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.



Any diver with an underwater camera can contribute. Just take a photo of any sevengill you see from the top looking down, and send it through to the researchers.

An example of a photo that can be used to identify individual
broadnose sevengill sharks.

The spot pattern on the dorsal surface of broadnose
seven gill sharks can be used to identify them.

If you would like to know more about taking photos to contribute to the study, or simply join in on spreading the word, please head to the Spot the Sevengill Shark page on Facebook and share share share! The more people know, the more photos we will have to understand these elusive animals.