Everything you need to know for Sharkfest 2020, NatGeographic’s five-week programming frenzy.
World’s largest marine conservation area to receive more funding
Papahanaumokuakea, a UNESCO World Heritage site, will receive more than 4 million dollars in funding to protect local sharks and other marine wildlife.
New Jersey museum looks to showcase local shark photography
A new shark-themed exhibit at the New Jersey State Museum is seeking work from local underwater photographers to showcase.
Endangered Species Spotlight: Ganges Shark
Only 3 museum specimens of the elusive Ganges shark exist, all from the 19th century.
Endangered Species Spotlight: Daggernose Shark
Like many other critically endangered species, slow maturity, reproduction method and large gill nets used for fishing are the main reasons for this shark species’ push to the edge of extinction.
Endangered Species Spotlight: Striped Smoothhound Shark
Uruguay’s Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) national plan lists them as a species of high priority and has set short term goals to determine their distribution and habitat use.
Endangered Species Spotlight: New Guinea River Shark
Only 36 specimens have since been recorded in Australia since its discovery there in 1986.
Endangered Species Spotlight: Oceanic Whitetip
The underside of the oceanic whitetip is white while its back can be brown, grey, or grey-bronze.
Two new shark species discovered
The newly discovered species, Kaja’s and Anna’s six-gill sawsharks, represent the first species of sawshark ever discovered in the West Indian Ocean.
Satellite tags an essential tool with risks for shark science
The preservation of sharks, which has been of utmost importance in regards to the marine ecosystem as a whole due to their recently declining populations, has recently been aided by the development of new satellite tracking technologies. Acquiring policy-accommodating material puts pressure on marine researchers to better understand the habits and migratory patterns of threatened […]
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