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PS. you could be mistakenly consumed threatened shark and ray species in products labelled as 'fish' or 'ikan kurau' in Singapore 😱🦈
Fishy business surrounds the labelling of shark and ray products in Singapore, finds NUS research team. Critically endangered species like the bottlenose wedgefin comes labeled in a variety of ways incl dried/cooked shark meat & shovel nose ray.
https://t.co/i0XLYn2BGQ
@NUSReef
Just off the press in @ScienceMagazine https://t.co/7wMr5ttGm8 Sharks play diverse roles in aquatic ecosystems. Management and conservation should go beyond abundance metrics and move towards rebuilding and sustaining shark function and role in these systems.
📷Laurent Ballesta
Have you seen this awe-inducing tiger skin at our Heritage Gallery? Today, about 5% of wild tigers remain worldwide due to poaching and habitat loss. On #InternationalTigerDay today, learn more about tigers and the threats they face at the Museum!
For #WorldMangrovesDay a reminder that some sharks and rays love to spend time in mangroves. You can read more in our review led by @ShioriSharky in @MEPS_IR
https://t.co/bF2R4r1is3
Did you know that there is a group of streets in Singapore named after different kinds of rays? In this month’s tidbit of #SGNatHistory, let’s take a trip down to Sungei Bedok, and dive into local Malay names of different ray species!
Written by the Biodiversity Histories team
Fresh off the press! Following our success with the Arabian Cowrie, Tay et al. reports another success in captive breeding of the Tiger Cowrie! 🥳 First 50 online copies available for download here: https://t.co/As385ApeEq
#molluscs#gastropods#cowries#mariculture
Published today!
These new @FAOFish reports are a paradigm shift in how we understand #shark and #ray commodities through value chain analysis
These reports were put together with valued partners
#SDG14#Shark#fisheries
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New research reveals Australia's beloved dish of fish & chips is often made from threatened #shark species. 🐟🍟 ▶️ 🦈🍟
With undisclosed or mislabeled ingredients, consumers are left unaware of what's really on their plate...
https://t.co/ExOMlbTtDj
🚨publication alert🚨 Our new study reveals how interspecific interactions shape predator space use in marine ecosystems. Using simulation modeling and telemetry, we found that sharks & rays preferentially select habitats based on safety over resources.