A shark expert, whose own curiosity about these fascinating fish was sparked by the movie "Jaws," explains some of their ...

Sharks suffer from a serious PR problem. Popular media have long misrepresented them as mindless brutes. But walk through the ...

Researchers from the UAB have shown that sex hormones accumulate in the skin of sharks. This finding opens a new way for the evaluation of their reproductive status by the biopsy of a sample that can ...

Specimens of catshark species (Scyliorhinus canicula) The study was carried out by Annaïs Carbajal and Manel López Béjar, researchers at the Department of Animal Health and Anatomy of the UAB, and is ...

However, there are some sharks that can be found in shallow waters near the UK shoreline, like the Small Spotted Catshark and Spiny Dogfish.

Spiny Dogfish, also known as Spurdog Sharks, are one of the most common sharks in the UK, according to BBC Countryfile. This is despite a decline in population over recent years, caused by overfishing ...