Ocean Ramsay is wonderful. She came down to Perth when we were in the midst of the Barnett gov shark cull and taught some of our team how to resuscitate sharks tossed off the hooks by fisheries by swimming with them until they recovered. This is Jodie swimming a tiger shark back to life.

The implications are profound. In other species, parasites and microbes are known to influence energy levels, stress responses, feeding behaviour and decision-making. “The biggest discoveries about great white sharks may lie in what we have never studied. www.news.com.au/technology/s...

By March 2027, it is expected that five of Australia’s threatened endemic species will be listed under Australia’s new nature laws. Help keep pressure on the government to keep our our ocean systems healthy and protect the longnose skate. www.marineconservation.org.au/.../give_fla...

The State Government announced today that work on the enclosure will start this coming Monday and should be completed by the end of the month freoview.wordpress.com/2025/12/12/s...

When you go to the aquarium and see animals like sharks, rays, & groupers, you are not looking at captive-bred animals. You are looking at captured wildlife — probably from Florida. And when you pay that fare, you’re not helping to fund conservation, but legalized wildlife trafficking.

Last summer alone, 815 sharks were sighted on the NSW coastline with drone surveillance. NSW shark nets caught 24 'target' sharks throughout the entire 2024/25 shark meshing season. Make your own conclusions from there. #CommonSense

The WA Gov has permanently closed the Pilbara Fish Trawl Fishery ending years of harmful bycatch that put dolphins and critically endangered sawfish at risk. The trawl fishery was responsible for one dolphin drowning every fortnight and was a major threat to green sawfish

A large bait ball, attracting sharks, believed to be bronze whalers, to the coastline. A small pod of dolphins can also clearly be seen taking advantage of the schooling fish, providing further evidence to bust the popular myth that the two species don’t coexist. au.news.yahoo.com/tourists-fle...

The restoration of the Indian River Lagoon system also secures a nursery of national significance for the bull shark (Carcharhinus leucas) because it's one of the most important nursery areas for the western North Atlantic population of this species 🐂🦈💙🇺🇲

Why are white sharks drawn to Esperance in WA? In recent years, distinct, massive adult Great Whites have surged into these waters.Film Maker Dave Riggs is diving into the mystery to find out why. What is drawing these enormous predators to the shallows? www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsNk...

Tracking the movement of female white shark around Esperance. We located her off Blue Haven early this morning then followed her with our drones around to Twilight where we lost her in the rain about 11am. Check out the past 6 weeks of tracking her at www.youtube.com/@riggsaustra...

Australia is a living library of millions of years of evolutionary shark and ray history, making our waters some of the most unique in the world. Nearly half of Australia's 331 species of shark and ray are endemic.

Kworlak (bull sharks) travel against the current, past the waves, and up the river into the fresh water to breed in late kambarang. Heavy late kambarang rainfall, such as Perth saw this year, attracts sharks to feed and reproduce. theconversation.com/how-we-creat...

The West Coast zone will be permanently closed to all commercial fishing for demersal fish, with a compulsory buyback of commercial fishing licences. And charter fishing in the Perth metropolitan zone - Lancelin to Mandurah - will be closed from 16 December 2025.

At #CITESCoP20 on Friday: Uplisted to Appendix I • whale shark (Rhincodon typus) • manta and devil rays (Mobulidae spp.) Now listed in Appendix II • school sharks (Galeorhinus galeus) • smoothhounds (Mustelus spp.) Dig deeper ➡️ enb.iisd.org/convention-i... #wildlife #sharks

CITES YES to All Shark/Ray Proposals. Oceanic Whitetips, Whale Sharks, Mantas and Rays Tope sharks in fin trade and Gulper sharks fished for liver oil in Cosmetics. Guitarfish and Wedgefish move to No Trade status. 70 species by 96% of fin trade and 70% of meat trade under CITES

Some beaches in WA have these. The inexpensive kits contain a tourniquet, two conforming bandages, two large dressings, an emergency thermal blanket, gloves, a whistle and step-by-step instructions on how to treat a shark bite. www.9news.com.au/national/com...

🏊‍♂️ The National Drowning Report 2025 recorded 357 drowning deaths over the past 12 months. 🦈 Over the past 10 years, there was an average of average 2.8 shark fatalities each year. 🚘 In 2024, there were 1300 motor vehicle deaths. #Perspective #Australia #Swimming #Summer #Sharks #SharkSafety ⬇️🦈

Spring shark buffet season is happening off the WA coast. Please share our tips to avoid being bitten.

Samples from dead elephant seals were collected in October after scientists visiting Heard Island observed unusual levels of mortality in the population. The samples were tested at the CSIRO Geelong which confirmed the presence of H5 bird flu virus www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...

Spinner Shark Spinning. Spinner Sharks get up to 9 feet and rush their prey from beneath while spinning and breaching the water or when they reenter the water. This shark was trying to catch a fish on the edge of a large group of Cownose Rays. #nature #amazing #animals #ocean #shark #wildlife

New research led by @seaprinceaaron.bsky.social shows that 30 species of sharks, rays, and chimaeras are found in areas proposed for deep-sea mining, and nearly two-thirds are already threatened with extinction. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2025.09.019 #deepseascience #deepsea

The red glow along Cable Beach is for the Oct to Mar turtles nesting season. Bright lights can disturb nesting flatbacks and confuse hatchlings, but by using the moonlight or red light it helps both mothers and babies stay on track. Keep lights low switch to red follow the Turtle Code of Conduct

Sharks And Rays Are In Quiet Freefall ->Science Blog | More from Lil Dr Glen EcoChat at BigEarthData.ai

How Pollution Is Poisoning Whale Sharks And The People Who Depend On The Sea forbes.com/sites/meliss... A new study from Madagascar has found troubling levels of industrial pollutants in sardines that whale sharks feed on and humans eat.

It’s one of Australia’s worst underwater environmental catastrophes. What’s going to happen to South Australia’s vast algal bloom as summer heat warms the ocean? 👉 Read the full story: theconversation.com/australias-a....

Beach goers were left amused then distraught when realisation hit that this gentleman's sign was completely serious. We apologise to the people of St.Kilda for having to put up with this.

After years of delay, Mexico has finally banned the capture & retention of several threatened shark species, bringing long-overdue national action. www.forbes.com/sites/meliss...

He’s losing it.

A man has been taken to hospital after being bitten by a wobbegong shark while spearfishing in WA's South West. Witnesses say the shark clamped onto the man's forearm and was stabbed multiple times before it let go. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...

Fisheries kill around 265,000 rays each year, researchers estimate - mostly in small-scale fisheries. Risk is highest in India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Peru, and Myanmar. Reef manta rays are particularly vulnerable to overfishing: their rate of reproduction is slow. 📷: Jasmine Corbett

At the upcoming #CITESCOP20 meeting, we will be supporting a range of proposals from governments to protect Threatened and Endangered species in international trade. See our positions below. www.wcs.org/cites 🌏

“Oceanic whitetip fins are 70 times more common in the shark fin trade than documented by CITES, and hammerheads are 10 times more common,” said Dr. Demian Chapman, co-author of the study. “It has been this way since 2014. oceanographicmagazine.com/news/rampant...

The 11-time world champ and California’s favorite funk-punk band are stepping up to help raise money and awareness for the Captain Paul Watson Foundation. www.surfer.com/news/kelly-s...

A critically endangered sawfish has been found on a Port Hedland beach with its rostrum, or saw, removed. The incident is being investigated by authorities, with financial penalties for anyone who takes any part of the fish. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...

Deep-sea mining risks for sharks, rays, and chimaeras www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Pocket sharks are small enough to fit in a pouch, but they’re named for the organic pockets on their bodies… meanwhile, the giant freshwater stingray can be the size of a medium dingy and is the largest freshwater fish that's ever been caught! #animal #nature #ray #rays #shark #sharks #weirdnature

As we fast approach a conservation tipping point for sharks and rays, the upcoming CITES CoP20 is an opportunity for leaders to vote for stronger protections and to bring unregulated trade under international control. Infographic by Kelsey Manners Dickson | © SOSF #CITESCoP20 @wcs.org

State government says ‘traditional measures’ like nets and drum lines will continue to be used despite evidence of deadly impact on other marine life

International trade regulations take a limited bite out of the shark fin trade 🦑🌿🌎🐟🦈 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

South Africa’s sharks and rays face growing threats from overfishing, habitat loss, and climate change. The TOPS list helps protect them by classifying species by extinction risk and regulating how they’re used. Learn more via our FB page: www.facebook.com/share/p/1ASw...