Florida is home to 20 different species of sharks. Each species of shark plays a vital role in the marine ecosystem by regulating the populations of other aquatic animals. What this means is that ...

Florida is wrestling with two major pieces of legislation that could reshape how the state manages its shark populations, ...

Anglers across the Gulf report rising shark depredation impacting fish catches. The SHARKED Act advances in Congress, proposing a two-year research task force. Experts cite ecosystem strain as sharks ...

Florida anglers say sharks are snatching their catches at unprecedented rates, calling it an "overwhelming problem" and blaming a boom in Gulf shark numbers. But scientific research paints a more ...

A Florida fisherman was suddenly attacked by his catch — a 6-foot lemon shark — while posing for a photo with the big fish, but said the near-death encounter won’t deter him from getting back to ...

Dold, a 761-pound, 11 foot, 2 inch male great white shark was tagged by OCEARCH off the Florida/Georgia coast on Feb. 28, 2025. You're 30 times more likely to be struck by lightning than be bitten by ...