Shark expedition to the Saba Bank
Windwardside, Saba 14 July 2019- An international expedition for shark research to the Saba Bank in the Dutch Caribbean is taking place under the leadership of the Dutch Elasmobranch Society […] Lees verder
Critically endangered sawfish and vulnerable silky shark gain additional protection in the Caribbean
Last week Caribbean nations agreed to add two more species to the Annexes of the Specially Protected Areas and Wildlife (SPAW) Protocol, the only transnational legal instrument for the environment […] Lees verder
New Dutch Caribbean Shark Week 2018 overview
The fourth edition of Dutch Caribbean Shark Week took place from June 9-17, 2018 simultaneously in Curaçao, Aruba, St. Maarten, Bonaire, St. Eustatius, Saba, and in the Netherlands. An abundance […] Lees verder
Good news for sharks from Curacao: government to make haste with shark protection
In response to the public outcry that followed the online posting of a gruesome shark finning video last week, the Curacao ministry of Health, Environment, and Nature (GMN) announced that […] Lees verder
St. Eustatius joins Yarari Sanctuary
Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality Carola Schouten and Government Commissioner of St. Eustatius Mike Franco signed a declaration on Thursday, September 20, pertaining to Statia joining the Yarari […] Lees verder
Jörgen Raymann: “Shark conservation affects us all”
The fourth edition of Dutch Caribbean Shark Week took place last week simultaneously in Curaçao, Aruba, St. Maarten, Bonaire, St. Eustatius, Saba, and in the Netherlands. An abundance of well-attended […] Lees verder
Dutch Caribbean Shark Week in full preparation mode
The fourth edition of Dutch Caribbean Shark Week will take place from Saturday 9 to Sunday 17 June, 2018. The St. Maarten Nature Foundation, Saba Conservation Foundation, Stenapa on St. […] Lees verder
Save Our Sharks raises funds for St. Maarten hurricane relief
We are very pleased to announce that the Save Our Sharks team was able to present the first donations of 545 Euros to the St. Maarten Nature Foundation to help […] Lees verder
Baited Remote Underwater Video survey of elasmobranchs on Bonaire’s reefs
STINAPA Bonaire recently presented the preliminary results of the shark research conducted by STINAPA and Wageningen Marine Research in Bonaire using Baited Remote Underwater Video (BRUV) surveys and citizen science […] Lees verder
First observations of juvenile lemon sharks around Statia
Throughout the summer of 2015 and spring of 2016 multiple observations were made of an undocumented species for the waters of St. Eustatius, the lemon shark. All observed individuals were estimated to […] Lees verder
