#BELAS News❗❗ A new species joins the crew. Yesterday we tagged our first blue shark in the wild! 🦈 That makes it species number 8 in the “blue” waters of Galicia! 🌊🟢 Still chasing one more elusive species… but we’re out there, ready! 🦈🔍🤿 Tagging season never stops!! 💪 youtu.be/jmmILoVI9_c

Happy that my shark data contributed to this collaborative paper brilliantly led by @gfalbery.bsky.social on animal social networks. Out in @natecoevo.nature.com If density drives greater network connectedness, >80% of relationships are nonlinear (75% with saturating trends). Read: rdcu.be/eD6eB

#BELAS❗❗ I hope you are going through your week like this small spotted catshark interacting with a sea lettuce 🦈 🥬 youtu.be/U35_d0I1sQM?... #BRUVS 🦈 🐟 🦀 🦞 More to come in and outside the Ría de Vigo 👀

#BELAS news‼️ Thrilled to see our project featured in #LaVozdeGalicia! 🦈✨ The article showcases the behaviour of sharks and rays in the Ría de Vigo, with a stunning underwater montage by #JoseIrisarriCastro 👏 www.lavozdegalicia.es/noticia/vigo... #BRUVs 🦈🐟🦞🦀

#BELAS News❗❗ We’re back in the blue! 🌊 Our third BRUV season has officially kicked off, and it’s already looking promising: 63 deployments ⛵ 73 hours of underwater footage 🎥 4 elasmobranch species spotted 🦈 More to come in and outside the Ría de Vigo 👀

#BELAS News❗❗ We would like to extend a big thank you to Biologging Solutions Inc. for their support and collaboration on this project. Your technology makes our research possible. 👏 Stay tuned, more to come from in and out of the Ría de Vigo! 🌊 🦈 🔗biologging-solutions.com #Biologging #LoggLawCAM

Always a pleasure to spend some time underwater 🦈🐙🎥 Galicia 🤿🤿

Beautiful video about Octopus vulgaris filmed in the Cies islands! 🐙🐙 #Cephalopods #Octopus www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmsm...

Nice feature of the incredible work done by Jorge Urcera on octopus arm regeneration featured in @science.org! 🐙🐙 A bifurcated limb showing signs of autonomous behaviour. Another example of octopus complexity. #Cephalopods #Octopus @csic.es www.science.org/content/arti...

mort: An R package to conservatively identify mortalities and shed tags in passive telemetry arrays. Journal of Animal Ecology, 00, 1–13. doi.org/10.1111/1365...

I will forever be haunted by this footage. Trawling has only been filmed underwater a few times in documentary history, and never with such clarity. What’s so heart-rending about these shots is watching how the animals don’t just get swept up — they swim for their lives. 🌎🦑🧪

I guess it is time to start writing 👀🦈🦈 si2026.org

🦈 Blotched Fantail Ray (Taeniurops meyeni) Interested in learning more about chondrichthyan research, management advances, and explore new opportunities for collaboration? Join us at the world’s largest shark, ray, and chimaera conference from 4-8 May 2026 in Colombo, Sri Lanka!

#BELAS News!! ❗❗ A new species joins the crew. Yesterday we tagged our first Raja montagui in the wild! 🦈🥞 That makes it species number 7 in the “blue” waters of Galicia! 🌊🟢 Still chasing two more elusive ones… but we’re out there, ready! 🦈🔍🤿 Tagging season is in full swing!! 💪

We’re back at it! 🎣🦈 Tagging season is officially underway again in the Ría de Vigo 🌊🌞 Kicking things off with the same mission: understanding movement, behaviour & connections of our elasmobranch friends. Stay tuned for more field updates, fins, and (hopefully) successful recaptures! 💪 #BELAS

Do you work with skates or rays? 👀 Go and check out the freshly published review paper, led by Danielle L. Orrell, about the best practice recommendations for capture, handling, anaesthesia, euthanasia and tag attachment!🎣✋🏼💉🪡

Hola, fishy data lovers! 🐠💻 Quick question for all you R wizards out there: How do you make some elegant, non-overlapping curves between two detected points in #R? Asking for a friend (aka me)… 👀🐟 I'm wrangling with #geom_path() and well it's winning. Any tricks? Hacks? I'm all ears (and fins) 🦈🦈

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#BELAS news ❗❗ Exploring the diversity, abundance and behaviour of elasmobranchs in the Ría de Vigo 🦈 🦈 That is a wrap❗ 16 days ☀ 173 deployments ⛵ >201 hours of footage 🎥 End of the second season of BRUVs! More to come in and outside the Ría de Vigo 🌊 #BRUVS 🦈 🐟 🦀 📸 #sharks

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#BELAS news ❗❗ From release to retrieval, data download, and redeployment, we've come full circle with the 32 Thelma Biotel AS receivers deployed in the Ría de Vigo! 🌊☀️ Now comes the exciting part... 👀🦈 youtu.be/HMkKZQuohho @aquatictracking.bsky.social @uvigo.bsky.social

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Always a pleasure to go diving in the cold but vibrant waters of Galicia‼️ 🦈🐟🐙

⭐Golden science star ⭐ Honored that our paper on the spatial ecology of catshark was among the 10 most-cited papers in 2023 published in #AquaticConservationMarineandFreshwaterEcosystems 📰 Link to the article: doi.org/10.1002/aqc.... #Sharks 🦈🦈

Video of an octopus riding a shark? A breath of fresh air in these wild times! 🌎🦑🐙

🌊 Ocean sunfish on the move! 🌊 The ocean sunfish (Mola mola) is among the largest and most mysterious bony fish, which is why researchers tagged 23 juveniles in Portugal, Spain and northern Africa with long-term acoustic transmitters (lasting over 7 years!) to track their movements.📡 1/5

TRAVEL GRANTS FOR EARLY CAREER RESEARCHERS AVAILABLE!! 👀👀 Members of ETN who are early in their career can now apply for travel grants of 500 Euros to attend ICFT 2025 (Traverse City, Michigan, USA) 🐟 When: until 15 April Decision: by 30 April docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #trackingnotslacking

🚨Are you interested in hosting a future ICFT? The International Organizing committee is taking proposals. Proposals should include: Host details (committee/institutions), venue (city/country & highlights), transportation & accommodation info. Send proposals to [email protected] 🐟

#BELAS news ❗❗ Exploring the diversity, abundance and behaviour of elasmobranchs in the Ría de Vigo 🦈 🦈 6 days ☀ 72/12 deployments ⛵ >84 hours of footage 🎥 And we are back at it 💪💪! More to come in and outside the Ría de Vigo 🌊 #BRUVS 🦈 🐟 🦀 📸 #sharks

🌊🦈A hydrodynamic antenna: novel lateral line system in the tail of myliobatid stingrays🦈🌊 A new study reveals that cow nose rays (Rhinoptera bonasus) have a unique lateral line system in their tails, that could act as a hydrodynamic antenna!📡✨ Read more: royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/epdf/10....

Abstracts have been coming in hot over the last 24 hours! Last day to submit is today (January 31, 2025). Thanks to everyone who has submitted so far!

Welcome! TrackdAT is an open-access online portal hosting metadata from all published acoustic telemetry (AT) studies. Our aim is to advance the application, engagement, and dissemination of AT research worldwide. We currently host detailed info from >2700 articles and are continuing to grow!

Great podcast 🎵🦈 saveourseas.com/worldofshark...

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...

Dr. Lowerre-Barbieri's plenary topic: "Shifting to a resilience perspective: the need to integrate movement into our understanding of marine fish productivity."

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Hello fish telemetry colleagues. Another reminder about the abstract submission deadline approaching on January 31, 2025. Please repost and share with your networks please. Thank you!

OPEN CALL for Sharks International 2026 proposals for keynote speakers, themed sessions and panels, workshops, and side events 📢 🦈 Please submit proposals via: forms.gle/9EiKJVncMoa7... Deadline: 15th March 2025

🌊 New research identifies a potential nursery for endangered shortfin mako sharks in the Pacific, a critical area at risk from overfishing. Reducing fishing pressure in this hotspot could help conserve vulnerable juveniles and aid species recovery. 🦈 #Sharks www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Hello, #Bluesky community‼️ Is anyone here using #Vidsync software to analyze stereo-BRUV videos? I have a few questions about data extraction that I’d love to discuss 🎥🦈👀 Wishing you all a great day! 🌊 #BRUV #Sharks

A friendly reminder that abstracts for ICFT 2025 are due at the end of the month! See the conference website for details. We want to be able to provide a quick turn around of abstract acceptance before registration begins!

Very nicely made❗ I recommend 🦈🦈 We need an emoji for skates and rays!! 😜

#BELAS news‼️ And that is a wrap, After tagging 164 individuals with various #ThelmaBiotel receivers and deploying 32 #OpenProtocol acoustic receivers, we now have concluded the field for this year 🦈💪🌊 @aquatictracking.bsky.social #Sharks #TrackingNotSlacking

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#BELAS❗❗ It is always a pleasure to dive to check our #ThelmaBiotel acoustic telemetry receiver, and see one of our species of interest by its side (Raja clavata) 🦈🤿 www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynfi... @aquatictracking.bsky.social ky.social @csic.es

New #GlobalSharkTrends study published in @science.org reveals #overfishing has more than halved shark & ray populations over the past 50-years causing widespread erosion of ecological function and exceptionally high extinction risk 👉Full article bit.ly/GlobalSharkTrends 🧵1/20

Bright spots with some science-based fisheries management measure benefiting sharks & rays: 1. USA & Canada 2. NE Atlantic 3. S. Africa 4. Australia & New Zealand #OceanOptimism @nancyknowlton.bsky.social @joshuacinner.bsky.social www.science.org/doi/epdf/10.... 🧵15/20

Always a pleasure to go diving in the cold but vibrant waters of Galicia (Spain) 🌊🐟🤿 Very nice footage of the European Squid (Loligo vulgaris) and more 🐙🦑 youtu.be/ksmFW-wyvTU #GoPro #Dive #Inaturalist

Abstract submission is now live for the 7th International Conference on Fish Telemetry. For all details regarding the conference, please check out the website at event.fourwaves.com/7thicft/pages

The breadth of research topics has expanded, mirroring the inclusion of a greater diversity of species, and attention is being trained on the emerging threats and the accelerating global changes to aquatic ecosystems.