With a stream-lined and a relatively slender body, a pointed snout, crescent-shaped tail and long slender teeth – shortfin mako sharks are the fastest sharks in the world!
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Species in Focus: Snappy Jaws of the Goblin Shark
Goblin sharks are incredibly interesting but incredibly hard to study due to their deep-sea lifestyle. In 2008, however, divers were able to video these sharks to understand how they use their strange jaw.
Species in Focus: Great White Shark – Sharksafe Barriers
Can magnets replace shark nets? What did these shark scientists learn?
Species in Focus: Whale Shark Wonders
Although it’s the biggest fish in the sea, the whale shark displays a docile temperament, making it an object of fascination and admiration for those fortunate enough to encounter it.
Why Sharks Are Important
Sharks maintain biodiversity and food webs and keep our largest ecosystems our oceans healthy.
Species in Focus: Blue Sharks & Their Plastic Diet
Blue sharks are one of the most common shark species in the world. With their slender, sleek bodies and distinct blue coloration, these stunning fish are a fascinating sight.
Sharks Of The World T-Shirt From Liberty Graphics
Liberty Graphics has pledged to donate $3 from the sale of each “Sharks of the World” t-shirt to Shark Angels shark conservation organization until the end of July 2023!
Shark Angels World Oceans Day Auction 2023 Launches
Shark Angels online auction to score great scuba diving packages to exotic locations is back and it’s bigger and better than last year! June 3-17, 2023. Proceeds fund shark conservation.
What Is Squalene? How Is Demand For Squalene Impacting Sharks?
Squalene has immune functions, anticancer properties, and moisturizing abilities and deep sea sharks have an abundance of squalene oil in their livers. How does this impact sharks? They are being hunted.
My Body Does NOT Contain Anti-Shark Repellent
Despite diving for decades, I had concluded that my body contained a special toxin that acted as a shark repellent for all but the smallest nurse sharks – having never encountered larger sharks while diving. That was until I joined the Shark Angels on a seven day live-a-board shark diving trip off the shores of the Bahamas.