Scientists on a mission to explore Costa Rican waters made incredible scientific discoveries along the way: identifying four new species of deep-sea corals and at least eight other sea creatures.
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{FD} Rare ‘flat bodied’ angel sharks spotted by fishermen off coast of Wales
One of the world’s “rarest sharks” was recently discovered by fishermen off the coast of Wales.
{FD} Trio of devil rays caught in rare courtship dance in stunning underwater photo
A graceful trio of giant devil rays spirals through the endless blue in the overall winner of the 2018 Ocean Art underwater photography competition.
{FD} Japanese ‘Tuna King’ pays record $3M for prized bluefin Tuna at famed Tokyo fish auction
Self-described Japanese “Tuna King” Kiyoshi Kimura paid a record $3 million for a 612-pound (278-kilogram) bluefin tuna at the first new year’s first auction in Tokyo on Saturday.
{FD} Giant Atlantic bluefin tuna washes up in Scotland, shocks beachgoers: It was an ‘impressive beast’
A strong storm likely caused a massive Atlantic bluefin tuna to wash up on a beach in Scotland over the weekend, creating quite a spectacle on the island of Sanday.
{FD} Japanese ‘tsunami fish’ found off the California coast seven years later
Divers have recently found the barred knifejaw, a fish native only to Japan, swimming in the waters of Monterey Bay, Calif.
{FD} Mysterious sea creature draws ‘alien’ comparisons with its sharp teeth, spiky skin
Dozens of people offered suggestions — from a flying squirrel fish to a saw shark.
{FD} ‘Shark! Shark!’ Huge sunfish off North Carolina coast confused for predator during open-water race
A massive mola mola sunfish was confused for shark during an open water race in North Carolina on Saturday.
{FD} Baby Atlantic sturgeon found in Virginia river for first time in nearly a decade
For nearly a decade, researchers with Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond would conduct a trawl survey on the James River, never to come across any baby Atlantic sturgeon — a species that was listed as endangered in 2012.
{FD} WARNING GRAPHIC IMAGES: Incredible photos show great white sharks devouring whale
Graphic photos show a pair of great white sharks devouring a whale in Cape Cod Bay.