SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (CN) — As Carlos Gauna trailed a sizeable white shark with his drone, he was startled to see the apex predator methodically head directly toward four young swimmers near the ...

Goblin sharks have spent years in public imagination as something half-seen, half-legendary, a pale, long-snouted predator usually known from carcasses, fishing lines, and brief encounters near death.

After the success of his 1974 novel, Jaws, and the blockbuster film to follow, Peter Benchley spent the rest of his career advocating for sharks as an integral part of the ocean ecosystem. Benchley ...