JOB OPPORTUNITY: Director of Science - Ocean First Institute (South Florida)

Full details here: www.oceanfirstinstitute.org/wp-content/u...

#coralreefs #reefsharks #sharks #jobopportunity #directorofscience #jobs #florida #coralreefecology #marinescience #marineecology #marinebiology

Diving with Sharks 🦈 on my Birthday month has been incredible 🧜‍♀️🥽

#Aquarius #Birthday #Valentines #Bliss #Hammerheadsharks #Reefsharks #Mermaidlife

Two species, two stories:
Grey reef sharks are homebodies: more like neighborhoods. Protect the place, protect the sharks.
Silvertip sharks roam more: like commuters. Saving them needs cooperation across borders, not just one park.
#ReefSharks #IndoPacific

Muscle vs. Manoeuvrability: can the power and precision of reef shark species trump the agility of a nimble Moorish idol fish?

📹: Sebastian Staines

#saveourseasfoundation #lifeonthereef #reefsharks #moorishidol #sharkchase #greyreefshark #whitetipreefshark

Black tip reefs sharks on the house reef at Vakkaru #maldives #travel #traveladdicts #travelwithangelfish #angelfishtravel #reefshark #reefsharks #reefs #coralreefs

Three adult blacktips circling a coral outcrop of interest at Banyan Tree Vabbinfaru
#maldives #reefs #coralreefs #travel #snorkeling #angelfishtravel #reefsharks #sharks

Directed conservation of the world’s reef sharks and rays - Nature Ecology & Evolution A survey of sharks and rays on coral reefs within 66 marine protected areas across 36 countries showcases that the conservation benefits of full MPA protection to sharks almost double when accompanied...

🦑 #Marinescience
#Marineprotectedareas
🦈 #sharks
#reefsharks
#conservation

New study on the effectiveness of #MPAs for shark conservation.

'We show that conservation benefits were primarily for reef-associated sharks...the same benefits were not evident for rays or wide-ranging sharks"