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Activism Group for Sharks on the West Coast of Australia
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Activism Group for Sharks on the West Coast of Australia
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/Stopthesharkcull/
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After years of delay, Mexico has finally banned the capture & retention of several threatened shark species, bringing long-overdue national action.
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Mexico Finally Bans Fishing Of Threatened Atlantic Sharks
After years of delay, Mexico has finally banned the capture and retention of several threatened shark species, bringing long-overdue national action in line with international conservation promises.
www.forbes.com
November 17, 2025 at 10:37 PM
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...
www.forbes.com/sites/meliss...
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He’s losing it.
November 17, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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...
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...
Speared wobbegong shark bites arm of spearfisher
A man spearfishing in the state's South West has been bitten by a wobbegong shark, with bystanders stabbing the fish multiple times to remove it from the man's arm.
www.abc.net.au
November 17, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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...
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...
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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
📷: Jasmine Corbett
November 14, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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
📷: Jasmine Corbett
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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 🌏
November 13, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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...
oceanographicmagazine.com/news/rampant...
Rampant shark trade violations exposed in new global study - Oceanographic
Research reveals rampant illegal shark trade in Hong Kong, exposing global failures to enforce CITES protections for endangered shark species.
oceanographicmagazine.com
November 12, 2025 at 9:30 PM
“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...
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...
www.surfer.com/news/kelly-s...
November 12, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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...
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...
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...
'Cruel' removal of sawfish rostrum likened to trophy hunting rhino horns
A video showing a critically endangered sawfish lying dead on a beach with its saw removed is described as "cruel" and "trophy hunting".
www.abc.net.au
November 12, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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...
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...
November 12, 2025 at 1:29 AM
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Deep-sea mining risks for sharks, rays, and chimaeras www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
November 8, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Deep-sea mining risks for sharks, rays, and chimaeras www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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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
#animal #nature #ray #rays #shark #sharks #weirdnature
12 of the Weirdest Rays and Sharks From Earth’s History
This list covers everything from the grunting "pig fish" to tiny pocket sharks and giant stingrays!
reallyweirdrealworld.blogspot.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:17 AM
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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
Infographic by Kelsey Manners Dickson | © SOSF
#CITESCoP20
@wcs.org
November 10, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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
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
November 10, 2025 at 9:41 PM
State government says ‘traditional measures’ like nets and drum lines will continue to be used despite evidence of deadly impact on other marine life
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International trade regulations take a limited bite out of the shark fin trade 🦑🌿🌎🐟🦈 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
International trade regulations take a limited bite out of the shark fin trade
Survey uncovers widespread illegal shark fin trade despite nearly a decade of international regulation.
www.science.org
November 9, 2025 at 12:23 AM
International trade regulations take a limited bite out of the shark fin trade 🦑🌿🌎🐟🦈 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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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...
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...
October 31, 2025 at 7:15 AM
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...
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...
More whales are getting caught in fishing and shark nets off Australia’s East Coast. 🐋 🇦🇺
48 separate entanglements of humpback whales have been recorded in the past few months on the East Coast. This follows last year’s estimate of 45 entangled whales.
australiangeographic.com.au/nature-wildl...
48 separate entanglements of humpback whales have been recorded in the past few months on the East Coast. This follows last year’s estimate of 45 entangled whales.
australiangeographic.com.au/nature-wildl...
More whales are getting caught in nets off Australia's east coast - Australian Geographic
Scientists have noticed a troubling rise in the number of whales caught and tangled in fishing and shark nets this migration season.
australiangeographic.com.au
November 8, 2025 at 3:53 AM
More whales are getting caught in fishing and shark nets off Australia’s East Coast. 🐋 🇦🇺
48 separate entanglements of humpback whales have been recorded in the past few months on the East Coast. This follows last year’s estimate of 45 entangled whales.
australiangeographic.com.au/nature-wildl...
48 separate entanglements of humpback whales have been recorded in the past few months on the East Coast. This follows last year’s estimate of 45 entangled whales.
australiangeographic.com.au/nature-wildl...
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New paper finds rampant illegal shark fin trafficking, despite >100 threatened sharks and rays being listed on CITES in the past 20 years.
Evidence is becoming very strong that the only effective way to protect sharks is to stop the fisheries catching them.
🦑🧪
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Evidence is becoming very strong that the only effective way to protect sharks is to stop the fisheries catching them.
🦑🧪
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
International trade regulations take a limited bite out of the shark fin trade
Survey uncovers widespread illegal shark fin trade despite nearly a decade of international regulation.
www.science.org
November 6, 2025 at 3:23 PM
New paper finds rampant illegal shark fin trafficking, despite >100 threatened sharks and rays being listed on CITES in the past 20 years.
Evidence is becoming very strong that the only effective way to protect sharks is to stop the fisheries catching them.
🦑🧪
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Evidence is becoming very strong that the only effective way to protect sharks is to stop the fisheries catching them.
🦑🧪
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
#Mandurah
Beachgoers are being urged to take care in local waters after a whale carcass was seen at the southern end of White Hills Beach on Saturday evening.
www.perthnow.com.au/wa/mandurah/...
Beachgoers are being urged to take care in local waters after a whale carcass was seen at the southern end of White Hills Beach on Saturday evening.
www.perthnow.com.au/wa/mandurah/...
Shark alert in place after dead whale found at WA beach
A shark advice warning was issued on Sunday after a whale carcass was spotted at a Mandurah beach.
www.perthnow.com.au
November 2, 2025 at 6:35 AM
#Mandurah
Beachgoers are being urged to take care in local waters after a whale carcass was seen at the southern end of White Hills Beach on Saturday evening.
www.perthnow.com.au/wa/mandurah/...
Beachgoers are being urged to take care in local waters after a whale carcass was seen at the southern end of White Hills Beach on Saturday evening.
www.perthnow.com.au/wa/mandurah/...
Just a reminder.
Its buffet season for sharks in WA. Whales migrating, snapper spawning and crayfish on the move. Early December will see stingrays on the move as well.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWnV...
Its buffet season for sharks in WA. Whales migrating, snapper spawning and crayfish on the move. Early December will see stingrays on the move as well.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWnV...
Glen Jakovich's footage of pink snapper spawning in Cockburn Sound!
YouTube video by Recfishwest
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November 1, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Just a reminder.
Its buffet season for sharks in WA. Whales migrating, snapper spawning and crayfish on the move. Early December will see stingrays on the move as well.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWnV...
Its buffet season for sharks in WA. Whales migrating, snapper spawning and crayfish on the move. Early December will see stingrays on the move as well.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWnV...
The world’s most endangered marine mammal, the vaquita porpoise, is still hanging on in the waters off Mexico’s northwest coast — and, against all odds, it’s reproducing.
www.ecowatch.com/vaquita-popu...
www.ecowatch.com/vaquita-popu...
Vaquita Porpoise Reproducing Despite Low Numbers and Continued Threats From Illegal Gillnets - EcoWatch
The few vaquita that remain are reproducing and may have found ways to avoid the gillnets that threaten their species.
www.ecowatch.com
October 31, 2025 at 9:50 PM
The world’s most endangered marine mammal, the vaquita porpoise, is still hanging on in the waters off Mexico’s northwest coast — and, against all odds, it’s reproducing.
www.ecowatch.com/vaquita-popu...
www.ecowatch.com/vaquita-popu...
An exclusion zone to protect Southern Right Whales at Logans Beach Victoria re-opens tomorrow. Logans Beach is a Southern Right Whale nursery site, where females return to give birth and nurse their young. Whales are still about, and distancing rules apply bit.ly/452bhrT
October 31, 2025 at 2:41 AM
An exclusion zone to protect Southern Right Whales at Logans Beach Victoria re-opens tomorrow. Logans Beach is a Southern Right Whale nursery site, where females return to give birth and nurse their young. Whales are still about, and distancing rules apply bit.ly/452bhrT
Letter to the Editor Post Newspaper today 31 October 2025
October 30, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Letter to the Editor Post Newspaper today 31 October 2025
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ICYMI: I wrote about a proposed law that would ban using bait or chum to attract sharks to scuba divers. Critics of this practice claim that it’s bad for sharks, and unsafe for humans- including the *next* humans who encounter the shark that divers fed.
www.scubadiving.com/will-banning... 🦑🌎🧪🐠🦈
www.scubadiving.com/will-banning... 🦑🌎🧪🐠🦈
Will Banning Baited Shark Diving Off Florida Make Our Seas Safer?
Bipartisan legislation would ban the practice of feeding sharks off Florida’s coast, which supporters say will keep people safer and reduce conflict with recreational anglers. But the scientific evide...
www.scubadiving.com
October 30, 2025 at 11:52 AM
ICYMI: I wrote about a proposed law that would ban using bait or chum to attract sharks to scuba divers. Critics of this practice claim that it’s bad for sharks, and unsafe for humans- including the *next* humans who encounter the shark that divers fed.
www.scubadiving.com/will-banning... 🦑🌎🧪🐠🦈
www.scubadiving.com/will-banning... 🦑🌎🧪🐠🦈