Everyone, meet Colin. Colin is the holotype of a new species of long-nosed chimaera 👻🦈- the Australiasian Narrow-nosed Spookfish #sharkscience doi.org/10.1007/s10641…

We are thrilled to announce that Blue Resources Trust Co-Founder and Director and MCAF Fellow Daniel Fernando has been nominated for UCLA's 2024 Pritzker Emerging Environmental Genius Award! Daniel was nominated by the New England Aquarium's Chief of Conservation and Stewardship, Letise LaFeir! 💙

Applications for the 2024 SCS Small Research Grant are due in ONE WEEK (AUG 30th)! Visit our website to submit your proposal today! sawfishconservationsociety.org #sawfishresearch #sawfishconservation #sawfisheducation #sawfishoutreach

🌎 Shape the future of global wildlife conservation policy. We seek a Director of Policy to oversee our policy and advocacy efforts, from research to high-level representation. 📍Cambridge, UK 📅 Sept 4th 👉 loom.ly/x2w-baY #conservation #policy #jobopportunity

"Incorporating citizen science into IUCN Red List assessments". New in Conservation Biology led by Rachael Gallagher from Western Sydney - HIE doi.org/10.1111/cobi.1… IUCN Red List #citizenscience

🔥🌊A new JCU study has revealed mangrove habitats may serve as temporary sanctuaries for stingrays, but scientists fear the ‘saunas’ could become too hot to handle with climate change accelerating. Professor Jodie Rummer Ian Bouyoucos 📸by Colin Simpfendorfer

New Paper out today in Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries! We identified a pelagic nutrient linkage by sawsharks. link.springer.com/article/10.100… Save Our Seas #shark #science #australia #sawsharks

How hot is "too hot" ? Shallow coastal waters and mangroves are pretty important for mangrove whiprays, but these habitats are getting hotter. Find out more here: sciencedirect.com/science/articl… #flatsharkfriday #physioshark

Find out more here: sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

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Sanctuary burning: Sting in the tail for mangrove whiprays - James Cook Uni study E.Higgins Ian Bouyoucos Adam T. Downie B. Illing A. Martins Colin Simpfendorfer Professor Jodie Rummer #flatsharkfriday canberratimes.com.au/story/8745986/…

Sanctuary burning: sting in the tail for mangrove rays | The Canberra Times | Canberra, ACT buff.ly/3XrhJ7v

Congratulations to Dr. Nick Dulvy named as Fellow of Royal Society of Canada. RSC awards fellowships to peer-elected and distinguished individuals for their outstanding scholarly, scientific and artistic achievement. Read more on our Kudos page: sfu.ca/.../news-event…

HEY! WANNA BE A MARINE ECOLOGIST AT UMass Boston!? We've just posted an Assistant Professor Position at employmentopportunities.umb.edu/boston/en-us/j…

🦈Attention #Shark #Researchers Investigate #elasmobranch movement in SA🇿🇦 with a #grant from Acoustic Tracking Array Platform & Save Our Seas Foundation Shark Education Centre! 15-20 acoustic transmitters available for studies within the ATAP array - St Helena Bay to Moz🇲🇿 border ⏳Apply by 27 Sep saiab.ac.za/wp-content/upl… SAIAB

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

The Maugean skate is teetering on the edge of extinction, with its already extremely limited geographic range severely impacted by human activity. To save the species, scientists are breeding them in captivity. Discover how these efforts are turning the ride for this Australian

#PLOSONE: Overfishing and climate change elevate extinction risk of endemic sharks and rays in the southwest ... dx.plos.org/10.1371/journa… Riley Pollom 🌎 IUCN SSC Shark Specialist Group SAIAB Shark Conservation Fund

Overfishing and climate change elevate extinction risk of endemic sharks and rays in the southwest Indian Ocean hotspot | PLOS ONE buff.ly/4cXqkTX