Sharks and Rays

Mobula rays, Silky sharks and Thresher sharks, listed under CITES Appendix II

It’s official, delegates at the CITES convention have voted overwhelmingly to list Mobula rays, Silky shark and Thresher sharks as an Appendix II species. This decision comes from the 17th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (CoP17) in Johannesburg…

Searching For Manta Rays With The Queen Of Mantas: Dr. Andrea Marshall

Like many of you, I had a dream of swimming with manta rays. I traveled the world and logged hundreds of dives, yet I never caught sight of a single manta. I had come across different species of Mobula rays which…

Revillagigedo Archipelago Inscribed To UNESCO’s World Heritage List

The Revillagigedo Archipelago in the eastern Pacific Ocean has just been added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List! The World Heritage Committee inscribed Revillagigedo and 7 other sites to the list on the last afternoon of their 40th session on July…

Sharks have distinct personalities

A new study published in the Journal of Fish Biology shows that sharks have distinct personalities. The study conducted at Macquarie University observed the presence of personality differences in the Port Jackson sharks (Heterodontus portusjacksoni). A team of researchers from Macquarie’s…

Identifying Chilean Devil Rays In The Azores Archipelago

For five months every year (June-October), Chilean devil rays Mobula tarapacana gather in large schools above shallow seamounts in the Azores Archipelago. These oceanic wanderers are the least known of the mobulids, and the Azores is one of only a few locations where these rays gather in large…

Sustainable Shark Diving, a New Website Promoting Sustainable Shark Tourism

Are looking to book a shark dive or review your shark diving experience? The new Sustainable Shark Diving website provides user generated reviews of shark dive experiences, best practice guidelines and dive operator overviews to help you make more informed…