Tail-whipping thresher sharks are giving fishermen some thrills on the ocean and plenty of steaks on the grill.

Threshers are not named for the thrashing motion of their tail, as many assume. Instead, their name comes from a farming ...

It was the second thresher shark to have stranded in the area since Aug. 18, when a 12-foot shark washed ashore. Experts are still trying to determine the reason for both strandings.

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.

QUEENS, N.Y. – A large thresher shark washed ashore at a New York City beach, and the shocking moment was all captured on camera. Zoe Berger was at Rockaway Beach in Queens on Monday when she ...

Local News Family discovers thresher shark washed up on Crane Beach The boys were disappointed that they hadn't been able to get the shark back into the ocean alive, their mother said.

The common thresher shark that washed up on Sunset Beach, Cape Town, South Africa. The shark was photographed by Alex Aitkenhead, who made the rare sighting. Alex Aitkenhead/www.alexaitkenhead.co.za ...

A vulnerable thresher shark got stuck Monday afternoon on Rockaway Beach, but a fearless beachgoer was able to drag the struggling fish back to the safety of its home in the deep.

This 12-foot-long thresher shark was found dead on the shore of Duxbury Beach on Aug. 1. Its body was recovered so a necropsy can be performed to determine the cause of death.

The thresher shark sighting incident amid other sightings at Rockaway Beach, a popular spot for New Yorkers. Fox 5 reported that parts of the beach were closed but eventually reopened to the ...

The recent accidental catch of a “very large” thresher shark off Rhode Island was fortuitous in that the shark was safely ...