Marine biologists have discovered a massive 15-feet mako shark –– possibly the largest of the species –– in the waters off ...

In 2019, shark tagger Keith Poe was working off the coast of California when he hooked a surprisingly big "black mako" shark. The shark appeared larger and darker than shortfin makos (Isurus paucus), ...

Shortfin makos are the fastest sharks in the sea, but they're failing to outpace the scale of overfishing that is driving them to extinction. Global demand for their meat and lucrative fins has placed ...

The research team successfully tagged a Mako shark for the first time in the region as part of another research project. Virginia Tech researchers successfully tagged a young shortfin mako shark in ...

Black mako sharks have a darker coloring than longfin or shortfin makos, as seen here, which tend to have gray or dark blue coloration. ©wildestanimal/Shutterstock ...