@SharkEntangle

Have you spotted an entangled shark or ray? Please submit your sightings via the Shark Trust website here: https://xitter.cf/t.co/kDSvcXl0KQ

 United Kingdom
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Joined April 2019
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Kristian Parton@KjParton18 Aug 2025
🚨BRAND NEW RESEARCH PAPER 🚨 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/… An investigation into shark behaviour during the recent fatal incident in Hadera, from a species not normally considered to be traumatogenic to humans. Shark provisioning must be highly regulated moving forwards 🦈 pls RT!
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Kristian Parton@KjParton11 Feb 2025
Actually @realDonaldTrump, plastic (in its various forms) does impact sharks, and is likely severely underreported. How do I know? Because I wrote the peer-reviewed scientific research papers on it. int-res.com/articles/esr2019… nature.com/articles/s41598-0…
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University of Exeter News@UniofExeterNews5 Jun 2023
In 2019, @UniofExeter scientists scoured existing published studies and Twitter for shark and ray entanglements, and found reports of more than 1,000 entangled individuals. Read more: bit.ly/43DVYBt #WorldEnvironmentDay #BeatPlasticPollution 📸: Daniel Cartamil
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Conservation Intl@ConservationOrg22 Apr 2023
.@ConservationOrg Marine Safety Officer Edgardo Ochoa has made it his mission to rid oceans of discarded fishing gear that ensnares marine life. And a recent encounter with a manta ray entangled in a fishing line made for one of the most emotional moments of his career. #EarthDay

Untangling a Manta Ray

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Manta Trust@MantaTrust22 Jan 2023
Our team in Makunudhoo, Maldives recently rescued an entangled manta ray, who was found with fishing net wrapped tightly around his cephalic fin.   📸 Jasmine Corbett   #MantaRay #MantaRescue #Fisheries #Bycatch #GhostGear #MarineConservation #Mantas #ReduceYourImpact
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Kristian Parton@KjParton1 Dec 2022
Nurse #Sharks have a wide repertoire of feeding behaviours adapting them for #foraging in different seascapes (tropical reefs/sand banks/mangroves). Including: A.) Vertical Feed B.) Pectoral Positioning C.) Stationary Feed D.) Ventral Feed Research paper: link.springer.com/article/10…
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Kristian Parton@KjParton1 Dec 2022
BRAND NEW #RESEARCH - Out now here: link.springer.com/article/10…! #BRUV surveys in TCI reveal discrete foraging #behaviours in Nurse sharks. FOUR novel behaviours identified, showcasing Nurse #sharks as important species for energy flow across tropical seascapes. Pls LIKE & RT! 🦈🦈🦈
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Kristian Parton@KjParton2 Sep 2022
Are you subscribed to #SharkBytes yet? If not - why not! Sharks are great, and if you like them, then we’ve got a tonne of content about them for you on YouTube here: youtube.com/c/SHARKBYTES - make sure you turn that notifications bell ON 🔔! Twitter: @SharkBytes1994 🦈🦈🦈
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Shark Education@Sharks4Kids18 Aug 2022
Marine debris is a huge problems for all marine life, including sharks. Divers were able to remove this line from this silky shark, but most animals are not so lucky. This image is a powerful reminder of why we need to keep our oceans clean! 📷️ @harrystone_photo
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SARA - Sharks and Rays Australia@SharksAndRaysAu17 Oct 2021
Happy International Sawfish Day! We have some extremely exciting news to share: we were able to confirm that freshwater sawfish are still found on the east coast of Australia. abc.net.au/news/2021-10-17/c…

Ray of light as scientists, rangers fight to save the sawfish

Local rangers and a leading conservation group say the discovery of a rare sawfish should warrant greater protection of river systems.

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🦈 Dr. Lauren Smith@SaltwaterlifeUK5 Oct 2021
An X-ray of a shark deep hooked with a stainless steel barbed ‘J’ hook. Fortunately we were able to remove it, and incredibly this shark was feeding 24hrs post op! This procedure was the first of it’s kind and we published it in the Fish Veterinary Journal 🦈 🪝 #shark #hook
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Chris Packham
@ChrisGPackham13 Sep 2021
Hello @BBCNews I’ve just been on your page ‘Animals’ and there’s a story ‘Horse Stuck in River Winched to Safety’ . . . I’m happy for the horse . . . but have you noticed that the Faroese killed an entire pod of 1428 dolphins yesterday . That’s news . Report it . Please RT
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Blue Resources Trust@blue_resources8 Sep 2021
1/6 NEW PUBLICATION - High bycatch rates of manta and devil rays in the “small-scale” artisanal fisheries of Sri Lanka. Check out our infographic for more details or read the full paper on @thePeerJ at: peerj.com/articles/11994/
Infographic (in English, Sinhala, and Tamil) highlighting the key messages from the publication. This includes the 6 mobulid species found in Sri Lanka (Oceanic Manta Ray; Bentfin Devil Ray; Spinetail Devil Ray; Sicklefin Devil Ray; Longhorned Pygmy Devil Ray; and the Shortfin Pygmy Devil Ray). It highlights that Blue Resources Trust have conducted 1,246 surveys between 2011 and 2020 and that results show declining body sizes (1-2% per year) in 3 species, declining annual catches of mobulid rays since 2010, that total annual captures by Sri Lankan artisanal fleets exceed estimated total annual capture in all global industrial purse seine fisheries combined, and that estimates of spinetail devil ray mortality exceed their growth rates. All indicate unsustainable fishing of manta and devil rays in Sri Lanka. Recommendations include fully protecting them, implementing CMS and IOTC conservation measures, encouraging proactive fisheries management, and implementing best handling and release

ALT Infographic (in English, Sinhala, and Tamil) highlighting the key messages from the publication. This includes the 6 mobulid species found in Sri Lanka (Oceanic Manta Ray; Bentfin Devil Ray; Spinetail Devil Ray; Sicklefin Devil Ray; Longhorned Pygmy Devil Ray; and the Shortfin Pygmy Devil Ray). It highlights that Blue Resources Trust have conducted 1,246 surveys between 2011 and 2020 and that results show declining body sizes (1-2% per year) in 3 species, declining annual catches of mobulid rays since 2010, that total annual captures by Sri Lankan artisanal fleets exceed estimated total annual capture in all global industrial purse seine fisheries combined, and that estimates of spinetail devil ray mortality exceed their growth rates. All indicate unsustainable fishing of manta and devil rays in Sri Lanka. Recommendations include fully protecting them, implementing CMS and IOTC conservation measures, encouraging proactive fisheries management, and implementing best handling and release

Infographic (in English, Sinhala, and Tamil) highlighting the key messages from the publication. This includes the 6 mobulid species found in Sri Lanka (Oceanic Manta Ray; Bentfin Devil Ray; Spinetail Devil Ray; Sicklefin Devil Ray; Longhorned Pygmy Devil Ray; and the Shortfin Pygmy Devil Ray). It highlights that Blue Resources Trust have conducted 1,246 surveys between 2011 and 2020 and that results show declining body sizes (1-2% per year) in 3 species, declining annual catches of mobulid rays since 2010, that total annual captures by Sri Lankan artisanal fleets exceed estimated total annual capture in all global industrial purse seine fisheries combined, and that estimates of spinetail devil ray mortality exceed their growth rates. All indicate unsustainable fishing of manta and devil rays in Sri Lanka. Recommendations include fully protecting them, implementing CMS and IOTC conservation measures, encouraging proactive fisheries management, and implementing best handling and release

ALT Infographic (in English, Sinhala, and Tamil) highlighting the key messages from the publication. This includes the 6 mobulid species found in Sri Lanka (Oceanic Manta Ray; Bentfin Devil Ray; Spinetail Devil Ray; Sicklefin Devil Ray; Longhorned Pygmy Devil Ray; and the Shortfin Pygmy Devil Ray). It highlights that Blue Resources Trust have conducted 1,246 surveys between 2011 and 2020 and that results show declining body sizes (1-2% per year) in 3 species, declining annual catches of mobulid rays since 2010, that total annual captures by Sri Lankan artisanal fleets exceed estimated total annual capture in all global industrial purse seine fisheries combined, and that estimates of spinetail devil ray mortality exceed their growth rates. All indicate unsustainable fishing of manta and devil rays in Sri Lanka. Recommendations include fully protecting them, implementing CMS and IOTC conservation measures, encouraging proactive fisheries management, and implementing best handling and release

Infographic (in English, Sinhala, and Tamil) highlighting the key messages from the publication. This includes the 6 mobulid species found in Sri Lanka (Oceanic Manta Ray; Bentfin Devil Ray; Spinetail Devil Ray; Sicklefin Devil Ray; Longhorned Pygmy Devil Ray; and the Shortfin Pygmy Devil Ray). It highlights that Blue Resources Trust have conducted 1,246 surveys between 2011 and 2020 and that results show declining body sizes (1-2% per year) in 3 species, declining annual catches of mobulid rays since 2010, that total annual captures by Sri Lankan artisanal fleets exceed estimated total annual capture in all global industrial purse seine fisheries combined, and that estimates of spinetail devil ray mortality exceed their growth rates. All indicate unsustainable fishing of manta and devil rays in Sri Lanka. Recommendations include fully protecting them, implementing CMS and IOTC conservation measures, encouraging proactive fisheries management, and implementing best handling and release

ALT Infographic (in English, Sinhala, and Tamil) highlighting the key messages from the publication. This includes the 6 mobulid species found in Sri Lanka (Oceanic Manta Ray; Bentfin Devil Ray; Spinetail Devil Ray; Sicklefin Devil Ray; Longhorned Pygmy Devil Ray; and the Shortfin Pygmy Devil Ray). It highlights that Blue Resources Trust have conducted 1,246 surveys between 2011 and 2020 and that results show declining body sizes (1-2% per year) in 3 species, declining annual catches of mobulid rays since 2010, that total annual captures by Sri Lankan artisanal fleets exceed estimated total annual capture in all global industrial purse seine fisheries combined, and that estimates of spinetail devil ray mortality exceed their growth rates. All indicate unsustainable fishing of manta and devil rays in Sri Lanka. Recommendations include fully protecting them, implementing CMS and IOTC conservation measures, encouraging proactive fisheries management, and implementing best handling and release

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WWF Mediterranean Marine Initiative@WWF_Med8 Sep 2021
New @IUCNRedList study confirms that over 1/3 #sharks & rays are at risk of extinction due to overfishing. Better fisheries management & effective MPAs are needed to save species like Angel sharks & Mako still present in the #Mediterranean. #IUCNcongress bit.ly/3nhyiRB
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MaduroDive@MaduroDive20 Aug 2021
Adorable baby Port Jackson by @cuddlefish03 😃🎥🤙🏽
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Simon Pierce
@simonpierce1 Aug 2021
For the most part, we can't tell the sexes apart in sharks – except males have external reproductive organs (claspers), and females do not. Whale sharks, however, are sexually dimorphic. As females get close to adulthood, they develop a pronounced 'bump' behind the pelvic fins.
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Ghost Fishing UK 🤿@ghost_fishinguk28 Jul 2021
🧵 Thread. – at South West, England
Lewis Pugh Foundation
@LewisPughFDN27 Jul 2021
This is the Great Pacific garbage patch. It is three times the size of France 🇫🇷 and contains 1.8 TRILLION plastic pieces. 📷: @BusinessInsider
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Irish Basking Shark@BaskingIrish13 Jul 2021
This is the very last day to sign our petition to protect basking sharks in Irish waters. It will be handed over to the Minister TOMORROW (Wednesday)! We are nearly at 8,000 signatures, and we won't stop there. my.uplift.ie/petitions/provi… Need a reason to sign? Check out this 🧵⏬

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Irish Basking Shark@BaskingIrish13 May 2021
‼️Why might we advocate for this protection? A thread (1/n).
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WWF Mediterranean Marine Initiative@WWF_Med13 Jul 2021
#BREAKING US$2.6 billion global 🌍 trade in #shark 🦈 & ray meat revealed! Ahead of #SharkAwarenessDay @WWF spotlights a highly complex & opaque trade that involves 200+ different countries & territories, fuelling species & ocean overexploitation! More ➡️ wwfmmi.org/newsroom/latest_n…
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Irish Basking Shark@BaskingIrish8 Jun 2021
Our message is simple: if you want to see more of this ⏬, sign this: my.uplift.ie/petitions/provi…. 🎥 credit: John Joyce
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