders of Wildlife and the Center for Biological Diversity sent a notice today of their intent to sue the National Marine Fisheries Service for failing to protect the shortfin mako ...

Hold the mako: A ban on landing or possessing shortfin mako sharks in the U.S. goes into effect Tuesday, under fishery management rules issued by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s ...

A group of New Zealand fishermen got a bigger catch than they bargained for after a massive mako shark leapt out of the water and landed on their boat. A video of the shark-jumping moment is currently ...