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​In 1974, Peter Benchleys bestselling novel Jaws fanned this fear into a wildfire that spread around the world. The book sold more than 5 million copies in the U.S. within a year and was quickly followed by Steven Spielbergs 1975 movie, which became the highest-grossing film in history at that time.

Sharks rarely bite humans. Here's how shark science is evolving over time.

‘Jaws,’ published in 1974, terrified the public of sharks, but it also brought shark research into the scientific mainstream.

The angler had been fishing for 36 hours when he snagged the shark. It then took him over two hours to reel in the predator.

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New migration patterns leave sharks more vulnerable to fishing A new study led by scientists at the University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of

New migration patterns leave sharks more vulnerable to fishing

A new study led by scientists at the University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science revealed that the locations and

Jetty Porter, an incoming freshman from Hollywood, Florida, is entering UM as a marine biology and ecology. She spent most of her time in high school conducting research on coral, different kids of fish and sharks. Photo credit: Jetty Porter Two weeks before a planned hip replacement during her junior year of high school, incoming freshman Jetty Porter journeyed to the Virgin Islands to conduct coral disease surveys. Porter, who is from Hollywood, Florida, embarked on the two-week research proj...