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.

Following several shark attacks on humans in the U.S., researchers have turned their attention toward Cape Cod, where there have been 17 recent sightings of great whites. It’s a very timely thing, too ...

After about one day, the logger detached from the shark, floated to the surface, and was retrieved to obtain the data. Tunas, billfishes, and some sharks, such as white sharks and shortfin mako sharks ...