Emily Ross, 32, who lives in Las Vegas, was on a peaceful snorkelling trip near Pompano Beach in Florida when she came face ...

The dorsal fins of sunfish are taller and narrower than those of a white shark, he added. They are not considered dangerous to humans, as they have small mouths and feed on jellyfish.

Two paddleboarders accidentally got up close with a great white shark while 100 yards offshore of a Cape Cod beach. Margaret ...

To some ears, linking an environmental threat to a bowl of soup may sound strange. But the fins can sell for hundreds of dollars per pound, and the soup can go for $30 to upwards of $100 per bowl.

Surging demand for shark fin soup among Asia's booming middle classes is driving many species of these big fish to the brink of extinction, a marine conservation group said Tuesday. Oceana, in a ...

A shark fin is tied with rocks to help it keep its shape as it dries. A new study of shark fins at markets made the surprising find that many were fished from coastal waters, not the high seas, as ...