Recently, the BRUV studies by Wageningen Marine Research on the Saba Bank, Saba, St. Eustatius, and St. Maarten were concluded and the underwater cameras were transported to Curaçao. Here, Adrian Reid Navarro and Tom van Ee, two students of Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Science, lead by project leader Martin de Graaf, will use the […] Lees verder
The Save Our Sharks project had a successful couple of weeks in St. Maarten. After several days on the water, the team was able to tag multiple sharks including two nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum), four Caribbean reef sharks (Carcharhinus perezi), and seven tiger sharks (Galeocerdo cuvier). Part of the gear that was used was constructed […] Lees verder
A first for Dutch waters From the 15th to the 21st of October, eight shark researchers and support crew will embark on a unique tagging expedition organized by shark conservation program Save Our Sharks. The goal is to find out more about sharks living in the Dutch Caribbean in order to ensure protection. It is the […] Lees verder
Great news from Johannesburg, South Africa, where this afternoon thirteen species were added to CITES (the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Fauna and Flora). The new protection status of silky shark (Carcharhinus falciformis), three species of thresher shark (Alopias spp.), and nine species of devil rays (Mobula spp.) requires all participating countries […] Lees verder
