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Shortfin makos are the fastest sharks in the sea, but they're failing to outpace the scale of overfishing that is driving ...

Virginia Tech researchers successfully tagged a young shortfin mako shark in the Mediterranean during the summer of 2023, the first time that this has been done in the region. These sharks are ...

The world's fastest shark, which can strike at nearly 50 miles per hour, has been spotted prowling the Spanish coast close to Barcelona. The extremely rare, 8-foot-long shortfin mako shark is one of ...

Mako sharks are some of the fastest swimmers in the ocean. These predatory sharks hunt for a variety of foods, including fish, squid, other sharks, sea turtles, and even porpoises. But are they a ...

Mako sharks are some of the most elusive sharks in the world. Because mako sharks prefer the open ocean to the shallower areas near the shoreline, less is known about them than about other species.