Surfer Júnior Langosta, and a curious dog, have a close encounter with a couple lemon sharks on Fernando do Noronha island in ...

Despite their wide range, silky sharks are facing serious conservation challenges; they are one of the most heavily fished shark species in the world, primarily because they are caught as bycatch in ...

Researchers supported by FAPESP recorded lemon sharks (Negaprion brevirostris) preying on an invasive species, the jaguar cichlid (Parachromis managuensis), for the first time. This observation was ...

A 13-year-old boy died on Thursday after he was mauled by a shark at a popular beach on Brazil's eastern coast, the state government said in a statement. The attack happened off the coast of Chifre ...

The Brazilian government is reviewing its legal framework for the trade in sharks, including fin exports and management of the fishery for blue sharks (Prionace glauca), the only species allowed to be ...