Frontiers | Molecular identification of shark meat sold in Ecuadorian markets labelled under different names Shark populations worldwide are declining rapidly, primarily due to overfishing, habitat degradation, and mislabeling of seafood products, which exacerbates ...

Feb. 2026 study in Frontiers in Marine Science showing that neary half of the "corvina" for sale in markets of #Ecuador was actually mislabeled #shark meat. Some of it was from IUCN red list species like #silkyshark and #smoothhammerhead

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As usual, the new @forbes.com column from #shark researcher @melissacmarquez.bsky.social is great. She writes about how #highlymigratoryspecies like the #silkyshark are difficult to protect because they don't stay in the boundaries of Marine Protected Areas #MPA

🦈🌊 Shark of the Day: Silky Shark! Sleek, fast, and graceful — the Silky Shark gets its name from its smooth skin that glides through the water like silk. They’re powerful hunters that travel in deep blue oceans. Would you swim with one? 💙 #SharkOfTheDay #SilkyShark #OceanLife

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Further coverage of the *VERY* long movements of a satellite tagged female #silkyshark. This is the Sept 22 @Forbes column from shark researcher and author @melissacmarquez.bsky.social

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#sharkmigration #telemetry

Yet more coverage about the extensive travel of Genie, a #silkyshark tagged in the Galapagos Marine Reserve who then traveled "over 27,666 kilometers (17,191 miles) in 546 days."

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Further coverage of extreme silky shark migration

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#Shark #Silkyshark
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"This epic voyage, equivalent to crossing the United States from coast to coast approximately four times...extending as far as 4,755 kilometers from the tagging site into international waters—areas of high fishing pressure and minimal regulation."

Longest recorded migration of a silky shark (Carcharhinus falciformis) reveals extensive use of international waters of the Tropical Eastern Pacific The <em>Journal of Fish Biology</em> is a leading international ichthyology journal, addressing all aspects of fish biology, their exploitation and importance to human society.

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#Telemetry

A female silky shark (Carcharhinus falciformis) tagged near Wolf Island in the Galapagos is now the poster child for Highly Migratory Species, having traveled 27,666 km over 546 days.