Since the 1980s, Caribbean reef shark populations have dropped 52 percent. In some places, their numbers have plummeted by as much as 99 percent, and since 2021 the sharks have been classified as ...

A specialist in capturing reef fish in coral caves and crevices ... into cracks and crevices in the coral are a target, as the shark’s slender body allows it to squeeze into impossibly small ...

The return of apex predators such as sharks can restore critical ecological balance to coral reefs, creating healthier ecosystems. New research found a rise in the shark population on Ashmore Reef ...