Ryan, Author at Shark Research Unit

The Shark Research Unit rocks it on National Geographics – Sharkfest 2020

2020 Sharkfest on National Geographic starting 4 July has month-long shark documentaries including the South African filmed Shark vs Whale, a groundbreaking film hosted by the Shark Research Unit's Ryan Johnson

By Ryan

Career Advice, Study Advice

How to fund a shark research internship

Working with sharks every day sounds like a marine biologist’s dream job. And of course, it’s the truth! But in order to pursue this exciting career full-time, you need some next-level research experience in the…

By Ryan

Career Advice, Study Advice

Scholarships to study sharks abroad

Working with sharks every day sounds like a marine biologist’s dream job. And of course, it’s the truth! But in order to pursue this exciting career full-time, you need some next-level research experience in the…

By Ryan

Conservation News, Shark News

Industrialised fishing overlaps threatened shark  hotspots worldwide

Large sharks inhabiting the open ocean account for over half of all identified shark catch globally in target fisheries or as bycatch. Regional declines in abundance of some populations such as shortfin mako shark –…

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Conservation News, Shark News

Scientists overlap shark movement with fishing to ID vulnerable high-sea habitats

In the second of a potential series of important scientific papers, researchers have combined maps of shark and tuna habitats with satellite tracks of fishing fleets to identify regions where they overlap. Only five national…