Whale biologist Nan Hauser was pushed through the water by a 50,000-pound humpback whale for over 10 minutes as a 15-foot ...

A group of tourists in Guanacaste, Costa Rica had a once-in-a-lifetime encounter with a whale shark. This came as they were ...

Footage shows whale shark just yards from forested shoreline in rare encounter.

Passengers and crew on a boat headed from Ventura to Santa Cruz Island spotted a 20-foot basking shark this week. Here's what ...

Whale sharks are the largest species of shark. Their gentle manner and massive size make them the gentle giants of the ocean. However, one especially large whale shark has been spotted off the Pacific ...

"This is nature doing what it does to recycle essential nutrients into the marine ecosystem. It is our place as kanaka to be ...

The U.S. Coast Guard issued a marine safety bulletin on Feb. 6 advising mariners to move through the area with caution and to report any sightings while state and federal teams decide whether to let ...

HILTON HEAD ISLAND — A pair of shark bites that occurred on Hilton Head beaches last month was, understandably, the source of consternation among locals and visitors, and few things stir the human ...

Great white sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) are often unfairly the stuff of marine nightmares. But these infamously fearsome creatures are sometimes eaten by an animal even higher on the food ...

Visitors to Sanibel experienced an unexpected encounter when they spotted a massive whale shark just 50 miles off the island's shore. Mike Kunert captured the rare sighting on camera while out fishing ...

Clean, modern public restrooms—an essential facility for any major tourism destination—are now available for visitors at the ...