Submitting your sightings not only lets you share with the world the animals you have seen, but also generates important data for researchers and conservationists working with sharks, skates and rays around the world.
Your sightings will contribute to our understanding of many species, providing some of the best available data for their management, helping ensure a sustainable future for sharks, skates and rays.
Sightings submitted to this site will have many potential uses – from learning about the different colour morphologies of skates and rays around the British coast, to understanding the size of Whale Sharks populations around the world. Any sighting or catch of wild elasmobranchs can be submitted to this database. The information is frequently used in not-for-profit decision-making, education, research, environmental and other public-benefit purposes.
You retain ownership of all photos you submit. If the Shark Trust is approached by organisations or individuals wanting to use your photos, we will always consult you prior to any agreement.
If you have any questions about how your sightings will be used, would like to know more about any of these subjects or would like to enquire about access to some of the data please email sightings@sharktrust.org.
Register here for your Sightings Database account!
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