Other Sharks, Rays & More

How bull sharks use Mozambique's coast, from year-round residents of the Bazaruto Archipelago to migrants that cross national borders, and the fishing pressure they face.

Our research on endangered leopard sharks in southern Mozambique, documenting their aggregation sites and habitat use along the Inhambane coast and the areas that most need protection.

Photo-identification of the endangered leopard sharks that congregate each summer at Julian Rocks, off Byron Bay in New South Wales, one of the largest known aggregations of the species.

Photo-identification of Critically Endangered grey nurse sharks (sand tigers) in eastern Australia, from surveys at Wolf Rock to AI-assisted matching on Sharkbook, with the University of the Sunshine Coast, Spot A Shark, and other partners.

Testing whether a no-take reserve off Mafia Island, Tanzania, is a nursery for young blacktip reef sharks.

MMF's research on the smalleye stingray in southern Mozambique, from the species' first record in the western Indian Ocean in 2008 to long-term photo-identification and acoustic tracking of this rare giant.

Our research combines satellite tagging, genetics, and collaboration with the Bazaruto Seascape's sport-fishing community to investigate the movements and population structure of black marlin in the western Indian Ocean.

A completed satellite-tracking study of black and striped marlin tagged by Kenya's sport-fishing fleet, the first for either species in the Indian Ocean, documenting their movements, diving behavior, and overlap with fisheries.

A completed satellite-tracking study of yellowfin tuna in the Galápagos Marine Reserve, showing how low-oxygen water limits their dive depth, and what that means for fisheries.

A census of the sharks and rays of Mozambique's Inhambane Province, combining long-term diver surveys with baited cameras, remote camera traps, and environmental DNA.

A completed survey of the sharks and rays of Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park in the Philippines, with LAMAVE and the Tubbataha Management Office, using diver surveys and baited cameras.