50 years on from the release of movie blockbuster Jaws, our shark expert @thesimslab.bsky.social @sotonoceanearth.bsky.social debates the so called 'Jaws effect', charting the fortunes of the 'great white' for @theconversation.com. Read more 👉 https://tr.ee/5gCSPz

The film made us afraid to go back in the water. It ultimately gave sharks more to fear from us.

Herculean collation of >12K megafauna tracks, >100 species, reveals 75% overlap of critical habitats with shipping, fishing, pollution or warming. Protection targets not enough to safeguard megafauna. New paper in @science.org, led by @anammsequeira.bsky.social 👇 📸silvana-palacios,daniel-torobekov

Professor David Sims, MBA senior research fellow and a senior author of the study, explained that the study’s goal was to track the day-to-day movements of diverse #MarineMegafauna globally over many years to identify important habitats used for behaviours like foraging, resting, and migration.

New research backed by the UN highlights the benefits of tracking marine megafauna for #marine #conservation 🦈 However, results reveal that proposed plans to protect 30% of the ocean by 2030 will be insufficient for their conservation. 🔗 www.mba.ac.uk/un-backed-gl... @thesimslab.bsky.social

NEW in @science.org Global tracking #MarineMegafauna shows <8% of areas used overlap w/ existing MPAs, while >75% of important areas overlapped by threats like #fishing #shipping & ocean warming - 30x30 goal will be insufficient for their conservation www.megamove.org @thembauk.bsky.social

🧵 4/4 Co-authored by researchers from @thembauk.bsky.social @whoi.edu including @thesimslab.bsky.social @nunoqueiroz29.bsky.social and others. Funded by the Norwegian Research Council

#BaskingSharks of the #ArticCircle 📢Tracking the second largest #fish for a full year, our new paper invites you on a deep #dive into the life of a cold water giant between the Barents Sea and the Azores 🐟❄️🌊🏝️🇳🇴 #sharkscience #IMR @forskning.no @aquatictracking.bsky.social 🧵 1/4 🚨 rdcu.be/elqvS

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We are delighted to announce that we will be jointly hosting The International Conference on Basking Sharks alongside National Parks and Wildlife Service. All details are on our website: www.baskingshark.ie/conference2025 Early bird tickets are available now: www.eventbrite.com/e/internatio...

New research from @thesimslab.bsky.social in @ecol-evol.bsky.social - 🦈🌊 Unlocking the mystery of baby #whaleshark birthing grounds - Extreme environments like #OMZs provide safety from predators & a rich food supply, crucial for neonate survival. doi.org/10.1002/ece3... @thembauk.bsky.social

Do Whale Sharks Select for Specific Environments to Give Birth? onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Could extreme ocean environments unlock the mystery of #shark birthing grounds? 🦈🌊 New MBA research links baby #WhaleSharks to #OxygenMinimumZones. These areas may provide safety from predators & a rich food supply, crucial for the survival of neonates. ➡️ buff.ly/4hIdSdN @thesimslab.bsky.social

NEW PAPER - we think we've discovered an open-ocean nursery for endangered shortfin #mako #sharks in the SE Pacific Ocean..... only trouble is, it's in a Global Fishing Hotspot - likely exacerbating popn declines already occurring @thembauk.bsky.social OA here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...