According to reports, the man was fishing in the popular vacation spot for the wealthy when he reeled in the sandbar shark, ...

A 21-year-old man was bitten by a sandbar shark on Sunday, July 6, after catching and attempting to release the fish from the shore of Hoicks Hollow Beach, Nantucket. The incident has sparked renewed ...

The majority of sharks live in marine environments, but the bull shark (Carcharhinus leucas) can thrive in both saltwater and freshwater, meaning that they’re just as happy to hunt in lakes and ...

Sharks rarely bite humans in the first place. And in a new study Friday, researchers have found that some of these bites are wholly defensive.

Sandbar sharks, Carcharhinus plumbeus, are known for their extremely high dorsal fin and heavy bodies reaching weights of 530 pounds. As their name suggests, these sharks swim around close to the ...

Two sandbar sharks, or Carcharhinus plumbeus, caught by fishermen in the Western Visayas. Photos from Cabebe-Barnuevo, Penuela, Delloro Jr., Babaran, Motomura and Malay (2025) ...

Sandbar sharks, also known as Carcharhinus plumbeus, are commercially sought-after sharks because of their “moderate size, palatable meat, and high fin-to-carcass ratio,” according to the ...

Sandbar sharks, also known as Carcharhinus plumbeus, are commercially sought-after sharks because of their “moderate size, palatable meat, and high fin-to-carcass ratio,” according to the ...