In the previous blog post, we grouped sharks and rays together to discuss their position in the marine food web. But how closely related are sharks and rays? And if we speak about sharks, are we right to include the ‘flat sharks’ a.k.a. rays as well? As you will see, sharks and rays are actually more similar […] Lees verder
As part of the Save Our Sharks project funded by the Dutch National Postcode Lottery, the St. Maarten Nature Foundation recently discovered that a large majority of fish being sold in supermarkets and restaurants on St. Maarten is being mislabeled. A study was conducted in partnership with the prestigious Smithsonian Institute in Washington DC to […] Lees verder
Often when I talk to people about sharks, almost immediately they ask about the apex predators that they have seen in documentaries or in videos circling on social media. The white shark that breaches out of the water and grabs a sea lion from the water surface, a tiger shark that feeds on young albatrosses […] Lees verder
