The film made us afraid to go back in the water. It ultimately gave sharks more to fear from us.
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Most of the seafood Australians consume comes from overseas. This includes products from illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing operations. We can fix this.
Scalloped hammerheads pose no risk to us – but we pose enormous risk to them. Our discovery of a large new aggregation gives us an opportunity to protect these animals.
Countries have voted to limit the international shark trade, but this fails to account for the diversity in fishing contexts around the world.
Sharks have been around for more than 400 million years — but not all sharks are equally resilient to changes around them. Why do some groups thrive, while others dwindle?
A high seas treaty could help rebuild populations – but time is running out.
Historically, basking sharks were caught as bycatch in New Zealand fisheries and seen in their hundreds in some inshore areas. They have disappeared and we don’t know why.
Poor management of the oceans, including the killing of crucial marine predators, could result in more greenhouse gasses.
Sharks were a major talking point at the CITES conference this year and their protection has been expanded to cover new species.
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Professor of Marine Ecology, University of Southampton
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Senior Research Fellow, Conservation Science, University of Oxford; Bangor University
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Senior lecturer, University of New England
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Senior Lecturer in Statistics, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University
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Professor of Complex Systems and Environmental Policy, Bournemouth University
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, The University of Western Australia
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Postdoctoral Scientist, Marine Ecology, Florida International University
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Postdoctoral research fellow, University of Zurich
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Associate Professor in Conservation Biology, The University of Queensland
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PhD Candidate, Ocean Conservation Team, The University of Queensland
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Postdoctoral research fellow, Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science, The University of Queensland
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Wen Family Chair in Conservation, The University of Western Australia