Our selection of top shark stories, highlighting the latest news and discoveries from around the world...

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Mystery find on Galloway beach aids Spanish shark study

1st June

A discovery made on a remote Scottish shore is helping marine scientists in southern Europe understand more about an endangered species of deep water shark.

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New records of ‘lost’ bamboo shark confirmed in Madagascar

4th June

For nearly 20 years, the blue-spotted bamboo shark, found only in Madagascar, went scientifically undetected and unrecorded. But researchers have now found four new records of the “lost” shark while surveying fishing villages and a Malagasy university’s fish collection. 

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Rare shark studied in its natural habitat for first time - and it wasn't where researchers thought

13th June

A team of oceanographers at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa reported two live observations of one of the most elusive sharks on the planet.

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Tiny Adorable New Walking Shark Discovered, Dubbed “Lazy Shark” By Locals Due To Its Unhurried Gait

17th June

A new species of walking shark has been discovered in the shallow waters off southeastern Papua New Guinea, the 10th member of a genus famous for using their fins like legs to amble across coral reefs.

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Scientists Discover New Deep-Sea Ghost Shark Species Off Costa Rica

23rd June

A team of Costa Rican and Brazilian scientists has identified a new species of deep-sea fish living in the Pacific waters off Costa Rica, highlighting how much of our country’s marine biodiversity remains unexplored.

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