The silky shark aggregation in June was a first-of-its-kind sighting for the Alcatrazes Archipelago Wildlife Refuge and “reinforces the importance of the Refuge in protecting different stages of ...

A silky shark named Genie traveled from the Galapagos Islands out to the open ocean and back – over 17,000 miles – over the course of a year and a half. This is the longest recorded migration ...

A silky shark with a chunk taken out of its dorsal fin regrew much of its lost appendage, according to photographs taken of the fish nearly a year apart. Research describing the elasmobranch’s ...

Move aside, Michael Phelps – there's a new record-breaking swimmer in town. A silky shark has broken the world record after swimming a staggering 17,000 miles across the Pacific Ocean.

The adult female silky shark, nicknamed "Genie" in honor of late shark ecologist Dr. Eugenie Clark, was tagged with a fin-mount satellite transmitter near Wolf Island to the north of the Galapagos ...

Ever since then, people have been photoshopping the shark into their pictures to fake scary scenes. Like many photographs that capture our attention, Peschak's original shot of the shark resulted ...

An adult male silky shark was spotted with a huge chunk of its fin missing. A year later, it had almost completely regrown. Here's the amazing story behind the discovery. When you purchase through ...

The delicate harmony of healthy ecosystems is inextricably linked to healthy shark populations. So, what happens when they vanish? Named for their smooth skin texture, silky sharks have a distinct ...

In addition to the silky shark, scientists observed scalloped hammerhead sharks, reef fish such as damselfish and cardinalfish, and zooplankton. Scientists believe the only explanation is the ...