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An extremely rare Greenland shark, which was found in Cornwall yesterday, could have lived for hundreds of years. The fascinating animal was first spotted on a beach at Newlyn Harbour near Penzance. It was an incredible find for wildlife lovers, as Greenland sharks are very rare. In fact, it was only the second time one has been located in UK waters.

A study from the School of Life Sciences at La Trobe University in Melbourne, Australia, and the Institute of Marine Science at the University of Auckland, New Zealand has shown that sleep in sharks differs from mammals more significantly than originally thought.

The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) launched a new, visual identification tool to enable trade inspectors and customs officials to quickly identify and seize illegally obtained or traded shark products. The resource is being made available to all CITES governments as they gather for the meeting of the Convention’s Standing Committee in Lyon, France

Ireland is to protect basking sharks in its waters following a major public campaign

Fishing nets illuminated with green LED lights can prevent unwanted marine animals from getting stuck, saving fisheries time and stopping vulnerable animals from dying or getting injured, new research suggests.

Footage captured by PhD student Kelsey Martin, a researcher at the Center for Sportfish Science and Conservation, shows the "massive" congregation swimming around an artificial reef, in the Gulf of Mexico near Port O'Connor.

An astounding photo of five whale sharks, feeding together at night in the waters of the Maldives sees Rafael Fernandez Caballero from Spain named Underwater Photographer of the Year 2022.

Until recently, researchers believed that the sharks would either migrate to warmer oceans during the winter months or cross the Atlantic. However, a team of scientists from Queen’s University Belfast and Canada’s Western University has now found evidence of some individuals staying around Ireland’s coast in winter where they remained below the surface.

Even in protected areas, endangered sharks may still be vulnerable, according to one of the first long-term monitoring studies of reef sharks within a marine protected area (MPA).