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#ACIAR & NFA-funded research on sport fishing is making a difference in PNG. Great work on black bass, sustainable fishing, livelihoods & coastal management. Partnership between #NFA & TropWATER at #JCU. youtu.be/Uujkz-uIc4c ACIAR Produced by Cinematic Science

Great research from @Jon_Smart1 on the demographics of grey reef sharks. Using some fancy math to help refine estimates of mortality and help inform management in PNG. esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.10… #sharkscience #SharkWeek @CSTFA_JCU James Cook Uni ACIAR CSIRO

New #sharkscience from PNG - size and species composition of the target shark longline fishery (which closed in 2014 due to silky shark restrictions from WCPFC) James Cook Uni @CSTFA_JCU CSIRO Publishing ACIAR @spinnershark7 Leontine Baje @Jon_Smart1 publish.csiro.au/MF/MF19191

The silky shark is the second most common #elasmobranch by-catch species. Our new paper looks at their Intraspecific demographic parameters across regions. We outline the importance of sample size & eliminating human error in life history studies. doi.org/10.1093/icesjm…

Neonate Australian cownose ray, Rhinoptera neglecta. Mum gave birth to two pups upon capture by a fisher who helps with our research in Papua New Guinea. Good reproductive info for a relatively poorly known (or neglecta'd...) species.

Social environmental scientist @AmyDiedrichJCU keynote at #PNGImpact conference underlines importance of local partnerships for allowing people to define their own issues, aspirations & sustainable livelihood pathways James Cook Uni #appliedresearch #impact

Historical data collection on sharks and rays has generally been poor. In some instances, so has maintaining data/specimens. This paper came about from mainly contemporary records gathered in the last 5 years - underlining how much there is yet to learn about this country ! x.com/WillWhiteshark…