@globalfinprint

A worldwide effort to assess coral reef sharks and rays, understand how they affect these vanishing ecosystems, and inform emerging conservation actions.

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We’re super excited about this JAWesome new phase! 🦈💪🪸
Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium@MoteMarineLab8 Dec 2023
With reef shark populations in crisis, Mote and partners from across the globe 🌎 are updating the groundbreaking shark survey, @globalfinprint, and applying their findings to design new marine protected areas (MPAs)! With support from @PGAFamilyFdn, we’re able to build on the
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Jordan Goetze@jgertza21 May 2024
New paper: Fully protected areas that are large and cover whole reefs provide conservation benefits for reef sharks🦈 Benefits DOUBLE when embedded within areas of effective fisheries management‼️ This "mixed management" approach boosts global conservation of elasmobranchs🦈
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A new study found that five key reef shark species — gray, blacktip, whitetip, and Caribbean reef sharks, and nurse sharks — declined by 60-73% worldwide. Latest for @MongabayOrg news.mongabay.com/2023/06/se…

Several reef sharks at greater threat of extinction than thought, study shows

New research has found that five key shark species found in reef habitats are at higher risk of extinction than previously thought, mainly due to overfishing. Published in Science, the study indica...

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Overfishing is driving reef sharks toward extinction, according to new study published today in @sciencemagazine 🦈🔬Our lead scientist of Global FinPrint, Demian Chapman, says conserving reef sharks can help people too. Read more at science.org Photo by Andy Mann
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@TheWCS15 Jun 2023
The 5 main reef shark species have declined globally by 63 percent on average, says a new study co-authored by @TheWCS. Puts them at a much higher risk of extinction than previously thought. Protected areas and fisheries management key to survival. More: bit.ly/3Nw2jtx
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Kennedy Osuka@kenosuka16 Jun 2023
🦈BREAKING NEWS🚨 Reef sharks face #extinction risk, warns our new study led by @SharkColin in SCIENCE #Overfishing is driving a staggering 63% global decline. Urgent action through enhanced #fisheriesmanagement & establishment of MPAs needed. 🌊🔒🦈 science.org/doi/10.1126/scie…
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Five of the most common shark species living in coral reefs have declined 60% to 73%, according to a massive global study in Science. 📄: scim.ag/31l #SciencePerspective: scim.ag/31k
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The @globalfinprint study found populations of #sharks & rays on Australian coral reefs are faring better than the same species on reefs where there is less protection from fishing. Learn more: ow.ly/jFmU50OQ2yh Study led by @SharkColin & supported by @PGAFamilyFdn
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Dino Grandoni@dino_grandoni15 Jun 2023
NEW: A massive survey of nearly 400 reefs worldwide found sharks in serious decline, with key species down 60% -73% Researchers call the results "jaw-dropping" & "frightening," but there's hope: The work shows rules against overfishing do save sharks washingtonpost.com/climate-e…

Scientists made a frightening discovery when they measured sharks worldwide

A massive new survey of nearly 400 reefs around the world found five key shark species are in serious decline.

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Important news in #shark science and another revelation with roots in @globalfinprint. science.org/doi/10.1126/scie… @ScienceMagazine @jcu @FIU @aims_gov_au @MoteMarineLab @DalhousieU @CurtinUni @IMASUTAS @ElasmoSociety @OceaniaSharks
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Mike Heithaus@MikeHeithaus15 Jun 2023
Very excited to share new results from @globalfinprint. An honor to work with so many wonderful people science.org/doi/10.1126/scie… @ScienceMagazine @SharkColin @PGAFamilyFdn @jcu @FIU @aims_gov_au @MoteMarineLab @DalhousieU @CurtinUni @IMASUTAS @ElasmoSociety @OceaniaSharks

Potential for recovery of declining reef sharks

Data on shark populations in coral reefs raise concern and hope for recovery

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NEW #sharkscience from the @globalfinprint team. Widespread diversity deficits of coral reef sharks and rays. science.org/doi/10.1126/scie… @ScienceMagazine @PGAFamilyFdn @jcu @FIU @aims_gov_au @MoteMarineLab @DalhousieU @CurtinUni @IMASUTAS @ElasmoSociety @OceaniaSharks
Caribbean reef shark. Photo Andy Mann

ALT Caribbean reef shark. Photo Andy Mann

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Changing Seas@CHANGINGSEAS12 Jun 2023
Researchers use Baited Remote Underwater Video stations to estimate relative populations of sharks & rays at Glover's Reef Marine Reserve in #Belize. Learn more about the technology that supports their studies. New episode premieres on our YT @ChangingSeasTV, June 21 @ 8:30pm.
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Congratulations to Sara Schoen who gave a great defence of her PhD proposal today! Looking forward to seeing the results of this cool project @FIUMarineBio @FIUEnvironment @FIUCASE @peclabfiu @FIUGradSchool @globalfinprint
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🦈HONOURS THESIS DONE🦈 Excited to have submitted this work supervised by @ma_macneil @mcleamj @Drsharkbrain @martins_apb @globalfinprint today! Very excited for what is to come + thank you everyone for your support #sharkscience #conservation #GlobalFinPrint
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Come check out my curtain call at @DalScience @DalMarineBio with a #FISHTalk seminar on new insights into the functional #biodiversity of #sharks and #rays on #coralreefs across the globe! @globalfinprint @ma_macneil @mcleamj @Drsharkbrain @martins_apb
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Please join us in congratulating Dr. Kathryn Flowers for successfully defending her dissertation last week🎉📊🥞🦈!
Dr. Flowers points to the southern stingray on her title slide "Stingray behaviour and habitat use in response to sharks in Caribbean coral reef ecosystems".

ALT Dr. Flowers points to the southern stingray on her title slide "Stingray behaviour and habitat use in response to sharks in Caribbean coral reef ecosystems".

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Excited to be speaking @UniversitiMalay on Friday. If you’re in town, come by! I’ll be speaking about @globalfinprint and #GlobalMRisk results. – at Kuala Lumpur City, Kuala Lumpur Federal Territory
Sharkrena 🦈 察亦云@serenaadam9322 Mar 2023
Are you in Kuala Lumpur this Friday, 24 March? Interested to understand what is happening to #shark and #ray species in the Southeast Asia region? Universiti Malaya will host @SammSherman27 to present her various works across the globe i.e, Global FinPrint Project. Join us!
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Demian Chapman finished up the first day of talks at #SharksInternational2022 talking about efforts to trace CITES-listed species in the Hong Kong Fin market. With a 🦈 in the background!
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Wondering how to stop a whale shark for research? Clean the parasitic copepods off its nose of course! @MarkMeekan
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