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Sharkbook is a global database for identifying and tracking sharks, particularly whale sharks, using uploaded photos and videos.In addition to identifying and tracking sharks, the site allows people to "adopt a shark" and get updates on specific animals.
The environmental non-profit Ocearch offers an oceanic awareness app, called Ocearch. "Track all of your favorite sharks in near real-time on any of your mobile devices," the non-profit's website ...
Keiko became the star of the film Free Willy in 1993. The publicity from his role led to an effort by Warner Brothers to find a better home for the orca. The pool for the now 21-foot-long (6.4 m) orca was only 22 feet (6.7 m) deep, 65 feet (20 m) wide and 114 feet (35 m) long.
SeaTag-MOD Pop-Up Satellite Tags ready for deployment Thomas Gray, CLS America, is holding a SeaTag-MOD pop-up satellite tag which is ready for deployment on a whale shark (Isla Mujeres, MX). Pop-up satellite archival tags (PSATs) are used to track movements of (usually large, migratory) marine animals.
Sharktivity: Shark activity tracker. Michalove tagged LeeBeth for his research with the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy.The AWCS's mission is to "support scientific research, improve public ...
Worldwide, humans kill about 80 million sharks and rays each year, a study last year said. Most are killed by commercial fishermen for their fins and flesh. The chances of being killed by a shark ...
He led the conservation assessment on whale sharks for the IUCN Red List in 2016, [13] which resulted in the whale shark’s global protection through an Appendix I listing on the UN Convention on Migratory Species in 2017 and then led the first IUCN Green Status conservation assessment on whale sharks in 2021. [14] Pierce is a wildlife ...
Marine scientists Mike Barron and Dylan Irion created Cape RADD to engage both scientists and citizens in conservation around Cape Town. Now, they’re using AI to help track and protect the ...