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Sharks suffer from bad public image
A new analysis determined that negative media reports about sharks and shark attacks are hindering shark conservation efforts. According to the analysis, Australian and U.S. news articles are more likely to focus on shark attacks than on shark conservation issues. … Continue reading
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Shark ‘saves’ Toakai Teitoi after 4 months at sea
A DAY after watching a film about being lost at sea, Toakai Teitoi was trapped in his own nightmare, drifting in a wooden boat for 15 weeks – before a shark helped to rescue him. see – http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/shark-saves-toakai-teitoi-after-4-months-at-sea/story-e6frf7jo-1226475220054
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Name a Whale Shark – and win!
Seabreeze (Exmouth) have a competition – a prize which includes accommodation, flights and a swim with a whale shark at Ningaloo! see http://www.facebook.com/seabreezeresort/app_154581087931912
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Help whale shark conservation from home
CITIZEN scientists are being urged to get involved in the conservation of Ningaloo Reef’s whale sharks by helping to transcribe daily reports on the species. A volunteer program set up by the Atlast of Living Australia along with Sydney’s Australian … Continue reading
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TED@Sydney: A deep dive into the world of whale sharks
TED Talk on ‘citizen science’ – how people power is helping to save this THREATENED species. Help get this message to an influential audience at the TED 2013 conference (California) – by voting online – see Brad Norman – TED … Continue reading
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The UK Takes Steps to Protect Endangered Sharks
Endangered sharks will be given greater protection following the signing of the CMS Memorandum of Understanding on Migratory Sharks by the United Kingdom on 18 June. Full story
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Shark species more diverse than previously thought
A genetic study of thousands of specimens of sharks and rays has uncovered scores of potential new species and is fuelling biologists’ debates over the organisation of the family tree of these animals. The work also raises the possibility that … Continue reading
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Whale shark lost in the southern ocean?
A West Australian sardine fisherman has described how a rare tropical whale shark surfaced near his boat in the Southern Ocean, surprising himself and local scientists. Once Mr Westerberg realised it was a whale shark, he knew he was witnessing … Continue reading
China to stop serving shark fin soup?
“Facing huge pressure from conservationists around the world, the Chinese government recently announced that shark fin soup will likely be banned from official banquets within the next one to three years”. http://www.care2.com/causes/china-to-stop-serving-shark-fin-soup-at-official-functions.html
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Tagging project delay defended
http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/newshome/13337948 4 April 2012 The next phase of a project to tag great white sharks could begin within weeks in the South West and a crew is expected to go to Kalbarri today to try to tag sharks after three … Continue reading
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