U.S. News Insider Tip: If seeing mantas and whale sharks at Hanifaru Bay is on your bucket list, choose a resort in Baa Atoll, such as Anantara Kihavah and Four Seasons Resort Maldives at Landaa ...

New research has found that deep-sea mining in international waters could threaten at least 30 species of sharks, rays and chimaeras — many of which are already at risk of extinction. Chondrichthyes, ...

Madagascar’s Nosy Be was recently identified as a hotspot for whale sharks, which could boost the island’s ecotourism to ...

WWF Ecuador has launched the project “Strengthening marine and coastal protected areas and conservation corridors to protect key marine megafauna and ensure sustainable livelihoods”. With a two-day ...

The market for shark and ray products is first and foremost a luxury one. International trade is putting these species at risk and CITES must help. Forty years ago the international community decided ...

“Finding your zen” certainly has different meanings for everyone, but the one thing most can all agree on is that a feeling of zen goes hand-in-hand with a peaceful emotional state, being present, ...

Video footage of uninvited guests hitching a ride on humpback whales has been recorded during the latest migration season .

The Maldives is a popular, must-visit destination, and it’s easy to see why—with pristine beaches, overwater bungalows, and crystal-clear waters, it's the ultimate island paradise. But did you know ...

DEVISED A NEW STRATEGY TO KILL THE WORLD’S LARGEST FISH. FOR THE FIRST TIME, MARINE SCIENTISTS ARE SEEING HOW ORCAS HUNT WHALE SHARKS. AUTHORS OF A NEW STUDY ANALYZED FOUR SEPARATE HUNTING EVENTS IN A ...

Many sharks and rays are known to breach, leaping fully or partly out of the water. In a recent study, colleagues and I reviewed research on breaching and ranked the most commonly hypothesized ...

As I pull on my mask and snorkel and waddle over to the boat’s edge in long flippers, I feel a slight trepidation before jumping into the blue abyss. I’m in the middle of the Indian Ocean, about to ...