PANAMA CITY, Fla. -- Researchers are keeping their eye on a 12-foot, 1,668-pound great white shark as she makes a rather unusual journey through the northern Gulf of Mexico with the hope that her ...

Scientists documented the first formal case of spinal deformation in a whale shark (Rhincodon typus), observed at the Gulf of Mexico’s Ewing Bank.

The Gulf of Mexico is a large basin with around 617,800 square miles of water. The area supports diverse marine life, including many species of sharks. There are around 24 different species of sharks ...

A pocket-sized shark found in the Gulf of Mexico has turned out to be a new species. And the mysterious pouches that it's named for, up near its front fins? Scientists say they squirt little glowing ...

Florida anglers say sharks are snatching their catches at unprecedented rates, calling it an “overwhelming problem” and blaming a boom in Gulf shark numbers. But scientific research paints a more ...

Summertime is fast approaching, and great white sharks are again on the move, much to the delight of shark watchers everywhere. As the waters warm, great white sharks in the northwestern Atlantic ...

According to the Coastal Fisheries Division with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, about 40 shark species are swimming around the Texas waters. However, the following five are abundant: Bull ...