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We work on researching various species of british sharks, supplying our tagging data to SSACN & The SharkTrust. Offering volunteer tagging opportunities

Wobby Shark Savers is a UK based shark research team. We mainly study behavioural and number surveys on sharks around the UK. While running various shark tagging trips. I've also given my time to multiple shark labs and shark projects worldwide, from Fiji to the Bahamas - And I'm always looking to help out more projects. For anymore info - Feel free to drop me a message! :D

18/10/2025

Amazing news for Saving the Blue in Andros!

11/06/2023

We've had a few messages asking why the shark attack in Egypt happened. I want to start by sending our thoughts to Vladimir Popov's family, following this rare & unfortunate tragedy. I'm extremely shocked that onlookers stood by recording this event and posting it to social media. For the respect of the victim, this shouldn't have been shared.

Why? To be completely honest, I don't know, I can only guess from what I've heard and seen. It's been said that local farmers and restaurants dump meat scraps in the water, and some local tourism charters bait the waters to attract grey reef sharks for tourism. Both of these could be factors that attracted the tiger shark close to shore hunting for food. With overfishing, it's become much harder for sharks to find a meal. I read there was an alert saying a large shark had been spotted & swimming wasn't advised. However, I have no proof of this. It may have been a female coming in close to shore to have her pups and saw Vladimir as a potential threat to herself or her young, tiger sharks can be very territorial. I've been in a boat when a tiger shark has headbutted the boat for getting too close to her. It could be a mistaken identity. However, the red sea is normally known for crystal clear waters, so this is unlikely unless the bottom was stirred up, making the water murky close to shore.

The thing to remember is that these unfortunate events are incredibly rare, no wild animal is predictable, and when entering their home, we should keep this in mind.

I've read the shark also lost its life, following being caught and beaten to death by Vladimir's father. Which is also a tragic loss.

23/03/2023

Sorry we've been quiet, we've been growing our very own baby shark, born in January! We aim to return to our shark research in the near future 🦈❤️

21/12/2022

Love watching the sharks swim away! 🦈

23/10/2022

Loving the view from above! 😍 England isn't exactly known for having sharks, and when talking to people they're often surprised to hear that we have them living in our seas. We had a wide variety of sharks and in my eyes, some of the coolest too! 🦈

04/10/2022

Although the Small-Spotted Catshark isn't a specie we research, they regularly come on board to say hello. These cuties will hold on to the bait up on to the boat, without even being hooked! Always a pleasure to see these little guys on our trips! 🦈❤️

29/08/2022

Working with sharks isn't always as glamorous as some people imagine it to be. Nursehounds are definitely one of the sharks that like to make it entertaining for us. They're super muscly and flexible, never wanting to stay still for a quick work up. Did I mention, they also have big attitudes?! Always an absolute pleasure to see these beautiful sharks though! 🦈

27/07/2022

It's SHARK WEEK and we're loving seeing all the beautiful sharks on TV!

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16/06/2022

Another great research day today, with 30 sharks worked up & tagged. 28 Starry Smoothhounds and 2 Nursehounds! 🦈

15/06/2022

Great day of research today, total of 42 sharks worked up and tagged (41 Starry Smoothhounds, and 1 Nursehound), ranging from 4lb to 19lb. We witnessed a very interested male smoothie follow a female all the way up to the surface too!

We had Maya along with us, training to work up sharks and also joined by 12 year old aspiring Marine Biologist, Emily, who did a great job assisting with the shark work ups. Massive thanks to GO Angling - My Way 2 Sea Fishing Trips for allowing us on board to carry out our research!

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