Fisheries officials in Massachusetts don’t want anglers targeting great white sharks, especially not from public beaches, and they just approved new regulations to crack down on the practice ahead of ...

ISLE OF PALMS — Sharks are on the brains of millions of Americans as they tune into the Discovery Channel’s mega-popular Shark Week programming. The weeklong shark extravaganza, which runs through ...

The cooler water, combined with dirty water from dredging and an abundance of baitfish, has created unusual conditions. Other fishing, such as shrimping and bass fishing, has also been affected by the ...

This article is part of The State of Science, a series featuring science stories from public radio stations across the United States. This story, by Alan Yu, was originally published by WHYY. At an ...

THE TIGER SHARK was four times heavier than the muscular stonemason who was bracing his 190-pound, six-foot body against the shark’s first run. His 16/0 big-game reel gave line grudgingly and his ...

Sharks seem to be attacking fish on anglers’ lines more and more in. One scientist is out to figure out why, and how to stop ...