After the success of his 1974 novel, Jaws, and the blockbuster film to follow, Peter Benchley spent the rest of his career advocating for sharks as an integral part of the ocean ecosystem. Benchley ...

Catching one of the Pacific Northwest’s top predators takes time, a little luck and big chunks of meat. Oregon State University shark researcher Jess Schulte grabs a fishing hook about as big as her ...

Often portrayed as aggressive ocean predators in popular films, great white sharks play a critical ecological role in marine environments. Many have been pinged off the South Carolina coast as they ...