Our selection of top shark stories, highlighting the latest news and discoveries from around the world...

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AI scanning helps Scottish conservation project turn tide for flapper skate

5th April

These critically endangered members of the shark family are now the focus of one of the largest citizen-science projects in British waters, relying on hundreds of sea anglers who campaigned for a legally mandated marine protected area (MPA) off Oban and Mull specifically to protect the flapper skate, also known as the common skate.

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Shark Photobomb: Nurse Shark Records Rare Great White Encounter

13th April

Marine researchers often hope for surprises when tagging animals with cameras, but no one expected… well, this. Off the coast of Boynton Beach, Florida, a nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum) unknowingly became the cinematographer for a rare appearance by a great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) — possibly the first time one has ever been documented on video in South Florida waters from another shark’s perspective. 

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Children take part in Easter shark egg hunt

16th April

The National Trust for Jersey is hosting a "shark egg hunt" on Thursday to help teach children about ray and shark species found in the island's waters.

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When Sharks Return, Reefs Respond

17th April

Once depleted, shark populations around this remote reef have been rebounding since 2008, when the area was granted fully enforced “no-take” Marine Protected Area status. And with the return of these top predators, the newly published study gives us a glimpse into how predators do more than eat their prey — they change the very way ecosystems work.

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Two rare species captured on film!

25th April

Scientists surveying deep-sea life off an island in southeast Asia captured a tantalizing glimpse into the life of a poorly known and mysterious ocean animal: the Painted Swellshark

A goblin shark (Mitsukurina owstoni), a deep-sea species seldom seen by humans, was accidentally caught off the coast of San Cristóbal, Gran Canaria, during a recreational deep-sea fishing trip.

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