Are rays flat sharks?
In the previous blog post, we grouped sharks and rays together to discuss their position in the marine food web. But how closely related are sharks and rays? And if […] Lees verder
In the previous blog post, we grouped sharks and rays together to discuss their position in the marine food web. But how closely related are sharks and rays? And if […] Lees verder
As part of the Save Our Sharks project funded by the Dutch National Postcode Lottery, the St. Maarten Nature Foundation recently discovered that a large majority of fish being sold […] Lees verder
Often when I talk to people about sharks, almost immediately they ask about the apex predators that they have seen in documentaries or in videos circling on social media. The […] Lees verder
The Save Our Sharks team is looking back at a very successful year and a half of campaigning for shark conservation. Since kicking off in June 2015, we organized a […] Lees verder
In October 2016, the Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance (DCNA) organized a unique shark tagging expedition to the Saba Bank. Little is currently known about the status of shark populations in […] Lees verder
Shark tagging expedition on the Saba Bank A total of 22 sharks were caught and tagged last month as part of a region-wide Save Our Sharks project. Little is currently […] Lees verder
The well-known Dutch television show ‘Vroege Vogels’ visited Curaçao and St. Maarten this week to film a special episode on sharks. “Through my work, I have been fortunate to interact with […] Lees verder
An important first step was taken towards the regional protection of sharks throughout the Caribbean. At the request of the Netherlands, regional governments today recommended eight species of sharks and […] Lees verder
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 […] 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 […] Lees verder