And in 2014, the scalloped hammerhead became the first shark to ever receive protection from the U.S. Endangered Species Act.

These majestic sharks gather in their hundreds at huge volcanic seamounts that project out of the seabed. They come here to be cleaned and to find a mate, circling the seamount in a sort of ...

Scalloped hammerheads on ... The U.S. Navy, in fact, once considered the hammerhead the third most dangerous species after the great white and the tiger shark. (There are nine species of ...

But ongoing efforts to identify shark “hotspots” across the oceans could help improve their chances of survival in future. At particular risk is the scalloped hammerhead shark, whose young ...

Hammerhead sharks can hold their breath to survive almost freezing-cold waters during deep dives, a study has found. The study, published in the peer-reviewed journal Science on Thursday, found ...

That is why shark teeth are the most abundant vertebrate fossil material on the Earth and in the sea. Scalloped hammerhead on the reef. NOVA: Do sharks have to keep swimming to breathe?

The dish is also losing popularity in the United States, as state bans on shark fins become more common. In June, four populations of scalloped hammerhead sharks were listed as endangered under the US ...

One of the two threatened sharks identified - the scalloped hammerhead - is subject to international restrictions. University of Exeter researchers say, despite the small number of samples studied ...

great white sharks in 2005; oceanic whitetip, smooth hammerhead, scalloped hammerhead, great hammerhead, and porbeagle sharks, plus all species of manta rays, in 2014; and thresher and silky sharks ...

Juvenile scalloped hammerhead (Sphyrna lewini). Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the ...

LA PAZ, Mexico— The Center for Biological Diversity has filed a groundbreaking lawsuit seeking protection for three species of hammerhead shark under Mexico’s Standard NOM-059-SEMARNAT-2010, the ...