Francesco Ferretti

Unlocking The Mystery Of Mediterranean White Sharks Through Citizen Science Scientists are using environmental DNA and citizen boaters to track elusive white sharks in the Mediterranean, aiming to protect this critically endangered apex predator.

www.forbes.com/sites/meliss...

#Sharks are data poor, but there is a wealth of information out there! #sharkPulse onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... @globalchangevt.bsky.social @virginiatech.bsky.social @polaroidandroid.bsky.social @oceansolutions.stanford.edu @mbarinews.bsky.social

From Data Deficient to Big Data in Shark Conservation Citizen science is increasingly harnessed worldwide to gather data otherwise requiring a prohibitive investment of funding and time. Meanwhile, the revolution in digital communication offers opportun....

Finally out! Years of teamwork, countless hours of work, and this is just the beginning! @globalchangevt.bsky.social @virginiatech.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Global tracking of marine megafauna space use reveals how to achieve conservation targets The recent Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) sets ambitious goals but no clear pathway for how zero loss of important biodiversity areas and halting human-induced extinction of thre...

NEW in @science.org Global tracking #MarineMegafauna shows <8% of areas used overlap w/ existing MPAs, while >75% of important areas overlapped by threats like #fishing #shipping & ocean warming - 30x30 goal will be insufficient for their conservation www.megamove.org @thembauk.bsky.social

Researchers tag first Mediterranean shortfin mako shark By tagging the young mako shark, Virginia Tech researchers gained behavioral insights to help prevent the decline of the sharks in the region.

news.vt.edu/articles/202...