Shark Research

• ‘Staggering’ 71% decline in shark, ray populations cause for concern: SFU researchers

  Researchers say the the global abundance of sharks and rays has fallen by nearly three quarters in just 50 years, due primarily to overfishing.

  Environment

  Jan 28, 2021
  
• Shark researchers to increase sample size of tagged great white sharks in Nova Scotia

  Expedition Nova Scotia 2020 started in Main-a-dieu on Sept. 8 and will move down the coast before ending near Lunenburg on Oct. 6.

  Environment

  Sep 14, 2020
  
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• How Lydia the great white is teaching scientists about sharks

  Lydia -- a shark with her own Twitter account and a dorsal fin tracker -- is giving scientists and the public a better understanding of the lives of great white sharks.

  Environment

  Mar 6, 2015
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• How one shark’s epic journey is making history

  In an incredible trans-Atlantic journey -- the first ever documented -- a great white shark named Lydia is teaching researchers that we still have a lot to learn about these magnificent creatures.

  Science

  Mar 6, 2014