We are so excited to finally announce something exciting!
Coming soon… the Sharks And Rays Australia App!
Developed by software engineering students from RMIT School of Computer Sciences!
We are preparing to release a powerful new tool for researchers, citizen scientists, and ocean lovers alike.

18.10.2025 06:11 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Our field team would like to wish you all a Happy International Sawfish Day! Currently our team are in the Rinyirru (Lakefield) National Park working alongside the Laura rangers and Traditional Owners.
#InternationalSawfishDay #Sawfish #Queensland #Endangered #Australia #CriticallyEndangered #Rays

17.10.2025 04:52 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Species highlight: Dwarf sawfish
This International Sawfish Day, we are shining a light on the least researched member of the sawfish genus, the Dwarf Sawfish (Pristis clavata).
This post was made in collaboration with Adrienne Gooden. #InternationalSawfishDay #Sawfish #DwarfSawfish#nonforprofit

17.10.2025 03:46 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Happy International Sawfish Day!
Every year on October 17, we spotlight these incredible animals.
#InternationalSawfishDay #Sawfish #nonforprofit #Queensland #Endangered #Australia #CriticallyEndangered #Rays #CitizenScience #Research

17.10.2025 03:44 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Sharks And Rays Australia Research - WA Cellars

Do you need a gift idea heading into the festive season? 🎁
Welcome to the SARA-r Wine Fundraiser!

Thanks to our friends at WA Cellars, $3 per bottle (or $36 per case) directly supports us!🍷

Check out our fundraising wine selection! 👉 wacellars.com.au/fundraising/...

🔞Please drink responsibly.

05.10.2025 08:15 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

The Freshwater Sawfish has recently been uplisted from vulnerable to endangered under the EPBC Act.
The uplisting highlights the urgency and importance of the research we are doing for the future of sharks and rays in Australia.
You can read more at: www.dcceew.gov.au/environment/...

12.09.2025 05:10 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Part 1: Family matters - sawfish stories Why is family important? The answer to this, as you might expect, is rather complex. For us, family plays a pivotal role in shaping one’s values, beliefs, sense of identity and worldview. Families can...

This year, Jack was awarded the Keystone Grant, administered by the @saveourseas.bsky.social, to answer the question "Why is family important?" for two of the world's most threatened marine species: the dwarf and green sawfish. Read the blog below to hear more!
saveourseas.com/update/part-...

29.08.2025 01:23 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Kinship assessment and insights into reproductive behaviour of the Critically Endangered green sawfish Pristis zijsron in Western Australia In this study, single nucleotide polymorphisms were used to investigate kinship and philopatry for the Critically Endangered green sawfish, Pristis zijsron, in Western Australia. Sampling was conduc.....

Have a read of this insightful paper by Jack Ingelbrecht focusing on Kinship assessment and insights into reproductive behaviour of the Critically Endangered green sawfish in Western Australia!
📚Link to the open access paper: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

28.08.2025 03:23 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Have you wondered why we tag animals?🦈
Tagging is a method used to gain scientific data on animals to help answer research questions.📚
Swipe to see why we use tags at Sharks And Rays Australia!
#australia #Endangerered #Sawfish #fieldwork #Queensland #SaveASawfish #research #tagging #ethics

19.08.2025 00:43 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

We are thrilled to share that Sharks International has announced our founder, Dr. Barbara E. Wueringer, as a keynote speaker at the world's largest shark, ray, and chimaera conference in May 2026!
📷: Sarah O'hea Miller, Andrew Virgona & Cristina Bevilacqua
Repost from @sharks.international

31.07.2025 00:59 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Check out this video on YouTube or our Website ‘Save a Sawfish’, created by Dan Hartney explains how sawfish should be released after being accidentally caught on a line or in a net.📹🎣
Link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfVW...

#australia #Endangerered #Sawfish #Queensland #SaveASawfish

28.07.2025 03:08 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Sharks Have a Sixth Sense—and It's Electrifying | Oceana Sharks have an electrifying sixth sense that helps them hunt. Learn more about this super sense on our blog.

🦈 Sharks don’t just rule the ocean with speed and strength—they also come equipped with an incredible hidden ability: an electrifying sixth sense.

Learn more about this shark superpower:

23.07.2025 15:05 — 👍 21    🔁 6    💬 0    📌 1

Want to see what our field team have been up to this year?
These photos were taken in May on our expedition in partnership with Yintjingga Aboriginal Corporation and their Lama Lama Land and Sea rangers.
Find out how you can join our expeditions at: www.sharksandraysaustralia.com/expeditions/

22.07.2025 01:08 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Your support helps us continue vital fieldwork in Far North QLD with Aboriginal Ranger groups & Traditional Owners by combining science with cultural knowledge. 💙
Donate now: www.sharksandraysaustralia.com/donate/ 🦈

#EOFY #Sharks #Donations #Ray #Endangered #Fieldwork #Conservation #Research

24.06.2025 05:38 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

We’re heading to Ecofiesta this Sunday in Cairns! 🎉

Come find us at Munro Martin Parklands from 10am–3:30pm to chat sharks, rays, sawfish, and how to get involved in our research.

Free event, fun vibes! We hope to see you there! 🦈
#EcoFiesta2025 #SharkScience

20.06.2025 06:25 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Happy World Croc Day! 🐊 While we focus on sharks & rays, crocs are key neighbours in QLD. Check out these ones spotted in Rinyirru (2013) and Kowanyama (2020)! From salties to freshies, they’re protected and vital to our ecosystems. #WorldCrocDay #Crocwise #Queensland #Fieldwork #Crocdile

17.06.2025 00:55 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Four SARA field team members stand in front of a small research boat, using hand signals for sharks and rays, commonly used in diving communication.

🦈 Happy Monday from SARA (Sharks and Rays Australia)! Excited to join the Bluesky community. We share shark & ray research, conservation, and stories from the field, lab & beyond. Learn more at saw.fish
Here is the SARA team in Kowanyama, 2022.
#sharks #rays #fieldwork #research

09.06.2025 05:29 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0