Shortfin makos are the fastest sharks in the sea, but they're failing to outpace the scale of overfishing that is driving ...

I thought it would go like this: We catch big makos; they put on the kind of show that Zane Grey saw; and I get great color ... of a shortfin mako. They feed on different parts of the shark ...

Shortfin mako sharks are built for speed. Their streamlined, torpedo-shaped body, powerful muscular tail and specially adapted skin allows them to reach speeds of up to 70km/hr. They are a highly ...

WASHINGTON— The highly imperiled shortfin mako shark was denied federal protection today by NOAA Fisheries, which stated that a listing under the federal Endangered Species Act is “not warranted.” In ...

So in order to replace that energy they need to eat a lot of food. To ensure a meal, the Mako shark implements certain tactics when hunting. It will often attack and bite off the tail of its prey ...

LA PAZ, Mexico— The Center for Biological Diversity filed a petition today seeking protection for the shortfin mako shark and warty sea cucumber under Mexico’s Standard NOM-059-SEMARNAT-2010, the ...