Other Sharks, Rays & More

Research on the wedgefishes and guitarfishes of southern Mozambique, collecting the data needed for a science-based conservation strategy for these critically endangered rays.

MMF's Atlantic guitarfish research in Florida: photo-identification of 200+ individuals, acoustic tracking, and the habitat baseline this little-known rhino ray needs.

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.

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.