¡Buenos días con la sea la noticia de la semana! :o Nada menos que las primeras imágenes de un tiburón duende (Mitsukurina owstoni) por aguas de Canarias. Un registro ALUCINANTE, ¡ya que habían indicios de su presencia pero no una observación directa! 👉 eldiario.es/canariasahora/…

ICYMI, the #SharkConservationFund released its 2024 Impact Report! Highlights include: 🦈 19 policy changes impacting 79 #shark and ray species. 🌏 8 new protected areas, covering 30,165km2. 📚 19 publications, 3 of which were published in Science Magazine Check it out:

NEW PAPER ALERT | Mapping ISRAs in the Central and South American Pacific -existing knowledge and data needs Read the full paper in the journal PLOS One here: doi.org/10.1371/journa… #shark #ray #chimaera #publication #marine #ISRA Shark Conservation Fund Save Our Seas Re:wild MigraMar

Así Usan la IA para Monitorear al Tiburón Ballena sin Intervención Humana en Ensenada nmas.com.mx/nmas-local/pro… a través de NMás

Happy International Day for Biological Diversity from the IUCN SSC Shark Specialist Group! This year's theme is "Harmony with nature and sustainable development". #BiodiversityDay #GlobalGoals #KMGBF #shark #ray #chimaera

Species like #whalesharks, #mantarays & #oceanicwhitetips are hurtling toward extinction. 7 New proposals for #CITESCoP20 seek to halt unsustainable & illegal trade of these key species. Thanks to Panama, Ecuador, Senegal, Benin, EU, UK, Brazil, Maldives for leading. Read

NEWS: CITES shark and ray listings have driven improved global shark and ray management at a rate and scale that was previously lacking, says new study. Uneven implementation underscores urgent need for continued investment. ▶️ bit.ly/3Tn1cPi

#NewSpeciesAlert - 𝐵𝑎𝑡ℎ𝑦𝑟𝑎𝑗𝑎 𝑛𝑎𝑛𝑠𝑒𝑖, a new deep‑water softnose skate (Rajiformes: Arhynchobatidae) from the Okinawa Trough, southern Japan. 🔒 link.springer.com/article/10.100…

Lee Crockett, executive director of Shark Conservation Fund, lends his decades-long expertise in marine life and its preservation, and outlines the progress we have seen in bolstering #shark populations in our recent Medium piece.🦈 moorecharitable.medium.com/why-the-narrat…

More than 70 species of #sharks and #rays have been proposed for stricter protections under CITES. But what is CITES, how does it work, and what role does it play in #shark conservation? Read below for a great overview by Dr. David Shiffman 🦈: bit.ly/44Y4az4

NEW PAPER ALERT | Important Shark and Ray Areas can inform conservation planning in the Mediterranean and Black Seas Read the full paper in the journal iScience here: doi.org/10.1016/j.isci… #shark #ray #chimaera #research #marine #conservation #ISRA Shark Conservation Fund

📢📢Just Out!! The 8th FAO Expert Panel Assessment of CITES #CoP20 Aquatic Species Proposals is published!! Which Commercially Exploited Aquatic Species (#shark; #eel; #abalone; #echinoderms) Meets CITES Appendix I and II Listing Criteria? Link: openknowledge.fao.org/handle/20.500.…

The Kunming Biodiversity Fund approved $5.8M for Food and Agriculture Organization-led projects in seven countries. These projects will help the Cook Islands, Madagascar, Mexico, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Türkiye & Uganda meet the global biodiversity goals through sustainable agriculture. fao.org/newsroom/detai…

Happy International Ghost Shark Day from the IUCN SSC Shark Specialist Group! Most ghost sharks (chimaeras) live primarily in deep, dark waters (>200 m) around the world.

Halloween tomorrow & #InternationalGhostSharkDay today 👻🎃 Let’s meet some spooky deep-sea sharks: Ghost🦈: Not true sharks - chimaeras! Greenland🦈: Longest-living vertebrates Sixgill🦈: Ancient, 6 gill slits Sevengill🦈: Also ancient, 7 gills Frilled🦈: "Living fossils"

New Episode Alert! Wow, what an Episode do we have you this week!!! We have the Juan Luis Cifuentes Lemus medal recipient Dr Oscar Sosa Nishizaki returning as our guest! w/ co-hosts Andrew Lewin & David Ebert #LostSharkGuy youtube.com/watch?v=yKM5OE…

A shark small enough to fit in your pocket! The rare and elusive #PocketShark is a tiny deep-sea species, with only 2 individuals ever documented. A fun reminder of how much there is still to learn about our ocean and the deep sea. 🦈🔬 Check it out: earth.com/news/this-shar…

💚 WORLD WETLANDS DAY 💚 2 February 2026 This year’s theme is "Wetlands and traditional knowledge: Celebrating cultural heritage." Be part of the global celebration! worldwetlandsday.org #WorldWetlandsDay #CelebratingWetlands #WorldWetlandsDay2026

96% of the shark fin trade and 70% of the meat trade are now regulated under #CITES agreements. This is a milestone, but also a starting point. Real impact to truly save sharks will depend on the actions that follow. Read to find out more: theconversation.com/new-limits-on-…

The Important Shark and Ray Areas (ISRA) project has finished the combined 11th and 12th expert workshop covering the North American and Caribbean Atlantic and North American Pacific regions!