By diversifying local incomes, Indonesia is exploring new strategies to reduce the pressures on pelagic thresher shark populations and promote sustainable fisheries.

The recent accidental catch of a “very large” thresher shark off Rhode Island was fortuitous in that the shark was safely released and continues to provide researchers with important data.

Chris Brown was off Block Island fishing for scup, a small fish that weighs about a pound, when something much bigger landed on his deck: a 500-pound, 16-foot-long common thresher shark.

Finally, according to Smithsonian Ocean, when referring to the thresher shark, also present in UK waters with a danger rating of 7/10, they say: "Even though it is an expert hunter, the thresher ...

Steve Backshall encounters the most striking shark of all; the thresher shark. With a tail as long as its body, it’s a shark with a fantastic physique.

Wildlife officials identified the animal as a thresher shark, a species considered “endangered” in Europe, the group said. “Initial assessments suggest that the shark had experienced ...