Wonder about shark-bite mitigation? Check out our new paper reviewing all previous scientific studies assessing the efficacy of mitigation measures doi.org/10.1016/j.ma... @conservbytes.bsky.social @flindersuniversity.bsky.social

Australian shark experts have tested four bite-resistant materials to assess their ability to reduce injuries and blood loss. www.scimex.org/newsfeed/new... The findings were published #OpenAccess in @wildliferesearchj.bsky.social. #WildlifeResearch @flindersuniversity.bsky.social 1/4

The researchers from @flindersuniversity.bsky.social's Southern Shark Ecology Group say that while internal and crushing injuries may still occur, bite-resistant wetsuits can now be added to the ‘toolkit’ of measures available to reduce shark-bite risk and resulting injuries. #WildlifeResearch 2/4

Effectiveness of bite-resistant materials to reduce injuries from white shark and tiger shark bites Thomas Clarke, Paul Butcher, Marcel Green, James Whitelaw, Lauren Meyer & Charlie Huveneers #OpenAccess in @wildliferesearchj.bsky.social: www.publish.csiro.au/WR/WR25019 #WildlifeResearch 4/4

“Our findings will allow for informed decisions to be made about the use of bite-resistant wetsuit materials for occupational activities, as well as enabling the public to make appropriate decisions about the suitability of using these products," said co-author @charlie-huveneers.bsky.social. 3/4

My first-first author paper is out! We found that overall healing in sharks was comparable between sutured and non-sutured incisions. But sutured incisions had significantly more bacteria present. www.publish.csiro.au/wr/pdf/WR25009 Forever thankful to Jordan Matley & @charlie-huveneers.bsky.social

‼️ New important shark paper 🦈 We demonstrate that all critical life stages (resting, feeding, being cleaned, mating & giving birth) can occur in the small Fakarava channel & we define it as a “super habitat” www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @dr-yannis.bsky.social @charlie-huveneers.bsky.social

New paper introducing the term of SUPER HABITAT for sharks in which all critical activities (resting, feeding, mating & giving birth) occurs. 🦈🌴❤️🍽️ 👶 Access the paper here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @dr-yannis.bsky.social @charlie-huveneers.bsky.social

48 hours, 8 sharks, 3 researchers and a WHOLE LOT OF DATA! 🦈 🩻 Another busy and successful trip to @ansto.bsky.social synchrotron! With @weisbeckerbblab.bsky.social for an exciting new project with @charlie-huveneers.bsky.social @meyer-sci.bsky.social & our other fabulous collaborators… 🦈🦈🦈

Benthic communities are not impacted by food-based attractant used during white shark cage-diving, but abundance of some fish increases doi.org/10.1071/WR24... Led by Sasha Whitmarsh @meyer-sci.bsky.social @flindersuniversity.bsky.social @deakinuniversity.bsky.social

New study assessing what factors might be influencing trends and occurrences of shark bites Is it really more swimmers/surfers? Population of dangerous sharks recovering? Led by Delphine Duval @ird-fr.bsky.social @flindersuniversity.bsky.social doi.org/10.1016/j.ge...

Job opportunity at SARDI: iworkfor.sa.gov.au/page.php?pag...

Well done to all @flindersuniversity.bsky.social Southern Shark Ecology Group members for their presentations and posters at this year OCS conference and congrats to Lilly Cowell for winning best student poster award, and @chlo-ro.bsky.social and Sergio Madrigal Mora for their travel awards!

Ever wondered what factors influence the number of shark bites? Delphine Duval led a review of scientific evidence of factors proposed to affect shark-bite risk. doi.org/10.1016/j.ge...

Join us Sunday for talks about sharks, whales, and the Coorong victorharbor-events.bookable.net.au#!/event-deta... @flindersuniversity.bsky.social

The most commonly sighted shark species in Norfolk Marine Park use the region in different ways: doi.org/10.1002/ece3... New study led by Jordan Matley @parksaustralia.bsky.social @imos-aus.bsky.social

Jaws corner in Zanzibar’s Stone Town named by the locals for watching shark movies and socialising at that spot.

Fish market in Zanzibar’s Stone Town

There is a broad range of shark-bite mitigation measures available. If you wonder how to assess them, we’ve developed a new framework to help compare which measures might be most suitable doi.org/10.1002/pan3... led by Michelle Henriksen and developed with state agencies

New Science paper: 15,845 tracked individuals across 121 species to identify spatial conservation targets www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... led by @anammsequeira.bsky.social

📢A MegaMove milestone has just been published in @ScienceMagazine! With ~380 collaborators from 50 countries, we mapped the movements of 12k+ marine megafauna to identify key habitats 🌊🐋🦈 @pewenvironment.bsky.social @uwaoceans.bsky.social www.sequeiralab.com/news/megamov...

IMOS is helping scientists track yellowtail kingfish across state borders, highlighting the need for more connected fisheries management. Learn more 🔗 bit.ly/3Fsgn69 #NCRISImpact

Seasonal changes in the habitat suitability of immature white sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) driven by ocean warming " By 2080, equatorial bioregions may become unsuitable year-round, while some poleward regions will likely increase in suitability by 27–38% " academic.oup.com/icesjms/arti...

Our Special Issue on fish telemetry is finally published in Journal of Fish Biology @thefsbi.bsky.social including 28 papers on freshwater & marine fish movement & behaviour. Thank all authors and guest editors Taryn Murray, Robert Lennox & Kim Birnie-Gauvin onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/10958649...

Over 35% of shark and ray species are threatened with extinction. 🦈🌍 Next week join us at #UNOC3 as the Global Coalition to Halt Shark & Ray Extinction will be unveiled! Learn more about this joint effort to keep these iconic marine animals thriving: www.haltsharkrayextinction.org

Come and join three amazing speakers including two @flindersuniversity.bsky.social PhD students @chlo-ro.bsky.social & Emma Kerr

New paper by #BradMartin showing how dead pinnid shells contribute to estuarine ecosystems doi.org/10.1007/s122...

Congrats #TomClarke for your PhD paper being one of the 2024 top viewed article in #AquaticConservation #Wiley

New paper on the evolution of shark eyes and vision 👀 👁️👁️ Led by #NathanHart in @molbioevol.bsky.social doi.org/10.1093/molb... @flindersuniversity.bsky.social

The awesome thing about this study is it shows we can use old, preserved shark jaws to do ecological studies!

Ever thought about using shark jaws for stable isotopes from teeth? This is a must read: doi.org/10.1016/j.ma... #StableIsotopes @meyer-sci.bsky.social @sawsharkman.bsky.social

While recent genetic analyses suggest the Australian white shark population is one popluation, a new trophic study using isotopic signature from vertebrae supports an ecological 2-population model doi.org/10.1071/WR24132 Led by @underwater-teah.bsky.social

New paper on tiger shark movement #NorfolkSharks doi.org/10.1016/j.ma... 35 tiger sharks (avg size 4 m) satellite tracked over 5 years Led to the designation of @SharkRayAreas's Norfolk Ridge sharkrayareas.org/portfolio-it... @parksaustralia.bsky.social @flindersuniversity.bsky.social

Since 2020, we've been coming to Norfolk Island to study shark movements in relation to human activities. This year, we presented our findings and report to the community, Norfolk Council and @parksaustralia.bsky.social Amazing to have 150 people attending the event! #NorfolkSharks

With >50% of tiger shark diet on Norfolk Island being bird, it made sense to start learning more about Norfolk's seabirds New project targeting shearwater movement and rafting ecology just started in collaboration with @petrel-nut.bsky.social #BiopixelFoundation @flindersuniversity.bsky.social #JCU

Another year, another trip on Norfolk Island, but this time to deploy SPLASH tags to record tiger shark use of the water column across their migrations #NorfolkSharks @meyer-sci.bsky.social @parksaustralia.bsky.social

The Southern Shark Ecology Group has been tracking Tigers in the waters around Norfolk Island, with arrival and departure the same as Wedge-tailed Shearwaters. A huge 75% of their diet is seabirds! We are in the 1st stage of a collab to see if shark and shearwater migration areas match.#Seabirds🪶

Science is full of what sound like contradictions. Great example this week with tow papers on the structure of Australian the white shark. Population: One supports two populations: www.publish.csiro.au/WR/WR24132 The other supports one population: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...