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SPAIN// A team of scientists of Chelonia Association and the University of Marseille (France) chose the port of Vigo to initiate a study on dietary habits and intake areas of Atlantic sharks. Image © Fiona Ayerst.
INDONESIA// A Murdoch University PhD student will spend a year living among Indonesian shark fishermen to investigate their impact on shark populations and the effects of conservation efforts on fishing communities. Image © Rob Allen.
AUSTRALIA// While shark fin soup will be a staple at Chinese New Year banquets in Australia this week, it is under attack from conservation groups. Image © Arthur Hungry.
AUSTRALIA// Just north of Redhead Beach near Newcastle, NSW, where a 44-year-old surfer this week became the latest victim of a seemingly endless summer of shark-attack fear, is one of the few known nursery areas for endangered great whites. Image © JSD.
SCOTLAND//The Orkney Skate Trust (OST) has captured stunning, unique ROV footage of a large male Flapper Skate; also known as a Common Skate; in sixty metres of water off Billia Croo, on the Orkney Mainland. Image © Marc Dando.
DEVON// Steven Gale and Julie Wright were out taking an early-morning walk last week saw what they initially thought was a dog in the water on Exmouth beach. Image © Charles Hood.
ASIA// A few years ago, something surprising began turning up in Asia's fish markets: the gill rakers of manta and mobula rays. Image © Steve Jones.
FLORIDA// On Thursday, while fishing out of Black Point Marina near Biscayne National Park, South Florida fishermen came across a very rare sea creature - the endangered sawfish or carpenter shark. Image © The Deep.
PHILIPPINES// With the help of almost 300 volunteers, 10,000 mangroves were recently planted in Donsol in the Philippines. Mangroves are vital for Donsol's wildlife - providing homes for fireflies, indicators of healthy ecosystems, and fuelling the growth of plankton, which in turn attract whale sharks. Image © Shelly Hibberd.
LOS ANGELES// The great white shark is lurking in cyberspace, in the form of an iPhone application launched this week that allows users to track a dozen of the predators as they roam around the Pacific Ocean. Image © Adrian Hewitt.
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