'How inappropriate to call this planet Earth when it is clearly Ocean'- Arthur C. Clarke

This #EarthDay 🌍 we celebrate our ocean's misunderstood guardians: #sharks !

Critical for maintaining ecosystem balance, healthy shark populations boost overall ocean health & biodiversity.

The Important Shark and Ray Areas project's next area of interest is New Zealand and Pacific Islands!

Please submit preliminary areas of interest by July 5th!

Learn more about us: sharkrayareas.org/about-isras/

Number of dead sawfish soars to 40 as reports of spinning fish continue to roll in buff.ly/4b3SNqz

Shark & ray extinction risk has been rising over the past half-century. Now, 1/3 of sharks and rays are classified as threatened.🌊

—ipbes #SustainableUse Assessment

Sustainable use of wild species should be ensured. ‌

w/ BES-Net (Biodiversity and Ecosystems Network)⬇️

Phylogenetic analysis of viviparity, matrotrophy, and other reproductive patterns in chondrichthyan fishes - Blackburn - Biological Reviews - Wiley Online Library buff.ly/4d3CRXf

Baited Remote Underwater Video Systems (BRUVS) provide a window into marine life behaviour, especially for elusive species. Nico Fassbender leads a project in Seychelles using BRUVS to study reef shark behaviour and habitat use. More in the link below!
saveourseas.com/update/peaking…

Exceptionally high levels of total mercury in deep-sea sharks of the Southeastern Mediterranean sea over the last ∼ 40 years - ScienceDirect buff.ly/3UmW2nD

Join us for this week's episode of the WoS podcast with Dr Hollie Booth , exploring the need for both human livelihoods and shark conservation. How might we seek socially just solutions that safeguard both sharks and coastal livelihoods? More below.

saveourseas.com/worldofsharks/…

Age and growth of the blue shark Prionace glauca (Linnaeus, 1758) in the Ecuadorian Pacific: Bayesian multi‐models buff.ly/3VZh6ll

The multidimensional spectrum of eco‐evolutionary relationships between sharks and remoras buff.ly/49GoBRl

NEW STUDY: Comparative assessment of eDNA metabarcoding & longline deployments for elasmobranch

West et al. documented 49 unique taxa, 36 by eDNA and 32 by longline, finding that a combined approach yielded >34% more taxa than either method alone.

doi.org/10.1002/aqc.41…

Our paper updating the occurrence of #whalesharks in #thebahamas from 2 to 17 Islands within the Archipelago is out! We also discuss the need for better interaction practices 🇧🇸

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.111…

Size structure, age, and growth of the blue shark, Prionace glauca (Linnaeus, 1758) in southern Brazil buff.ly/3UkNv4k

Alaska's Largest, Most Mysterious Shark | NOAA Fisheries buff.ly/4aWVpXb

#SharkConservationFund is excited to be here at Our Ocean Greece 🌊, joining marine conservation experts and leaders from around the globe to explore potential collaborations, gain insight from one another, and promote tangible solutions to preserve our ocean. 🌎

Learn more about the IUCN Species Survival Commission Shark Specialist Group! iucnssg.org/faq.html

Today's featured Important Shark and Ray Area is Pomene in Mozambique!

Learn more about the Western Indian Ocean ISRAs in our compendium: sharkrayareas.org/download/weste…

Learn more about us: sharkrayareas.org/about-isras/

What’s Killing Endangered Sawfish in Florida? - The New York Times buff.ly/49FosxA

NEW STUDY: Effects of coastal development on sawfish movements - Need for marine animal crossing solutions

Lear et al. compared catch rates & movement behaviour (via acoustic telemetry) of juvenile sawfish before/after construction in a nursery habitat.

doi.org/10.1111/cobi.1…

Sharks at risk from climate-driven coastal upwelling | Nature Climate Change buff.ly/3U25jjH As climate change redirects migration patterns of marine species towards the extremes of their geographic range, sharks find themselves stunned by rising cold upwelling currents