Spot the Leopard Shark going strong!

Dr Chris Dudgeon has received a tremendous response to her new community initiative aimed at understand more about the population of Leopard Sharks off Phi Phi Island, Thailand. 

After a little over a month, over 260 photos had been analysed from 33 contributors. So far, the project has information dating back to 2005, which shows the power of such a study is not just in the present. Photos can hold information that we didn't think we needed, until now.

Below is post from Chris explaining more about the programme and her background. If you or anyone you know are living in or heading to Thailand for diving and snorkelling, drop by the Spot the Leopard Shark Facebook page to see how you can be involved.

Leopard Shark Stegostoma fasciatum
photo credit: Sophie Clay

South African Sevengills make it to Facebook!

As a way of increasing awareness of the need to monitor broadnose sevengill shark populations, researchers have created a new Facebook page dedicated to spreading the word about broadnose sevengill shark photo identification.

A great summer tagging season off North Stradbroke Island in 2013

The 2012-2013 summer tagging season was a very successful one, with 18 leopard sharks being tagged at an aggregation site off North Stradbroke Island in Southern Queensland.

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