Check out this highlight video of our recent Important Shark and Ray Areas workshop in Asia!

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Re:wild Shark Conservation Fund WCS Save Our Seas The Shark Trust IUCN SSC Shark Specialist Group Rima Jabado

'How inappropriate to call this planet Earth when it is clearly Ocean'- Arthur C. Clarke

This #EarthDay 🌍 we celebrate our ocean's misunderstood guardians: #sharks !

Critical for maintaining ecosystem balance, healthy shark populations boost overall ocean health & biodiversity.

#SharkConservationFund is proud to unite with fellow philanthropists in our shared commitment to protect the most critical marine habitats in the #Mediterranean . 🌊

RPA's #sponsoredproject Shark Conservation Fund aims to halt the overexploitation of sharks and rays through catalytic grantmaking. Read our interview with SCF's Executive Director for info on how philanthropy can better protect our ecosystems #RPA #climateaction rockpa.org/the-call-to-pr…

Join us for this week's episode of the WoS podcast with Dr Hollie Booth , exploring the need for both human livelihoods and shark conservation. How might we seek socially just solutions that safeguard both sharks and coastal livelihoods? More below.

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Sharks and Rays are in trouble globally.

With the health of our oceans so dependent on the diversity of sharks, rays, skates and chimaeras, it is imperative that we understand the threats they face daily to help protect them.

Bitter taste receptors are even older than scientists thought buff.ly/4cPtWZl Discovery in sharks suggests that these sensory receptors date back to some 450 million years ago.

Unleash the potential of citizen science with #SharkConservationFund grantee, Madagascar Whale Shark Project! 🦈🇲🇬

Since 2015, 500+ whale sharks have been ID'd in Nosy Be. These data supported an Important Shark and Ray Area designation and will support an #MPA extension! 👏

New #GlobalSharkStatus analysis funded by Shark Conservation Fund serves as a #wakeupcall and calls for urgent action to turn the tide for these extraordinary animals: bit.ly/GlobalSharkSta… #EndOverfishing #GlobalSharkTrends #IUCNcongress

The #SharkConservationFund 2023 Impact Report is here! 🎉

Explore our efforts to safeguard #sharks & #rays through strategic grantmaking. From legal protections driven by CITES to new management measures in MPAs, we celebrate our progress and eagerly anticipate the year ahead.🦈

AMCS has joined an alliance urging UNESCO to request an urgent & comprehensive environmental assessment & report by the Aus Govt on the impact of salmon farming on the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area to protect the endangered Maugean skate 👇
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You've heard of #sharks & #rays . What about a #sharkray ?

Sharkrays, AKA bowmouth guitarfish, are vulnerable. A study backed by #SharkConservationFund found distinct populations & declining genetic variation, emphasizing the need for habitat connectivity & focused conservation.

Warming ocean temperatures 🔥 due to #climatechange are altering animal behavior in unexpected ways...

#Sharks are venturing into new areas, and seem to be heading northward. 🦈

In Alabama, bull sharks are making waves as water temperatures rise. 🌊 ⬇️

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Sharks, turtles and other sea creatures face greater risk from industrial fishing than previously thought − we estimated added pressure from ‘dark’ fishing vessels

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Discover how #CITES boosts #shark conservation🦈 in the Save Our Seas World of Sharks Podcast episode, 'Tackling the Fin Trade with CITES'.

Learn how having 90% of sharks in the fin trade listed on CITES is a historic win for #shark conservation ⬇️

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Rarely witnessed is the gathering of over 50 endangered Sicklefin Devil Rays! Despite the mystery shrouding these congregations, the waters of the Canary Islands offer a unique opportunity for a better understanding. More in Alicia Rodríguez Juncá’s blog:

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New #ghostshark species identified! 👻 🦈

Ghost sharks aren't actually sharks, but chimaeras- a group of fish species that are distant relatives to sharks & rays and the oldest fish lineage.

Introducing 'Chimaera supapae'! Check them out:
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