EEA2025

My first time being Master of Ceremony and I actually enjoyed it! It was great being a part of the 'elasmocrew' for the #EEA2025. It's been a few intense days but I've learned so much and I've made many more connections! #sharkcommunity #connections #research #organisingcommittee

Thank you all so much for an amazing conference! Tag yourselves in the photo and can't wait to see you next year @sharks.international! #EEA2025

🦈 Chiara researches population genomics and reveals low genetic differentiation and connectivity of shortfin mako shark between the Mediterranean Sea and the Eastern Atlantic Ocean, highlighting the need for coordinated management and conservation efforts. #EEA2025 #pelagicsharks #populationgenomics

✨ Charlotte posts interesting work on social media concerning fisheries and marine policy, and posts regular updates regarding her career journey and research in fisheries science. Follow her on LinkedIn! #EEA2025

🌊 Lennert studies habitat use and connectivity of elusive European sharks using minimally invasive methods. Integrating citizen science, ecotourism, storytelling, and research expeditions to advance understanding and conservation of shark populations. #SharkResearch #OceanCollective #EEA2025

💡Ale's PhD project focuses on the use and design of molecular tools to aid conservation management of manta and devil rays. She shared insights into the global population connectivity patterns of two critically-endangered heavily-traded devil ray species #MantaTrust #EEA2025

✨ Ibon presents shark research and conservation in the Northern Adriatic! At the University of Padova we cooperate with fishers from Chioggia and the surrounding area striving for the long-term survival of the local shark and ray populations #unipd #dibiounipd #marinebiology #maiec #EEA2025

✨ APECE are leading scientific research to understand elasmobranchs so that we can better protect them in Portuguese waters and abroad including shark tagging, shark release and relocation, field work and lectures. #apece #elasmobranch #sharkconservation #education #sharktagging #sharkdiving

🦈 Harriet Allen is the Data Analyst for the #SharkTrust, largely working on citizen science initiatives such as the Great Eggcase Hunt and the Basking Shark Project. She leads on data management & verification, data sharing, analysis and reporting for these projects and others

🌊 Jaime Penadés-Suay is a Spanish researcher focused on mediterranean sharks and rays, president of @lamnaassociacio since its foundation, leading researcher and coordinator of @glaucostegus, scientific collaborator of @oceanografic_vl and currently working at @azulmarinofundacion

💡Do sharks make you scared?! As passionate shark researcher I love to dive and interact with those amazing animals as much as possible. Just in case you were afraid of them… They don’t usually bite, sharks rather prefer to smile and silently save you. Ask Claudio to know more!

✨ Steven is a marine ecologist with an interest in how marine megafauna interacts with offshore infrastructure and fisheries. #offshorewind #marine #energy #cetaceans #elasmobranchs #bycatch #marineecology #EEA2025 @sbenjamins.bsky.social

Great to hear the discussion on 'Unexpected Alliances' led by Renzo Elias which emphasised the collaborations between fishermen and zoos/aquaria #EEA2025

Lots of knowledge exchange at the breakout sessions yesterday with our largest session concerning the early-career researchers with 41 participants! #EEA2025

💡Sharks keep our oceans alive. Let’s keep them alive too! Follow Laura on instagram @_adri_shark_ #SharkConservation #ProtectOurOceans #SharkLove #EEA2025

🌊 Studying the ecology and fishery interactions of the critically endangered blackchin guitarfish (Glaucostegus cemiculus) in Cyprus, integrating citizen science with research and turning local wisdom into conservation action #CitizenScience #Guitarfish #Cyprus #EEA2025

danielchik_glc🦈 Daniel’s research focuses on the field of Conservation Genetics/Genomics of Sharks and Rays. He detects cases of misidentifcation or illegal trade through DNA barcoding (COI sequencing) identifying species from fish market which aims to bridge science and conservation policy #EEA2055

✨ Andrej presented advanced research on trauma & injuries from fishing tools, post-capture survival, and reproduction—based on >37,000 examined elasmobranchs in Adriatic Sea (2022-2025) #EEA2025

🌊 Paolo’s research focuses on analysing and modelling shark catches using SMART drumlines in Australia with the aim of responding to management needs and fostering coexistence between humans and wildlife, while promoting shark conservation through scientifically based strategies #EEA2025 #sharksmart

🦈🌊💡Diving deeper into management and policy during our sixth keynote panel where Irene Kingma led the discussion on ”Unintended Consequences” Experts highlighted the need for clear conservation goals while avoiding pitfalls in miscommunication and mis-steps in policy/management development #EEA2025

🦈🌊✨ Interesting discussion during our fifth panel session led by Simon Dedmen and Guuske Tiktak on “New frontiers in elasmobranch data analysis” 🔬 involving a a group of researchers and experts emphasising the new technologies and opportunities for analysing elasmobranch data #sharks #rays #EEA2025

🦈 Sharks, rays & chimaeras reveal a fairer, data-driven view of global fisheries. Using IUCN Red List data on 1,199 species, we expose inequities in fisheries data, weak bycatch management & trade-driven unsustainability #Sharks #Rays #Fisheries #Conservation #IUCN #EEA2025 @nickdulvy.bsky.social

💡Edward presented some great research about developments in statistical tools for tracking elasmobranchs and advancing conservation

🌊 Charlie is a philosopher who got wet and switched to elasmobranch science. My work generally concerns Bull rays around Malta, their ecology and their threats, but I enjoy delving deeper into data poor species in data poor areas #EEA2025

✨ Hettie works at #sharktrust on various projects covering angel sharks and guitarfishes in the Mediterranean. She works to restore flatshark species to robust populations: addressing fundamental knowledge gaps to maximise the potential of existing management #EEA2025

💡 Alfonso shares his research on the understanding shark movements in coastal waters is needed as we continue to alter the marine environment. We need to ensure that our knowledge base is well developed to create good mitigation and protection policy #EEA2025

🦈🔬 Reindert sequences anything, anywhere, to understand changing marine ecosystems. His main focus of research is in the North Sea #EEA2025 @reindertn.bsky.social

🦈🌊✨ During our fourth panel session led by Martine Graafland on The Dutch Government and Elasmobranchs: Research Today and Needs for Tomorrow” 🔬 engaging the audience to make projects to study the effects of windfarms and the winning team are now proud owners of some sharky socks! #WOZEP #EEA2025

#FINS is using a multidisciplinary approach including dermal denticle analysis and proteomics to study #marineshagreen, which is a material made from the skins of sharks and rays, to explore historic elasmobranch exploitation in the early modern period #EEA2025 @rachelmwinter.bsky.social

💡Brian talks their use of drones & AI in a coastal lagoon in the Red Sea. Bluespotted rays foraged primarily in shallow, mangrove-adjacent habitat and whiprays occupied the nearby reef flat. Their results reveal fine-scale habitat partitioning and highlight drones & AI as tools for ecology #EEA2025