This weekend, the Grachtenfestijn 2016 took place in Groningen, the Netherlands. This maritime festival celebrates the city of Groningen, all whilst promoting sustainability. Save Our Sharks was invited to be there to tell people about shark conservation in the Dutch Caribbean and collect signatures for the Save Our Sharks petition. One of the event’s organizers […] Lees verder
Recently, the St Maarten Nature Foundation initiated a program tagging sharks in the marine park. The research is aimed at better understanding the biological characteristics of sharks in St. Maarten waters including population structure, abundance and migration. In the Dutch Oosterschelde estuary, sharks are being tagged for several years within a project by Sportvisserij Nederland. […] Lees verder
Sharks are often viewed as life-threatening creatures. And without justification, because there are only about 60 sharks encounters every year, less than 10 of which are lethal. This is much fewer than the mosquito, hippopotamus, or even the cow. The media tends to highlight the rare attacks, and the suite of horrifying Hollywood blockbusters portraying sharks as […] Lees verder
In the week of July 5-10, American shark and ray experts came together for the annual meeting of the American Elasmobranch Society (AES). This conference is organized every year as part of the Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists (JMIH) and took place in New Orleans, Louisiana. Dr. Paddy Walker presented the Save Our Sharks project […] Lees verder
