Another busy year for the Shark Trust. Highlights include launching the Shark Trust podcast, sharing critical messages at international conferences, and making significant strides with the Big Shark Pledge campaign - to name just a few! Thank you to everyone who has supported us throughout 2024. 💙🦈

The 2024 Basking Shark Project report is out. Check out what’s been spotted this year, what we’ve got planned for 2025 and what to do if you’re lucky enough to see one of these magnificent sharks. #sharks #conservation #citizenscience #wildlife issuu.com/sharktrust/d...

“It’s worth remembering…10,000 tax-fearing farmers are getting a lot more media coverage than the 50,000 people who attended the Restore Nature Now march in June. Is this the real two-tier Britain?” www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

🦈 Progress for Sharks & Rays at ICCAT last week!🦈 ✅Manta & Devil Rays: The UK championed a ban on retention and promoted safe release. ✅Whale Sharks: The EU secured similar protections and plans to expand them to Basking & White Sharks next year.

Frustratingly, Atlantic fishing nations have once again failed to agree on adopting a proposal to end at-sea removal of shark fins. Try and try again… www.sharkleague.org/2024/11/18/u... #shark #conservation #ICCAT #finzon

Here’s a beautiful pic of a butterfly ray for you. These rays are known for their burying behaviour in the sand, a technique they use to camouflage themselves when resting during the day. This can leave tell-tale Butterfly-Ray shaped imprints on the seabed. 📸 Andy Murch

This happening this weekend: The fins-naturally-attached policy is now widely regarded as the best practice for ensuring finning ban compliance. The adoption of fins-naturally-attached is OVERDUE! To read more: www.sharkleague.org/2024/11/01/i...

Hello Bluesky. Mostly going to be Shark Trust related on here. As a taster, here’s a current project which is drawing to a close this month. #Oceanic31 - check out the amazing artwork and, if you want, have a punt on getting one for yourself. www.sharktrust.org/oceanic31