Ocean News

We are excited to announce that a long-imagined SARA initiative is well underway! Since commencing our public submissions campaign in 2016, we have received over 140 sawfish saws in a donation. Some of the saws are used for…

How many times have you observed a predator perform a natural feeding event? The answer is probably not very many. This is because observing natural predation events in nature is rare due to the limited time we spend…

“A teardrop-shape in the Ocean” – this is what we were looking for back in April while surveying the reef from the roof top of our Dhoni, with nothing more than a pair of polarized sunglasses, a focused…

The coastal waters of Tanzania provide distinctive habitats for sharks, rays and other marine fishes which contribute to the communities’ livelihood. However, the populations of sharks and rays are declining due to unsustainable fishing activities. In Tanzania especially…

During the week of the 14-20th of October, the members of Associació LAMNA participated on the 23rd Scientific Meeting of the European Elasmobranch Association, held in Rende (Italy), at the University of Calabria. As a break from looking…

Shark Spotters employs 40 people from previously disadvantaged communities close to our operating beaches. In preparation for the summer season, the team shared what being a spotter means to them and their top tips on how to #BeSharkSmart…

In the Marine Genomic Biodiversity Lab (Fig. 1), led by Dr Nikolaos Schizas, we are studying the diversity of sharks of Puerto Rico.  Sharks are apex predators in most marine ecosystems, yet there is a near-complete absence of…

Effective and thorough community outreach and environmental education are prerequisites of successful species conservation. We all know that most of the problems of wildlife conservation are due to human activity: logging, fishing, coastal development, hunting, pollution, and other…

Megan has worked with both BC Whales and Orcalab since 2012. She now manages one of the camps for Orcalab with a focus on outreach and video projects. It’s around 5 am when I begin to stir. The…

Readers of the Save our Seas magazine have come to expect a visual feast that dives deep into our oceans and explores the contemporary conservation issues facing sharks and rays. Now, the design and creativity of the magazine have been recognized at the 10th International Creative Media Award (ICMA). The…

Conservationists, policymakers and scientists have come together to launch a plan of action for three species of Critically Endangered Angelsharks in the Mediterranean. The Mediterranean Angelsharks: Regional Action Plan formalises what should be done to protect the Sawback Angelshark, Smoothback Angelshark, and Angelshark. This development was lead by The Shark…

Research shows that bleached corals may recover at D’Arros Island and St. Joseph Atoll, Seychelles. “Seeing the changes to the reef was devastating”, begins Clare Daly, former programme director of the Save our Seas Foundation D’Arros Research Centre (SOSF-DRC) in Seychelles. “The sort of stuff that makes you wonder: ‘is…