Makos and whale sharks competed through Shark Awareness Day And the winner is . . . After a nearly seven-month journey spanning more than a combined 29,100 miles, Nova Southeastern University  NSU’s Guy Harvey Research Institute (GHRI) has announced the winners of The Great Shark Race 2021 which began in January and ended at midnight...Read More

Governor signs bill into law as Florida becomes the 14th state to pass a shark fin trade bill Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has signed into law the bill that bans the importation of shark fins into Florida and closes loopholes that enabled the illegal shark fin trade. The Kristin Jacobs Ocean Conservation Act, named after...Read More

One whale shark successfully avoided research scientists for several years For humans, the concept of social distancing is really just a few months old. But for a certain whale shark, it’s something she had been practicing for many years. “Rio Lady,” a mature, 26-foot whale shark tagged in 2018, has been tracked by research scientists...Read More