At @cites #COP19 nearly 200 countries 🌍 voted to protect 50+ species of sharks 🦈 from over-exploitation under global trade rules. As top predators, sharks are crucial to the food chain and the health of our oceans. 🌊 More from Helen Briggs at @bbcworld: bbc.com/news/science-e…

Interactions between #anchovy #fisheries & #PeruvianBoobies revealed by bird-borne cameras & movement loggers. New #ornithology research by UIEM - Grupo Aves Marinas. Peruvian Seabird Group highlights potential impacts of competition with purse seine fisheries & bycatch risk in Peru bit.ly/meps_701_145

More interesting new #sharkscience out today on blue sharks - genome level analysis demonstrates ocean basin level structure, and within basin structure. Important management implications. Floriaan DevlooDelva Elasmobranch Society OceaniaSharks IUCN SSC Shark Specialist Group Important Shark and Ray Areas - ISRAs onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…

Starting the new semester off with a bang 💥with one of the biggest meetings we’ve had in a while. Old and new faces sharing exciting projects. We can’t wait to see what this year has in store for our team.

Paper of the week 💥 This weeks paper by Budd et al. discusses the monitoring of threatened species, Scalloped Hammerhead #sharks in Apra Harbor, Guam via the use of eDNA. Scan the QR code or follow the link: sciencedirect.com/science/articl… #sharkscience #sharkresearch #newscience

Awesome turnout for our first #FINstitute meeting with a great talk by Dr. Simon Foale about the politics and challenges of #conservation. Follow us on instagram @the.finstitute for updates and reminders of upcoming events and workshops. Next meeting on Monday the 13th !

Moving from conservation research to action. New blog out by mickgrant.bsky.social on the status of #sawfish #conservation Click the link below or scan the barcode to access it. saveourseas.com/update/moving-… #PNG #SaveOurSeas

The High Seas Treaty A huge step in the right direction for high seas protection and governance #marineconservation #highseastreaty See our instagram post for the full story !

🚨 NEW PAPER ALERT!! Conceptual frameworks and key questions for assessing the contribution of #marineprotected areas to #shark and #ray #conservation Check out our instagram for the full summary or scan the QR code below for the full paper #sharkresearch #sharkconservation

New England Skate Meetings today. Draft Council white paper on Thorny Skate covers grim status & possible remedies, documents long history of low conservation priority & avoidance of measures w/ effect on other fisheries as climate change threat grew: d23h0vhsm26o6d.cloudfront.net/2_DRAFT-Thorny…

We were grateful for @spinnershark7 from KB BALOCH at James Cook Uni via Philippines today in MB5350 “Evidence & Controversy in Marine Science” - topics included #sharks & their role regulating marine #ecosystems as well as the publishing process, #impactfactor #altmetrics #openaccess

New paper out now by our very own @spinnershark7 ! Focusing on the Behavioural changes among Australian beach goers after a shark incident. Scan the QR code to read the full paper! #fishandfisheries #shark #newpaper #mitigationandmanagement #australia

Our children’s book on sawfish is now finally available online at sawfishbook.org This book aims to change attitudes and perceptions of sawfishes in Papua New Guinea by reaching the next generation of fishers!

Improving capacity of local institutions is a core part of our present Kalimantan project. Tarakan BPSPL now armed with a freezer and a Glyphis ID guide. We also had a great time at Borneo University conducting a stingray dissection and vertebral ageing workshop. Semangat!

Welcome back to second semester! We hope you all had a fantastic break and are ready to get back into work and university. A huge thank you to Andhika Prasetyo for his talk at our lab meeting today ! #Sharks #sharkresearch

Dr. Andrew Chin (@spinnershark7) giving his talk at the opening the_FINstitute event for the semester. The history of fish traps, how they work and their potential to replace gill nets in light of recent gill net bans across all of Queensland. #fisheriesqld #gillnets

Paper of the week ✨ A reminder of how interconnected and fundamental social science is in conservation. Click the link below or scan the QR code sciencedirect.com/science/articl…  #conservation #fishandfisherieslab #paperoftheweek

🦈 Paper of the Week🦈 Scan the QR code or click the link below for the full paper ! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jf…

New paper alert 🔔 By some of our very own lab members mickgrant.bsky.social @spinnershark7 !! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jf… #sharks #sharkscience #fishandfisherieslab

Happy International Sawfish Day! 🪚🐟 #sawfish #fishandfisherieslab #sharksandrays #elasmobranch