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Register for Sharks International 2026 is today!

🦈 Join a global community at #SI2026 in Sri Lanka, 4-8 May! Registration includes access to all sessions, keynotes, sides events, and the welcome reception. Don’t miss out, register now for #SI2026!

🔗https://si2026.org/

Systematic assessment of the increasing presence of white sharks in Atlantic Canadian waters 🦑🧪🐟🦈 www.int-res.com/abstracts/me...

Poster for a Sharks International 2026 conference session titled “Quantifying the Chase: New Frontiers in Predator–Prey Dynamics.” The background is a watercolor blue gradient. The central image shows multiple shark silhouettes circling a single small red fish. The Sharks International Sri Lanka 2026 logo appears in the middle of the poster. Contact emails for sammyaz@stanford.edu, emily.lester@sydney.edu.au, and lauren.meyer@flinders.edu.au are listed at the bottom for more information.

🦈 Heading to Sharks International 2026?
Consider applying to our session:

🎯 Quantifying the Chase: New Frontiers in Predator–Prey Dynamics

We’re exploring tools, techniques & cross-disciplinary insights.

🌐 si2026.org @sharks-int.bsky.social
#SharksInternational2026 #SharkScience #MarineEcology

Novel nanostructures in blue sharks reveal their remarkable potential for dynamic colour-change New research into the anatomy of blue sharks (Prionace glauca) reveals a unique nanostructure in their skin that produces their iconic blue colouration, but intriguingly, also suggests a potential cap...

🦈 #shark

New research from Dr. Viktoriia Kamska findd
the #dermaldenticles of a #blueshark contain closely spaced scales made of guanine. Pressure changes can alter the spacing of these guanine scales within a cell, and that can subtly shift the colors of skin

www.eurekalert.org/news-release...

Por si las coloraciones y patrones que habían eran pocas! ;)

What Basking Sharks Tell Us About The Climate Crisis New research shows basking sharks are more flexible in their movements and thermal tolerance than previously thought, which may help them survive climate change.

What Basking Sharks Tell Us About The Climate Crisis

Ocean warming increases residency at summering grounds for migrating bull sharks (Carcharhinus leucas) Globally, climate change is driving warming ocean temperatures, increasing the frequency and severity of extreme temperature events and altering curre…

Ocean warming increases residency at summering grounds for migrating bull sharks (Carcharhinus leucas) 🦑🌎🐟🦈 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

New paper lead by @etspencer.bsky.social We use biologging to understand why great hammerheads may specialize on large prey like other sharks. If they hunt blacktips off south Florida then they probably only have to catch a shark once per month link.springer.com/journal/442

Exciting news: our new study just published!

We looked at how Important Shark and Ray Areas (ISRAs) can also support the identification of Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs).

Our findings? 1 in 5 ISRAs already qualify as KBAs.

#JFB: Migratory patterns and seasonal habitat use of great hammerhead sharks (𝘚𝘱𝘩𝘺𝘳𝘯𝘢 𝘮𝘰𝘬𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘢𝘯) in the southeastern United States doi.org/10.1111/jfb.70039 #FishSci

How ‘Jaws’ Sank Shark Conservation Before It Began Shark numbers are down more than 70% since the 1970s, and the economic and ecological fallout is now impossible to ignore.

How ‘Jaws’ Sank Shark Conservation Before It Began

www.forbes.com/sites/meliss...

Shark numbers are down more than 70% since the 1970s, and the economic and ecological fallout is now impossible to ignore.

Spatiotemporal trends in abundance and richness of elasmobranchs in Frégate Island, Seychelles - Marine Biology Elasmobranch diversity has been poorly investigated within the Seychelles archipelago. The present study aimed to describe the spatial-temporal changes in the species richness and abundance of…

Spatiotemporal trends in abundance and richness of elasmobranchs in Frégate Island, Seychelles link.springer.com/article/10.1... A total of 18 elasmobranch species were observed

Greenland shark (Somniosus microcephalus) behaviour at a Nordmøre grid Abstract. Large Greenland sharks (Somniosus microcephalus) commonly enter bottom trawls, and in some cases this results in unintended bycatch when they bec

Greenland shark (Somniosus microcephalus) behaviour at a Nordmøre grid 🦑🐟🦈 academic.oup.com/icesjms/arti...

A white shark

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White sharks are on the rise in Atlantic Canadian waters! Our new study reveals an increase in their presence since 2019, with migration probabilities up to 3.7x higher and their seasonal stay extending by over 20 days bit.ly/meps_761_145

📣 Just out!

@FAO.org has released the most detailed report ever on the state of marine fish stocks!

The data shows that some of the world’s fisheries are recovering thanks to effective, science-based management.

👉 bit.ly/4l0LV28

#UNOC3 #BlueTransformation

Es que todo mal se mire por donde se mire 😅

¡No lo había visto! Vaya tela... Esto me recuerda al Galeorhinus galeus de Masterchef. A ver si se llega a algo porque estamos hablando de especies en peligro de extinción... :/

@elcomidista.bsky.social @mikeliturriaga.bsky.social @monicaescudero.bsky.social
No sé si lo habréis leído, pero para cualquier cosa, aquí estamos

These Sharks Aren’t Gone, Just Harder To Find Despite past reports of steep decline, changes in fishing behavior suggest Wales’ elusive angelshark may be faring better than feared.

These Sharks Aren’t Gone, Just Harder To Find

Despite past reports of steep decline, changes in fishing behavior suggest Wales’ elusive angelshark may be faring better than feared.

www.forbes.com/sites/meliss...

Academics & NSW government employees last year published analysis showing shark-bite mitigation (including nets & drumlines) has ZERO EFFECT on bite probability since 2000s

doi.org/10.1016/j.ma...

Decision not driven by evidence, but (wrong) public perception

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Sharks may be more mobile as climate changes Scientists believe changes in the Earth’s climate could be allowing sharks to swim further than ever before.

Scientists believe changes in the Earth’s climate could be allowing sharks to swim further than ever before.
Full story 👉 shorturl.at/fvoQh

Our Special Issue on fish telemetry is finally published in Journal of Fish Biology @thefsbi.bsky.social
including 28 papers on freshwater & marine fish movement & behaviour.
Thank all authors and guest editors Taryn Murray, Robert Lennox & Kim Birnie-Gauvin
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/10958649...

Remember that first global record of megamouth shark pups? It's finally published in a scientific journal! Read all about it here: doi.org/10.31398/tpjf

This study was partly supported by @mwwphilippines.bsky.social #AtingPating grants. Congratulations to the authors!

Nearshore use increases propensity to accumulate persistent organic pollutants in two thresher shark species Predator tissues can accumulate specific signatures of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) based on their feeding ecology. Likewise, stable isotopes,…

New #sharkscience from Kady Lyons and co
Organic pollutants in 2 spp of thresher shark. The one that lives closer to shore has higher pollutant levels.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Scratching the surface: Swimming depths of multiple shark species in New York coastal waters and implications for aerial monitoring

New #sharkresearch from @mojoshark.bsky.social and others
How does the depth at which different shark species swim affect the success of aerial surveys? The answer is right here for 10 spp from the New York area.
doi.org/10.1093/mcfa...
@iucnshark.bsky.social

Giants in the cold: Morphological evidence for vascular heat retention in the viscera but not the skeletal muscle of the basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus) 🦑🧪🐟🦈 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Early bird registration closes May 15th! www.eventbrite.com/e/internatio...

The Important Shark and Ray Areas (ISRA) project is excited to announce our latest compendium, featuring 21 ISRAs in the South American Inland Waters along with 14 Areas of Interest!

This represents the work of 36 expert contributors.

Check the compendium here: doi.org/10.59216/ssg...

YouTube video by Canarias Ahora Tiburón duende momentos antes de ser puesto en libertad.

Pudieron liberar al ejemplar tras su captura incidental. Pero la verdad es que el registro es una auténtica pasada. Lo que también es muy curiosa es su coloración, que a diferencia de otros individuos, ¡la de éste es súper oscura! 🤔

www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqYk...

¡Buen finde con 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!

👉 www.eldiario.es/canariasahor...

#Biología #Ciencia