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Megalodons are having a cultural moment. What do we know about them? And might further scientific discoveries reveal more about the true shape and size of these creatures?
A paleobiologist on why he appreciates the franchise despite its inaccuracies.
Open ocean sharks are globally threatened with extinction. Knowing where they are helps us protect them. Here, new research into silky sharks reveals priorities for conservation.
Some baby sharks eat their unborn siblings in utero, while others spend 100 years in childhood. Sink your teeth into the weird world of these juvenile wonders of the deep.
Through regulation, enforcement and monitoring, fisheries management can lead to recoveries in shark and ray populations.
Rhino rays, which are close relative of sharks, are some of the most fascinating – and most threatened – fishes that you’ve never heard of.
Over 100 shark and ray species were recently added to an international treaty, known as the CITES list, to protect them from the threat of unsustainable and illegal trade.
Remote islands in the Indian Ocean are now strewn with plastic waste – the origin of this waste has until now not been established.
Sharks and rays are traded for their meat, liver and other products. The global demand for these products has increased, and in India, the trade affects livelihoods and culture.
Swimming and surfing in the ocean is fun and invigorating. But sharing the water with animals comes with risks to us and them.
Humans often look to nature for the solutions to complex problems – here are five times where biological processes have inspired innovation.
Countries have voted to limit the international shark trade, but this fails to account for the diversity in fishing contexts around the world.
Fining and jailing Indonesian fishers taking shark fin is a knee-jerk solution. As long as sharks keep vanishing and demand for shark fin soup remains high, illegal fishing will continue.
A study offers evidence that marine biology’s biggest stage is broken, and suggests ways to fix it.
Many surfers have seen sharks while surfing in the ocean. Yet, unlike the general public, 60% are not afraid of sharks. It’s a finding that offers an insight into attitudes to shark conservation.
Discerning whether that dark splodge in the water is a shark or just, say, seaweed isn’t always straightforward. In reasonable conditions, drone pilots get it right only 60% of the time.
Thousands of hours of ocean footage reveal how fish rub their heads on sharks to scrape off parasites and scratch itches.
Sharks are much more severely threatened by humans than vice versa. A marine biologist explains how people can help protect sharks and why some strategies are more effective than others.
Just about every creature on Earth needs to grab some Zs from time to time. Imagine trying to doze while dodging great whites and killer whales.
Top contributors
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Lecturer in Public Policy, University of Sydney
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Wen Family Chair in Conservation, The University of Western Australia
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Marine Biologist, South African National Parks (SANParks); Honorary Research Associate, South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB), South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity
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Shark biologist, The University of Western Australia
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Associate Professor in Marine Fisheries Ecology, Macquarie University
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Senior Lecturer in Geography, University of Wollongong
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PhD graduate, University of Southampton
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Director, Florida Program for Shark Research and Coordinator of Museum Operations, Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida
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Doctoral School Programmes Manager, Nottingham Trent University
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Director of Florida Program for Shark Research, University of Florida
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Faculty Research Associate in Marine Biology, Arizona State University
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Professor of Marine Ecology, University of Southampton
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Associate Professor of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University
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Senior Lecturer, School of Environment and Science, Griffith University
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Nature Positive Senior Specialist at The Biodiversity Consultancy, and Post-Doc Research Associate, University of Oxford
