Regional endothermy in the smalltooth sandtiger shark?! – and what this means for the extinct megalodon!l 🦈🦈🔥. Published today in Biology Letters, led by Dr Haley Dolton (she/her) with fab collaborative team.
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rs…. 1/4

#EEA2023 what a week! Immense thanks to all of you who made the event so memorable! Thanks again to our sponsors Save Our Seas Innovasea Lotek for their generous support, & all our speakers.
Watch this space for a final wrap-up video.

I lay wide awake last night; my head consumed by what this means for us, my heart consumed by what this means for wildlife.

I am alarmed. You should be too.

#Antarctica

bbc.co.uk/news/science-e…

Brazil seizes record haul of illegal shark fins bbc.in/3PmhAPa

📢Please RT🔄

New study by Phil Doherty FishtekMarine ExeterMarine found tuna longlines fitted with ⚡️SharkGuard ⚡️reduced bycatch of blue sharks ⬇️by 91% & stingrays⬇️by 71%.

Full #OpenAccess paper below
tinyurl.com/4ax7bbx5

Please share! 🦈

Efficacy of a novel shark bycatch mitigation device in a tuna longline fishery by Phil Doherty FishtekMarine ExeterMarine out today 📢

#OpenAccess at link below sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Blue shark being sold at Spain's largest supermarket chain Mercadona

Some #CITESCoP19 parties may argue that #bluesharks aren't threatened, but no population has sustainable catch limits and it remains the most caught pelagic shark in the Ocean. Something has to change... 🦈

'We know we have a closing window of opportunity.

#CoralReefs are the first ecosystem we could lose.

Which means, they are the first ecosystem we could save.'

#COP27 | #Biodiversity | Prof. Steve Simpson

I’m absolutely blown away by the quality and diversity of talks presented at @sharksint2022 ! Stellar job, everyone!

I go to a lot of conferences. This one is special. And I cannot wait until 2026 in Sri Lanka!

Thank you all for a fantastic weekend.

The end of an inspirational few days Sharks International - feel very privileged to have been a part of it! Keep an eye out for some of my highlights from a week of great discussions Oceanogràfic València. A huge thank you to The Shark Trust and the rest of the organisers!

Another great day of talks complete yesterday Sharks International, including a brilliant panel presentation on the progress and proposals for shark products before CITES CoP19 this November!
Luke Warwick Rima Jabado Megan O'Toole and Elisabeth Mansur

1100 & check-in opens. Meet the first official #SharksInt2022 Valencia delegates! #SharkScience

Today marks the start of Sharks International at Oceanogràfic València - my first conference! After a trip round the aquarium and several workshops yesterday, I’m excited for the next few days of talks and activities. Look out for my poster on the European #sharkmeat trade this evening 🦈!