Sharks are leaving coral reef habitats as changes in the global climate influence ocean warming and bleaching, according to a ...

Environmental scientists have observed that grey reef sharks are skipping town more frequently and for longer periods.

It identifies 65 Important Shark and Ray Areas that range widely in size and habitat type. Our western Indian Ocean compendium includes over 125 areas. These zones are important for species like the ...

The tropical Indian Ocean is home to the Spice Islands ... this is a vibrant nursery area for marine life, such as whale sharks, crabs, seahorses and a great variety of fish.

This megamouth shark’s unexpected appearance off Tanzania’s coastline serves as a poignant reminder that, despite our ...

many of which only exist in the Indian Ocean. But it is also an ocean under threat from global issues such as over-fishing and climate change, which make this an ocean on the edge. Shark fishing ...

Researchers from Australia's national science agency have discovered a shark graveyard on the floor of the Indian Ocean. The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation revealed some ...

(CN) – An international team of marine scientists has discovered not just one but two new species of the rarely seen six-gilled sawshark in the West Indian Ocean. The newly discovered sharks go by the ...

Gray reef sharks are having to abandon the coral reefs they call home in the face of warming oceans, new research finds.

Since April, organisations around the world were invited to apply for funding, after which proposals were solicited and ...

Grey reef sharks are having to abandon the coral reefs they call home in the face of warming oceans, new research finds. Scientists, using a combination of satellite remote sensing and a network of ...