Ocean News

Project leader Rima Jabado and other members of the IUCN Shark Specialist Group have just released a new report on the Conservation Status of Sharks, Rays and Chimeras in the Arabian Sea and the surrounding waters. This report provides an overview of the conservation status of chondrichthyans in the Arabian…

Lauren Meyer and Madeline Green are the founders of Shark Share Global, a newly launched online platform that enables researchers to share shark and ray samples with other scientists around the globe. We asked them a few questions about their new initiative and the impact they hope it will have.…

APPLICATIONS CLOSE: 31 July 2017 The grant is dedicated to supporting early career scientists, conservationists and educators with original and innovative projects. It represents a unique opportunity for these early career professionals to make their first mark in the realm of marine conservation and is designed to provide funding for…

Tristan Guttridge is the scientific director of the Bimini Biological Field Station, based at Bimini in The Bahamas. In February this year, he and his team published a new paper that reveals the migration patterns of great hammerhead sharks between Bimini and the coast of nearby Florida. In this interview…

We are proud to continue working with the following researchers and conservationists: Partners: Project leader: Guy Stevens Location: Global Project: A global strategy and action plan for the long-term conservation of mobulid rays Project leaders: Janie Wray and Hermann Meuter Location: Great Bear Rainforest, British Colombia, Canada Project: Identifying critical…

Save Our Seas Foundation is proud to announce our new Keystone Grant winners for 2017! The Save Our Seas Foundation is committed to protecting our oceans by funding and supporting research, conservation and education projects worldwide, focusing primarily on charismatic threatened wildlife and their habitats. Our Keystone Grant aims to…

With the start of the 2017 funding cycle, Save Our Seas Foundation is excited to announce our new Small Grant winners! We first called for SOSF Small Grant entries in 2013 and have awarded 45 grants to date. The grant was created to support early career scientists, conservationists and educators…

Hermann Meuter and Janie Wray of Cetacea Lab in the Great Bear Rainforest have been studying the region’s abundant populations of marine mammals for more 17 years. They have been a Save Our Seas Foundation partner organisation since 2014. Originally published on MARKETWIRED: HARTLEY BAY, BRITISH COLUMBIA A new study…

Words by: Riley Pollom, programme assistant, IUCN Shark Specialist Group From 5 to 9 February 2017, 21 delegates from 15 countries came together at Yas Island in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE), to take part in one of a series of regional conservation workshops dedicated to assessing sharks, rays…

In 2014, Bryan Keller was based at the Bimini Biological Field Station (the Shark Lab), to study the behaviour of juvenile lemon sharks. His project was funded by Save Our Seas Foundation, and earlier this month his research was published in the Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. We…

By: Mahmood Shivji and Jeremy Vaudo The shortfin mako shark Isurus oxyrinchus is one of only a handful of shark species that can maintain a body temperature higher than that of the surrounding water. It is also thought to achieve the fastest swimming speed of any shark. One look at…

Shark DNA provides exciting insights into their ancient and efficient immune systems A new genomics study of shark DNA primarily funded by Save Our Seas Foundation, including from great white and great hammerhead sharks, reveals unique modifications in their immunity genes that may underlie the rapid wound healing and possibly…

The Save Our Seas Foundation’s Shark Education Centre in Kalk Bay, South Africa has been upgrading and adding new exhibits, with an emphasis on creating an experience for visitors that is unique, educational and fun, and the brand new Shark Senses VR exhibit, which uses virtual reality, is part of…

New research from the Save Our Seas Foundation D’Arros Research Centre, in collaboration with the Marine Biological Association of the UK, enhances the design of a marine protected area. How do you decide on the size and shape of a marine protected area (MPA)? Over 9,000 MPAs have been established…

Tourists swim with Carribean reef sharks at Bimini Island in the Bahmas. Photo by Shin Arunrugstichai It’s the last week of June and that means one thing in the shark world: Discovery Shark Week. Most shark scientists have mixed feelings about the show; it is a good thing that sharks…