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03/10/2023

Why are these orcas killing sharks and removing their livers?

Questions abounded when sevengill shark carcasses with pectoral tears and missing livers began washing up on the South African coast. Then a marine biologist found something: orca tooth impressions.

When sevengill shark carcasses with pectoral tears and missing livers began washing up on the South African coast, questions abounded. Then a marine biologist found something: orca tooth impressions.

02/10/2023

South Africa’s great white sharks are changing locations – they need to be monitored for beach safety and conservation

South Africa’s white shark population is not in decline but migrating to survive.

20/01/2023

Welcome to the quarterly issue of Shark News – the official IUCN SSC Shark Specialist Group (SSG) magazine. Shark News provides a forum for the exchange of information on all aspects of shark, ray, and chimaera conservation matters...

23/07/2022

Marine protected areas (MPAs), particularly large MPAs, are increasing in number and size around the globe in part to facilitate the conservation of marine megafauna under the assumption that large-scale MPAs better align with vagile life histories; however, this alignment is not well established. U...

21/07/2022

Job announcement Intern for Policy and Research (Part-Time) The Shark Conservation Fund (SCF) is a collaboration of philanthropists dedicated to restoring...

21/07/2022

Job announcement Shark Biodiversity Initiative Manager The Shark Conservation Fund (SCF) is developing a new, 10-year global initiative to protect the...

19/07/2022

Killer whales are hunting great white sharks in South Africa’s waters

Great white sharks have long been at the top of the food chain in parts of South Africa’s oceans. In their peak winter hunting months, around 100 great white sharks a day could be observed off the coast of the Western Cape province. But in 2017, great white shark carcasses began to wash up on beaches at Gansbaai, one of the main sites where the species usually gathered. Some were missing their livers. And the number of great white sharks in Gansbaai started to drop. In fact, they just vanished for up to a year at a time. What was the cause?

theconversation.com/killer-whales-are-hunting-great-white-sharks-in-south-africas-waters-186931

Alison Towner Dyer Island Conservation Trust The Conversation

A pair of killer whales are hunting and preying on South Africa's great white sharks, forcing the sharks to flee.

13/02/2022

2022 Northeast Pacific Shark Symposium V
April 21 – 22, 2022 | 13:00 (1 PM) to 17:00 (5 PM) PDT

Registration is now open (suggested donation fee of 10 USD): https://www.eventbrite.com/e/northeast-pacific-shark-symposium-v-tickets-252533232697

If you’re interested in presenting, we have scheduled numerous five-minute slots for lightning talks and several 10-minute slots to accommodate longer updates. Presentations may consist of research updates or any current or future work aimed at advancing our understanding of Northeastern Pacific shark populations. To request a time slot, please apply here (https://www.seattleaquarium.org/2022-northeast-pacific-shark-symposium-v) with your presentation’s title and a brief presentation summary. If you believe your presentation warrants a longer time slot or if you have questions, please contact the program chair, Shawn Larson ([email protected]). The call for presentations will close on March 21, 2022.

https://www.seattleaquarium.org/2022-northeast-pacific-shark-symposium-v

Per King County health order, proof of full vaccination or negative COVID-19 test result administered by a testing provider required to enter. Masks/face coverings required. | More information

04/02/2022

Understanding public attitude towards sharks for improving their conservation

New collaborative research assessed the public’s current attitude towards sharks on a global scale and explores the importance of factors like culture, history, or educational level in shaping these attitudes.

https://issuu.com/iucnsharkspecialistgroup/docs/iucn_ssc_ssg_shark_news_issue_04_january_2022-l/22

Ioannis Giovos Carlotta Mazzoldi iSea IUCN Shark Specialist Group IUCN