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Rohan<p>A great sunny Winter day in Port Stephens with a visit to the Animal Adventures and Wildlife Refuge<br><a href="https://aus.social/tags/newcastle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>newcastle</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/sharks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sharks</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/sealife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sealife</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/rays" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rays</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/seahorses" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>seahorses</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/portstephens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>portstephens</span></a></p>
Swede’s Photographs<p>Majestic Sky</p><p>This photograph captures a sky thick with brooding clouds, shifting in tone from bright white to deep blue. At the center, sunlight pierces through the gloom, casting radiant beams that illuminate the heavens. In the lower right, the silhouettes of two treetops quietly frame the scene. Words fall short of conveying the full majesty of this moment.</p><p>Discover nature's fleeting moments through my lens—visit my photo gallery to see more.</p><p><a href="https://swede1952-photographs.pixels.com" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">swede1952-photographs.pixels.c</span><span class="invisible">om</span></a></p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/photo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>photo</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/photographer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>photographer</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/photographylovers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>photographylovers</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/sky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sky</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/clouds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>clouds</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/rays" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rays</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/blue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>blue</span></a></p>
MLB News<p>UHM’s Bill Cosgrove part of group bidding for Tampa Bay Rays <a href="https://www.rawchili.com/mlb/130374/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">rawchili.com/mlb/130374/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/Baseball" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Baseball</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/IndustryNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndustryNews</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/Marketing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Marketing</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/MLB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MLB</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/Rays" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Rays</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/TampaBay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TampaBay</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/TampaBayRays" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TampaBayRays</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/TampaBay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TampaBay</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/TampaBayRays" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TampaBayRays</span></a></p>
Lukas VFN 🇪🇺<p>Mussel power: how an offshore <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/shellfish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>shellfish</span></a> farm is boosting marine life <a href="https://theconversation.com/mussel-power-how-an-offshore-shellfish-farm-is-boosting-marine-life-251192" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theconversation.com/mussel-pow</span><span class="invisible">er-how-an-offshore-shellfish-farm-is-boosting-marine-life-251192</span></a> </p><p>"Over many years, the studies have shown how some <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/mussels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mussels</span></a> from the farm have fallen to the seabed and regenerated lost shell reefs. The farm has also boosted populations of <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/crabs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>crabs</span></a>, <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/lobsters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lobsters</span></a>, <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/scallops" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scallops</span></a>, <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/starfish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>starfish</span></a>, <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/fish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fish</span></a>, conger <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/eels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>eels</span></a>, <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/sharks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sharks</span></a> and <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/rays" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rays</span></a>... By creating structure and excluding the damaging effects of bottom-towed fishing, offshore <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/MusselFarms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MusselFarms</span></a> can restore degraded <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/fishing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fishing</span></a> grounds"</p>
hawaiianeye797 (Craig F)<p>Spotted Eagle Rays at an <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Oahu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Oahu</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Hawaii" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hawaii</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/reef" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>reef</span></a> . Your <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/sealife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sealife</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/photooftheday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>photooftheday</span></a></p><p>Find me at @hawaiianeye797.bsky.social</p><p>Prints available - DM me. <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/rays" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rays</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/spotted" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>spotted</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Sunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sunday</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/creature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>creature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ocean" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ocean</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/pacificocean" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pacificocean</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/marinelife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>marinelife</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/animals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>animals</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/outdoors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>outdoors</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/explore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>explore</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>environment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/earth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>earth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/photo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>photo</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/scuba" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scuba</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/discover" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>discover</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/underwater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>underwater</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/followme" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>followme</span></a></p>
Dag<p><a href="https://snabelen.no/tags/Sharks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sharks</span></a> and <a href="https://snabelen.no/tags/rays" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rays</span></a> found using offshore <a href="https://snabelen.no/tags/wind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wind</span></a> farms as <a href="https://snabelen.no/tags/habitat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>habitat</span></a></p><p><a href="https://phys.org/news/2025-05-sharks-rays-offshore-farms-habitat.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">phys.org/news/2025-05-sharks-r</span><span class="invisible">ays-offshore-farms-habitat.html</span></a><br><a href="https://snabelen.no/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a></p>
Lukas VFN 🇪🇺<p>Cownose <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/ray" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ray</span></a> uses its tail as a fine-tuned antenna <a href="https://phys.org/news/2025-01-cownose-ray-tail-fine-tuned.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">phys.org/news/2025-01-cownose-</span><span class="invisible">ray-tail-fine-tuned.html</span></a></p><p>A hydrodynamic antenna: novel lateral line system in the tail of myliobatid <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/stingrays" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>stingrays</span></a> <a href="https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rspb.2024.2192" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">royalsocietypublishing.org/doi</span><span class="invisible">/10.1098/rspb.2024.2192</span></a></p><p>"the tail is too thin to propel the ray through the water or even to control its direction... it serves as an antenna of sorts, allowing the ray to feel water movement, such as that made by a <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/shark" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>shark</span></a> following behind"</p><p><a href="https://scholar.social/tags/fish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fish</span></a> <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/animals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>animals</span></a> <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/rays" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rays</span></a></p>
michael<p>8-Jan-2025<br>Mediterranean sharks continue to decline despite <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/conservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>conservation</span></a> progress</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Overfishing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Overfishing</span></a>, illegal fishing and increasing marketing of shark meat pose significant threats to the more than 80 species of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sharks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sharks</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rays" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rays</span></a> that inhabit the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mediterranean" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mediterranean</span></a> Sea, according to a new study.</p><p><a href="https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1069676" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">eurekalert.org/news-releases/1</span><span class="invisible">069676</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ecology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ecology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MarineBiology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MarineBiology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fishes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fishes</span></a></p>
Primo Natura<p>"New evidence spells massive trouble for world’s sharks, rays and chimaeras"</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Sharks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sharks</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Rays" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Rays</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Animals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Animals</span></a></p><p><a href="https://news.mongabay.com/2025/01/new-evidence-spells-massive-trouble-for-worlds-sharks-rays-and-chimaeras/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">news.mongabay.com/2025/01/new-</span><span class="invisible">evidence-spells-massive-trouble-for-worlds-sharks-rays-and-chimaeras/</span></a></p>
NSW.Biodiversity<p>When 'fishing' is mutilation</p><p>"Dead eagle ray carcasses left on Adelaide beaches over the past few years, sometimes in a state of "mutilation". Beachgoers were also upset after an eagle ray was left at Brighton in 2021 with two fillets cut from its body and its tail cut off."<br>&gt;&gt;<br><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-12-10/sharks-and-rays-protected-adelaide-metropolitan-beaches/104706604" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/2024-12-10/sha</span><span class="invisible">rks-and-rays-protected-adelaide-metropolitan-beaches/104706604</span></a><br><a href="https://theblower.au/tags/sharks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sharks</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/rays" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rays</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/mutilation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mutilation</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/fishing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fishing</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/Adelaide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Adelaide</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/crime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>crime</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/Take" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Take</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/culture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>culture</span></a></p>
Sandeha Lynch<p>7 days left to bid on one of 31 art works made to raise money for endangered <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sharks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sharks</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rays" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rays</span></a>, following their two-year UK exhibition tour.</p><p>Bronze by Abigail Burt showing Longhorned Pygmy Devil Rays. Cast by the artist in London.</p><p><a href="https://superstars-auctions.com/sharktrustauction/bDoyNzcwOTpz" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">superstars-auctions.com/sharkt</span><span class="invisible">rustauction/bDoyNzcwOTpz</span></a></p>
Lukas VFN 🇪🇺<p><a href="https://scholar.social/tags/Sharks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sharks</span></a> and <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/rays" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rays</span></a> leap out of the water for many reasons, including feeding, courtship and communication <a href="https://theconversation.com/sharks-and-rays-leap-out-of-the-water-for-many-reasons-including-feeding-courtship-and-communication-238487" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theconversation.com/sharks-and</span><span class="invisible">-rays-leap-out-of-the-water-for-many-reasons-including-feeding-courtship-and-communication-238487</span></a></p><p>A review of elasmobranch breaching behavior: why do sharks and rays propel themselves out of the water into the air? <a href="https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10641-024-01584-5" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">link.springer.com/article/10.1</span><span class="invisible">007/s10641-024-01584-5</span></a></p><p>"It takes a lot of energy for a <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/shark" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>shark</span></a> or <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/ray" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ray</span></a> to leap out of the water – especially a massive creature like a <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/BaskingShark" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BaskingShark</span></a> (12 meters, 4.5 tonnes)... breaching must serve some useful purpose."</p>
anna_lillith 🇺🇦🌱🐖<p>END SHARK NETS IN NSW</p><p>What started as a misguided attempt to reduce the risk of shark bite for public safety has turned into a drawn-out and devastating force on our <a href="https://mas.to/tags/MarineLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MarineLife</span></a>. The NSW Department of Primary Industries still deploys <a href="https://mas.to/tags/SharkNets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SharkNets</span></a> at 51 beaches from <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Newcastle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Newcastle</span></a> to <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Wollongong" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wollongong</span></a> every year. </p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/Dolphins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Dolphins</span></a>, <a href="https://mas.to/tags/rays" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rays</span></a>, <a href="https://mas.to/tags/turtles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>turtles</span></a> and <a href="https://mas.to/tags/sharks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sharks</span></a> are routinely entangled and drown – the vast majority of animals caught are not considered in any way dangerous.</p><p><a href="https://sharkchampions.org.au/end-shark-nets-in-nsw/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">sharkchampions.org.au/end-shar</span><span class="invisible">k-nets-in-nsw/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/SaveOurSeas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SaveOurSeas</span></a> 🦈</p>
michael<p>4-JUL-2024<br>A New Blue: Mysterious origin of the ribbontail ray’s electric blue spots revealed</p><p><a href="https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1049974" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">eurekalert.org/news-releases/1</span><span class="invisible">049974</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rays" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rays</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MarineBiology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MarineBiology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nanoworld" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nanoworld</span></a></p>
michael<p>13-JUN-2024<br>Advances in techniques used to identify <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sharks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sharks</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rays" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rays</span></a> have not prevented trade and increase in extinction risk<br>An analysis of scientific papers published in a 15-year period on molecular methods to identify elasmobranch species shows that better detection of illegal trade has not enhanced protection.</p><p><a href="https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1048127" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">eurekalert.org/news-releases/1</span><span class="invisible">048127</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/conservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>conservation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ecology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ecology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/extinction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>extinction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MarineBiology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MarineBiology</span></a></p>
anna_lillith 🇺🇦🌱🐖<p>• Improve <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Bycatch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bycatch</span></a> Reduction Devices (‘escape hatches’) to reduce catching threatened species in the first place.</p><p>• Training fishers to safely handle <a href="https://mas.to/tags/sharks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sharks</span></a> and <a href="https://mas.to/tags/rays" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rays</span></a> to maximise the animal’s chances of survival when released.</p><p>Improving the environmental performance in these fisheries is critical, not just for our sharks and rays, but for all of <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Australia</span></a> ’s ocean wildlife.</p><p>- <a href="https://mas.to/tags/SharkChampions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SharkChampions</span></a> </p><p>3/3</p><p><a href="https://sharkchampions.org.au/stop-the-silent-extinction-crisis-beneath-the-waves/?org_source=AMCSEmail%20marketing%20software&amp;utm_campaign=&amp;utm_source=sfmc&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=24+05+ACT+NSW+Fishery+WTO+SHK+%5bTS%2c+SHK%5d&amp;utm_term=Button+1&amp;utm_id=98965&amp;sfmc_id=10139118&amp;utm_source=sfmc&amp;utm_term=Button+1&amp;utm_content=61178&amp;utm_id=199b6763-5ad4-49bb-a133-1d5787ba8d6b&amp;sfmc_activityid=9974d708-aa4b-4a7e-8dc3-3a26d02a7809&amp;utm_medium=email" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">sharkchampions.org.au/stop-the</span><span class="invisible">-silent-extinction-crisis-beneath-the-waves/?org_source=AMCSEmail%20marketing%20software&amp;utm_campaign=&amp;utm_source=sfmc&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=24+05+ACT+NSW+Fishery+WTO+SHK+%5bTS%2c+SHK%5d&amp;utm_term=Button+1&amp;utm_id=98965&amp;sfmc_id=10139118&amp;utm_source=sfmc&amp;utm_term=Button+1&amp;utm_content=61178&amp;utm_id=199b6763-5ad4-49bb-a133-1d5787ba8d6b&amp;sfmc_activityid=9974d708-aa4b-4a7e-8dc3-3a26d02a7809&amp;utm_medium=email</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/SoSSaturdays" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SoSSaturdays</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/SaveOurSeas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SaveOurSeas</span></a> 🌊 🦈 🐟 🪸</p>
Lukas VFN 🇪🇺<p>After hundreds of years, study confirms <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/Bermuda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bermuda</span></a> now home to cownose rays<br><a href="https://phys.org/news/2024-05-hundreds-years-bermuda-home-cownose.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">phys.org/news/2024-05-hundreds</span><span class="invisible">-years-bermuda-home-cownose.html</span></a></p><p>Recent expansion of the Atlantic cownose ray (Rhinoptera bonasus) into Bermudian waters <a href="https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frish.2024.1394011/full" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">frontiersin.org/articles/10.33</span><span class="invisible">89/frish.2024.1394011/full</span></a> </p><p>"Because cownose <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/rays" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rays</span></a> are highly migratory and prefer tropical and temperate seas, they are typically restricted to continental shelves... this is a novel <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/migration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>migration</span></a> of Atlantic <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/CownoseRays" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CownoseRays</span></a> to Bermuda... it is unknown whether this species is a full-time resident or a seasonal visitor"</p>
Art History Animalia<p>For <a href="https://historians.social/tags/FishFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FishFriday</span></a> + <a href="https://historians.social/tags/FintasticFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FintasticFriday</span></a> : Giving <a href="https://historians.social/tags/Sharks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sharks</span></a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/Rays" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Rays</span></a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/Skates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Skates</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://historians.social/tags/Sawfish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sawfish</span></a> a Voice, a celebration of all <a href="https://historians.social/tags/Elasmobranchs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Elasmobranchs</span></a>:<br>Frank Edward Clarke (UK/NZ, 1849-1899)<br>Sphyrna zygaena (NZ) - Hammerhead Shark, head dorsal aspect &amp; head ventral aspect, 1898<br>watercolors on paper, 424x252mm &amp; 385x290mm<br>Te Papa 1992-0035-2278/112,3<br><a href="https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/1245019" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">collections.tepapa.govt.nz/obj</span><span class="invisible">ect/1245019</span></a><br><a href="https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/1245029" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">collections.tepapa.govt.nz/obj</span><span class="invisible">ect/1245029</span></a></p>
Art History Animalia<p>For <a href="https://historians.social/tags/FishFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FishFriday</span></a> + <a href="https://historians.social/tags/FintasticFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FintasticFriday</span></a> : Giving <a href="https://historians.social/tags/Sharks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sharks</span></a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/Rays" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Rays</span></a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/Skates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Skates</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://historians.social/tags/Sawfish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sawfish</span></a> a Voice, a celebration of all <a href="https://historians.social/tags/Elasmobranchs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Elasmobranchs</span></a>:<br>Romero Britto (Brazilian, b.1963)<br>Baby Shark, 2016<br>colors &amp; applied diamond dust, 24cm x 50cm<br><a href="https://www.mutualart.com/Artwork/Baby-Shark/54A4E9DAE2189BE4E09AC8FAED70F5BB" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">mutualart.com/Artwork/Baby-Sha</span><span class="invisible">rk/54A4E9DAE2189BE4E09AC8FAED70F5BB</span></a></p>
Art History Animalia<p>For <a href="https://historians.social/tags/FishFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FishFriday</span></a> + <a href="https://historians.social/tags/FintasticFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FintasticFriday</span></a> : Giving <a href="https://historians.social/tags/Sharks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sharks</span></a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/Rays" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Rays</span></a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/Skates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Skates</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://historians.social/tags/Sawfish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sawfish</span></a> a Voice, a celebration of all <a href="https://historians.social/tags/Elasmobranchs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Elasmobranchs</span></a>:<br>Richard Ellis (American, b.1938)<br>Great White Shark, c.1979<br>Lithograph, 22 in. x 30 in. (55.88 cm x 76.2 cm)<br><a href="https://www.rogallery.com/artists/richard-ellis/great-white-shark/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">rogallery.com/artists/richard-</span><span class="invisible">ellis/great-white-shark/</span></a><br>🆔 The striped fish swimming around the Great White Shark (Carcharodon carcharias) are Pilot Fish (Naucrates ductor), which have a neat mutualistic relationship with sharks: <a href="https://www.thedodo.com/how-one-genius-little-fish-con-672797576.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">thedodo.com/how-one-genius-lit</span><span class="invisible">tle-fish-con-672797576.html</span></a></p>