The new shark species emerging from the deep CSIRO Australian National Fish Collection The sinister looking catshark is thought to lay its eggs on coral hundreds of metres below the surface More and more new species of sharks are being discovered as humanity peers deeper into the oceans. In 1989, scientists in Australia found a curious kind of "mermaid's purse" …
WASHINGTON — When marine biologist Stuart Sandin talks about sharks, it sounds like he’s describing Jedis of the ocean. “You drop a fishing line in the open ocean, and often it’s sharks that are there first — whether or not they’re the primary target,” said Sandin, who works at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. “The last 50 years have been …
