Fins Attached is looking for citizen scientists interested in helping conduct shark research during its expeditions to the Eastern Tropical Pacific in 2020.
New study finds sharks are essentially colorblind
A new study found that cartilaginous fish such as sharks and rays are missing vital opsin genes, which can limit their range of visual sensitivity.
Haircare creator takes stand against shark squalene products
Shark populations are rapidly declining due in part to the need for squalene from shark liver oils in the production of many personal care items
Atlantic White Shark Conservancy announces green initiatives
The Atlantic White Shark Conservancy (AWSC) is ringing in the New Year with a new logo and several new green initiatives. The new logo, which includes an image of a great white shark and the non-profit’s name highlighted in green, “better represents the group’s strong connection to the local waters,” said AWSC CEO Cynthia Wigren. […]
New study shows importance of hammerhead sharks to ecosystems
The great hammerhead sharks’ role as apex predator is essential to maintaining a healthy ecosystem in the waters off eastern Australia
Acidic oceans are corroding the tooth-like scales of shark skin
Corrosion and weakening of the denticle surface could degrade the drag-reducing ridges, affecting the ability of these sharks to swim and hunt.
New shark-themed children’s book shares importance of helpfulness
Janet H. Councilman, a retiree and a previous writer of children’s books, has completed her new book, “Sammie the Shark and the Return of the Lost Gift”: a lovely fable that shares the adventures of Sammie the Shark who sees a reflective object on the seafloor that is a special gift for a person. Janet […]
SharkoFiles: Leopard Shark
Leopard sharks are adapted to live close to the bottom of the ocean, as they spend the majority of their time so close to the ocean floor.
Think of the Shark by Wallace J. Nichols
A Poem by Wallace J. Nichols. Provided by Fins Attached If you’ve been paying attention all these years you know that like a conveyor belt a shark can continuously replace lost teeth over and over again. A shark’s body is covered with dermal “teeth” that give it hydrodynamic advantages. Pores connected to nerves act as […]
No new protections for whitetip sharks despite IUCN classification
This week, the oceanic whitetip shark was reclassified as “critically endangered” by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), citing “steep population declines” in all oceans. That represents two big steps toward extinction from the shark’s previous classification as “vulnerable,” which it had held since 2006. However, that wasn’t enough to convince countries that fish for […]
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