Andrea Crosta, founder of Earth League International, talks about the group’s new report on shark fin trafficking from Latin America to East Asia and the concept of “crime convergence.”
Since smuggling routes often overlap and criminal groups frequently work together across borders, Crosta calls for field collaboration among countries and law enforcement agencies to fight wildlife crime, the world’s fourth-largest criminal enterprise.
Another image from the book Cryptozoologicon by me, C.M. Kosemen and Darren Naish. Do 60-metre megalodons roam the oceans? Well, almost certainly not, but it's nice to dream.
Hammerhead sharks—fish with pronounced oblong heads and bodies as long as small cars—are unmistakable. Seeing one of these critically endangered animals is a thrill, but seeing nearly a dozen plying the water side by side is worth writing home about.
Did you know that #SharkCulling programs in #NSW and #Queensland have never been assessed under our national environment laws ?
That’s despite the fact that #nets and lethal drumlines in NSW and QLD have caught 174 #CriticallyEndangered grey nurse #sharks in the past decade, killing 70. Over the same time, a massive 538 threatened marine #turtles were also caught across both states, with at least 183 killed.
This is an amazing sight: a hammerhead shark embryo, just after the hammerhead starts to form, and it's only a few inches long.
Because hammerhead sharks give birth to live young, studying their embryonic development is much more complicated than harvesting some eggs and watching them develop in real time.
Which makes the research by Gareth J. Fraser of @ufresearch so special.
Throwing it back to my visit to Oslob in The Philiippines! This place was crazy with huge crowds and a long wait, but wow was it worth it. When it was our turn, we boarded a long boat and they paddled us out to take our place in the long line. I hopped over the side and in 3 seconds was nose to nose with a whale shark! SO FUN!
"My first big recipe was shark repellant that I mixed in a bathtub for the Navy, for the men who might get caught in the water."
Before she mastered the art of French cooking, Julia Child cooked up shark repellent while working for the precursor to the CIA as a covert operative during World War II. Sharks kept unintentionally setting off underwater explosives meant for German U-boats — until Child's recipe saved the day.
Critically endangered sawfish and the rare river shark are facing the highest fishing pressure in a decade in Northern Territory waters. Take action now: https://nwmd.io/s/email/ZBI4BDLEH_ftRWWnK7I=/r
Orca observed hunting and killing a great white shark by itself for the first time.
@popsci quotes a study author: “The astonishing predation, off the coast of Mossel Bay, South Africa, represents unprecedented behavior underscoring the exceptional proficiency of the killer whale."
Many countries have passed laws designed to protect sharks. But new evidence shows that such legislation may not be helping — and could be making the situation worse. Here’s more from The Week: https://flip.it/umn5IL #Science#Sharks#MarineLife#Ocean
Peter Benchley's bestselling novel, "Jaws," came out 50 years ago; the Steven Spielberg movie followed just a year later. Both were phenomenally successful and spawned the idea that sharks were malevolent creatures that preyed on unsuspecting swimmers. According to Gavin Naylor, Director of Florida Program for Shark Research at the University of Florida, the book and film also inspired a generation of scientists. Here's his story for @TheConversationUS.
In the Caribbean, Hammerhead Sharks Return to School (lighthouse-eco.co.za)
Hammerhead sharks—fish with pronounced oblong heads and bodies as long as small cars—are unmistakable. Seeing one of these critically endangered animals is a thrill, but seeing nearly a dozen plying the water side by side is worth writing home about.