Shark Safety WA
@sharksafetywa.bsky.social
Respect Existence or Expect Resistance
Activism Group for Sharks on the West Coast of Australia
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/Stopthesharkcull/
Activism Group for Sharks on the West Coast of Australia
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/Stopthesharkcull/
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Spring shark buffet season is happening off the WA coast.
Please share our tips to avoid being bitten.
Please share our tips to avoid being bitten.
November 27, 2025 at 5:23 AM
Spring shark buffet season is happening off the WA coast.
Please share our tips to avoid being bitten.
Please share our tips to avoid being bitten.
Samples from dead elephant seals were collected in October after scientists visiting Heard Island observed unusual levels of mortality in the population.
The samples were tested at the CSIRO Geelong which confirmed the presence of H5 bird flu virus www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
The samples were tested at the CSIRO Geelong which confirmed the presence of H5 bird flu virus www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Bird flu confirmed in elephant seal population at Heard Island
The federal government says testing confirms the presence of avian influenza in samples collected from southern elephant seals on Heard Island — a sub-Antarctic Australian external territory.
www.abc.net.au
November 25, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Samples from dead elephant seals were collected in October after scientists visiting Heard Island observed unusual levels of mortality in the population.
The samples were tested at the CSIRO Geelong which confirmed the presence of H5 bird flu virus www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
The samples were tested at the CSIRO Geelong which confirmed the presence of H5 bird flu virus www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
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Spinner Shark Spinning. Spinner Sharks get up to 9 feet and rush their prey from beneath while spinning and breaching the water or when they reenter the water. This shark was trying to catch a fish on the edge of a large group of Cownose Rays.
#nature #amazing #animals #ocean #shark #wildlife
#nature #amazing #animals #ocean #shark #wildlife
November 23, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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New research led by @seaprinceaaron.bsky.social shows that 30 species of sharks, rays, and chimaeras are found in areas proposed for deep-sea mining, and nearly two-thirds are already threatened with extinction. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2025.09.019
#deepseascience #deepsea
#deepseascience #deepsea
November 24, 2025 at 5:14 PM
New research led by @seaprinceaaron.bsky.social shows that 30 species of sharks, rays, and chimaeras are found in areas proposed for deep-sea mining, and nearly two-thirds are already threatened with extinction. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2025.09.019
#deepseascience #deepsea
#deepseascience #deepsea
The red glow along Cable Beach is for the Oct to Mar turtles nesting season.
Bright lights can disturb nesting flatbacks and confuse hatchlings, but by using the moonlight or red light it helps both mothers and babies stay on track.
Keep lights low switch to red follow the Turtle Code of Conduct
Bright lights can disturb nesting flatbacks and confuse hatchlings, but by using the moonlight or red light it helps both mothers and babies stay on track.
Keep lights low switch to red follow the Turtle Code of Conduct
November 21, 2025 at 7:37 AM
The red glow along Cable Beach is for the Oct to Mar turtles nesting season.
Bright lights can disturb nesting flatbacks and confuse hatchlings, but by using the moonlight or red light it helps both mothers and babies stay on track.
Keep lights low switch to red follow the Turtle Code of Conduct
Bright lights can disturb nesting flatbacks and confuse hatchlings, but by using the moonlight or red light it helps both mothers and babies stay on track.
Keep lights low switch to red follow the Turtle Code of Conduct
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Sharks And Rays Are In Quiet Freefall
->Science Blog | More from Lil Dr Glen EcoChat at BigEarthData.ai
->Science Blog | More from Lil Dr Glen EcoChat at BigEarthData.ai
Sharks And Rays Are In Quiet Freefall
For at least 45 million years, global shark and ray diversity has been sliding downhill, not climbing, and today’s crisis looks less like a blip than a long, slow collapse. In a new fossil analysis published in the journal Scientific...
scienceblog.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:24 PM
How Pollution Is Poisoning Whale Sharks And The People Who Depend On The Sea
forbes.com/sites/meliss...
A new study from Madagascar has found troubling levels of industrial pollutants in sardines that whale sharks feed on and humans eat.
forbes.com/sites/meliss...
A new study from Madagascar has found troubling levels of industrial pollutants in sardines that whale sharks feed on and humans eat.
How Pollution Is Poisoning Whale Sharks And The People Who Depend On The Sea
A new study from Madagascar has found troubling levels of industrial pollutants in sardines that whale sharks feed on and humans eat.
forbes.com
November 20, 2025 at 9:58 PM
How Pollution Is Poisoning Whale Sharks And The People Who Depend On The Sea
forbes.com/sites/meliss...
A new study from Madagascar has found troubling levels of industrial pollutants in sardines that whale sharks feed on and humans eat.
forbes.com/sites/meliss...
A new study from Madagascar has found troubling levels of industrial pollutants in sardines that whale sharks feed on and humans eat.
It’s one of Australia’s worst underwater environmental catastrophes. What’s going to happen to South Australia’s vast algal bloom as summer heat warms the ocean?
👉 Read the full story: theconversation.com/australias-a....
👉 Read the full story: theconversation.com/australias-a....
November 20, 2025 at 9:57 PM
It’s one of Australia’s worst underwater environmental catastrophes. What’s going to happen to South Australia’s vast algal bloom as summer heat warms the ocean?
👉 Read the full story: theconversation.com/australias-a....
👉 Read the full story: theconversation.com/australias-a....
Beach goers were left amused then distraught when realisation hit that this gentleman's sign was completely serious.
We apologise to the people of St.Kilda for having to put up with this.
We apologise to the people of St.Kilda for having to put up with this.
November 20, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Beach goers were left amused then distraught when realisation hit that this gentleman's sign was completely serious.
We apologise to the people of St.Kilda for having to put up with this.
We apologise to the people of St.Kilda for having to put up with this.
After years of delay, Mexico has finally banned the capture & retention of several threatened shark species, bringing long-overdue national action.
www.forbes.com/sites/meliss...
www.forbes.com/sites/meliss...
Mexico Finally Bans Fishing Of Threatened Atlantic Sharks
After years of delay, Mexico has finally banned the capture and retention of several threatened shark species, bringing long-overdue national action in line with international conservation promises.
www.forbes.com
November 17, 2025 at 10:37 PM
After years of delay, Mexico has finally banned the capture & retention of several threatened shark species, bringing long-overdue national action.
www.forbes.com/sites/meliss...
www.forbes.com/sites/meliss...
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He’s losing it.
November 17, 2025 at 8:36 PM
He’s losing it.
A man has been taken to hospital after being bitten by a wobbegong shark while spearfishing in WA's South West.
Witnesses say the shark clamped onto the man's forearm and was stabbed multiple times before it let go.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Witnesses say the shark clamped onto the man's forearm and was stabbed multiple times before it let go.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Speared wobbegong shark bites arm of spearfisher
A man spearfishing in the state's South West has been bitten by a wobbegong shark, with bystanders stabbing the fish multiple times to remove it from the man's arm.
www.abc.net.au
November 17, 2025 at 9:26 PM
A man has been taken to hospital after being bitten by a wobbegong shark while spearfishing in WA's South West.
Witnesses say the shark clamped onto the man's forearm and was stabbed multiple times before it let go.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Witnesses say the shark clamped onto the man's forearm and was stabbed multiple times before it let go.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
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Fisheries kill around 265,000 rays each year, researchers estimate - mostly in small-scale fisheries. Risk is highest in India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Peru, and Myanmar. Reef manta rays are particularly vulnerable to overfishing: their rate of reproduction is slow.
📷: Jasmine Corbett
📷: Jasmine Corbett
November 14, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Fisheries kill around 265,000 rays each year, researchers estimate - mostly in small-scale fisheries. Risk is highest in India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Peru, and Myanmar. Reef manta rays are particularly vulnerable to overfishing: their rate of reproduction is slow.
📷: Jasmine Corbett
📷: Jasmine Corbett
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At the upcoming #CITESCOP20 meeting, we will be supporting a range of proposals from governments to protect Threatened and Endangered species in international trade. See our positions below. www.wcs.org/cites 🌏
November 13, 2025 at 1:55 PM
At the upcoming #CITESCOP20 meeting, we will be supporting a range of proposals from governments to protect Threatened and Endangered species in international trade. See our positions below. www.wcs.org/cites 🌏
“Oceanic whitetip fins are 70 times more common in the shark fin trade than documented by CITES, and hammerheads are 10 times more common,” said Dr. Demian Chapman, co-author of the study. “It has been this way since 2014.
oceanographicmagazine.com/news/rampant...
oceanographicmagazine.com/news/rampant...
Rampant shark trade violations exposed in new global study - Oceanographic
Research reveals rampant illegal shark trade in Hong Kong, exposing global failures to enforce CITES protections for endangered shark species.
oceanographicmagazine.com
November 12, 2025 at 9:30 PM
“Oceanic whitetip fins are 70 times more common in the shark fin trade than documented by CITES, and hammerheads are 10 times more common,” said Dr. Demian Chapman, co-author of the study. “It has been this way since 2014.
oceanographicmagazine.com/news/rampant...
oceanographicmagazine.com/news/rampant...
The 11-time world champ and California’s favorite funk-punk band are stepping up to help raise money and awareness for the Captain Paul Watson Foundation.
www.surfer.com/news/kelly-s...
www.surfer.com/news/kelly-s...
November 12, 2025 at 9:22 PM
The 11-time world champ and California’s favorite funk-punk band are stepping up to help raise money and awareness for the Captain Paul Watson Foundation.
www.surfer.com/news/kelly-s...
www.surfer.com/news/kelly-s...
A critically endangered sawfish has been found on a Port Hedland beach with its rostrum, or saw, removed.
The incident is being investigated by authorities, with financial penalties for anyone who takes any part of the fish. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
The incident is being investigated by authorities, with financial penalties for anyone who takes any part of the fish. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
'Cruel' removal of sawfish rostrum likened to trophy hunting rhino horns
A video showing a critically endangered sawfish lying dead on a beach with its saw removed is described as "cruel" and "trophy hunting".
www.abc.net.au
November 12, 2025 at 9:19 PM
A critically endangered sawfish has been found on a Port Hedland beach with its rostrum, or saw, removed.
The incident is being investigated by authorities, with financial penalties for anyone who takes any part of the fish. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
The incident is being investigated by authorities, with financial penalties for anyone who takes any part of the fish. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
November 12, 2025 at 1:29 AM
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Deep-sea mining risks for sharks, rays, and chimaeras www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
November 8, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Deep-sea mining risks for sharks, rays, and chimaeras www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Pocket sharks are small enough to fit in a pouch, but they’re named for the organic pockets on their bodies… meanwhile, the giant freshwater stingray can be the size of a medium dingy and is the largest freshwater fish that's ever been caught!
#animal #nature #ray #rays #shark #sharks #weirdnature
#animal #nature #ray #rays #shark #sharks #weirdnature
12 of the Weirdest Rays and Sharks From Earth’s History
This list covers everything from the grunting "pig fish" to tiny pocket sharks and giant stingrays!
reallyweirdrealworld.blogspot.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:17 AM
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As we fast approach a conservation tipping point for sharks and rays, the upcoming CITES CoP20 is an opportunity for leaders to vote for stronger protections and to bring unregulated trade under international control.
Infographic by Kelsey Manners Dickson | © SOSF
#CITESCoP20
@wcs.org
Infographic by Kelsey Manners Dickson | © SOSF
#CITESCoP20
@wcs.org
November 10, 2025 at 2:57 PM
As we fast approach a conservation tipping point for sharks and rays, the upcoming CITES CoP20 is an opportunity for leaders to vote for stronger protections and to bring unregulated trade under international control.
Infographic by Kelsey Manners Dickson | © SOSF
#CITESCoP20
@wcs.org
Infographic by Kelsey Manners Dickson | © SOSF
#CITESCoP20
@wcs.org
State government says ‘traditional measures’ like nets and drum lines will continue to be used despite evidence of deadly impact on other marine life
November 10, 2025 at 9:41 PM
State government says ‘traditional measures’ like nets and drum lines will continue to be used despite evidence of deadly impact on other marine life
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International trade regulations take a limited bite out of the shark fin trade 🦑🌿🌎🐟🦈 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
International trade regulations take a limited bite out of the shark fin trade
Survey uncovers widespread illegal shark fin trade despite nearly a decade of international regulation.
www.science.org
November 9, 2025 at 12:23 AM
International trade regulations take a limited bite out of the shark fin trade 🦑🌿🌎🐟🦈 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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South Africa’s sharks and rays face growing threats from overfishing, habitat loss, and climate change.
The TOPS list helps protect them by classifying species by extinction risk and regulating how they’re used.
Learn more via our FB page: www.facebook.com/share/p/1ASw...
The TOPS list helps protect them by classifying species by extinction risk and regulating how they’re used.
Learn more via our FB page: www.facebook.com/share/p/1ASw...
October 31, 2025 at 7:15 AM
South Africa’s sharks and rays face growing threats from overfishing, habitat loss, and climate change.
The TOPS list helps protect them by classifying species by extinction risk and regulating how they’re used.
Learn more via our FB page: www.facebook.com/share/p/1ASw...
The TOPS list helps protect them by classifying species by extinction risk and regulating how they’re used.
Learn more via our FB page: www.facebook.com/share/p/1ASw...