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Our Founder and Director of SARA will be attending Sharks International in 2026 as a keynote speaker!
We’re excited to introduce Dr. Barbara E. Wueringer as our first keynote speaker for #SI2026!
📅 Join us in Sri Lanka from 4-8 May 2026 to hear directly from Barbara and learn from her at the world’s largest shark, ray, and chimaera conference.
🔗 si2026.org
📅 Join us in Sri Lanka from 4-8 May 2026 to hear directly from Barbara and learn from her at the world’s largest shark, ray, and chimaera conference.
🔗 si2026.org
November 25, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Our Founder and Director of SARA will be attending Sharks International in 2026 as a keynote speaker!
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A video showing a critically endangered sawfish lying dead on a beach with its saw removed is described as "cruel" and "trophy hunting".
'Cruel' removal of sawfish rostrum likened to trophy hunting rhino horns
A video showing a critically endangered sawfish lying dead on a beach with its saw removed is described as "cruel" and "trophy hunting".
www.abc.net.au
November 12, 2025 at 9:28 AM
A video showing a critically endangered sawfish lying dead on a beach with its saw removed is described as "cruel" and "trophy hunting".
We are so excited to finally announce the launch of "SARA Sightings" our new sighting submission app!
Developed by software engineering students from RMIT School of Computer Sciences!
Download now!
#Sawfish #Australia #Newapp #CriticallyEndangered #Rays #CitizenScience #Research #sharks
Developed by software engineering students from RMIT School of Computer Sciences!
Download now!
#Sawfish #Australia #Newapp #CriticallyEndangered #Rays #CitizenScience #Research #sharks
November 25, 2025 at 8:11 AM
We are so excited to finally announce the launch of "SARA Sightings" our new sighting submission app!
Developed by software engineering students from RMIT School of Computer Sciences!
Download now!
#Sawfish #Australia #Newapp #CriticallyEndangered #Rays #CitizenScience #Research #sharks
Developed by software engineering students from RMIT School of Computer Sciences!
Download now!
#Sawfish #Australia #Newapp #CriticallyEndangered #Rays #CitizenScience #Research #sharks
🎥 The Dissection of a Narrow Sawfish video is now available on our YouTube and website, and we encourage their use as educational resources!
Dissection of a narrow sawfish - YouTube
YouTube Channel Name: sharksandraysaustralia7032
#Sawfish #nonforprofit #Rays #Research #NarrowSawfish #Dissection
Dissection of a narrow sawfish - YouTube
YouTube Channel Name: sharksandraysaustralia7032
#Sawfish #nonforprofit #Rays #Research #NarrowSawfish #Dissection
November 25, 2025 at 8:08 AM
🎥 The Dissection of a Narrow Sawfish video is now available on our YouTube and website, and we encourage their use as educational resources!
Dissection of a narrow sawfish - YouTube
YouTube Channel Name: sharksandraysaustralia7032
#Sawfish #nonforprofit #Rays #Research #NarrowSawfish #Dissection
Dissection of a narrow sawfish - YouTube
YouTube Channel Name: sharksandraysaustralia7032
#Sawfish #nonforprofit #Rays #Research #NarrowSawfish #Dissection
We are so excited to finally announce something exciting!
Coming soon… the Sharks And Rays Australia App!
Developed by software engineering students from RMIT School of Computer Sciences!
We are preparing to release a powerful new tool for researchers, citizen scientists, and ocean lovers alike.
Coming soon… the Sharks And Rays Australia App!
Developed by software engineering students from RMIT School of Computer Sciences!
We are preparing to release a powerful new tool for researchers, citizen scientists, and ocean lovers alike.
October 18, 2025 at 6:12 AM
We are so excited to finally announce something exciting!
Coming soon… the Sharks And Rays Australia App!
Developed by software engineering students from RMIT School of Computer Sciences!
We are preparing to release a powerful new tool for researchers, citizen scientists, and ocean lovers alike.
Coming soon… the Sharks And Rays Australia App!
Developed by software engineering students from RMIT School of Computer Sciences!
We are preparing to release a powerful new tool for researchers, citizen scientists, and ocean lovers alike.
Our field team would like to wish you all a Happy International Sawfish Day! Currently our team are in the Rinyirru (Lakefield) National Park working alongside the Laura rangers and Traditional Owners.
#InternationalSawfishDay #Sawfish #Queensland #Endangered #Australia #CriticallyEndangered #Rays
#InternationalSawfishDay #Sawfish #Queensland #Endangered #Australia #CriticallyEndangered #Rays
October 17, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Our field team would like to wish you all a Happy International Sawfish Day! Currently our team are in the Rinyirru (Lakefield) National Park working alongside the Laura rangers and Traditional Owners.
#InternationalSawfishDay #Sawfish #Queensland #Endangered #Australia #CriticallyEndangered #Rays
#InternationalSawfishDay #Sawfish #Queensland #Endangered #Australia #CriticallyEndangered #Rays
Species highlight: Dwarf sawfish
This International Sawfish Day, we are shining a light on the least researched member of the sawfish genus, the Dwarf Sawfish (Pristis clavata).
This post was made in collaboration with Adrienne Gooden. #InternationalSawfishDay #Sawfish #DwarfSawfish#nonforprofit
This International Sawfish Day, we are shining a light on the least researched member of the sawfish genus, the Dwarf Sawfish (Pristis clavata).
This post was made in collaboration with Adrienne Gooden. #InternationalSawfishDay #Sawfish #DwarfSawfish#nonforprofit
October 17, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Species highlight: Dwarf sawfish
This International Sawfish Day, we are shining a light on the least researched member of the sawfish genus, the Dwarf Sawfish (Pristis clavata).
This post was made in collaboration with Adrienne Gooden. #InternationalSawfishDay #Sawfish #DwarfSawfish#nonforprofit
This International Sawfish Day, we are shining a light on the least researched member of the sawfish genus, the Dwarf Sawfish (Pristis clavata).
This post was made in collaboration with Adrienne Gooden. #InternationalSawfishDay #Sawfish #DwarfSawfish#nonforprofit
Happy International Sawfish Day!
Every year on October 17, we spotlight these incredible animals.
#InternationalSawfishDay #Sawfish #nonforprofit #Queensland #Endangered #Australia #CriticallyEndangered #Rays #CitizenScience #Research
Every year on October 17, we spotlight these incredible animals.
#InternationalSawfishDay #Sawfish #nonforprofit #Queensland #Endangered #Australia #CriticallyEndangered #Rays #CitizenScience #Research
October 17, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Happy International Sawfish Day!
Every year on October 17, we spotlight these incredible animals.
#InternationalSawfishDay #Sawfish #nonforprofit #Queensland #Endangered #Australia #CriticallyEndangered #Rays #CitizenScience #Research
Every year on October 17, we spotlight these incredible animals.
#InternationalSawfishDay #Sawfish #nonforprofit #Queensland #Endangered #Australia #CriticallyEndangered #Rays #CitizenScience #Research
Do you need a gift idea heading into the festive season? 🎁
Welcome to the SARA-r Wine Fundraiser!
Thanks to our friends at WA Cellars, $3 per bottle (or $36 per case) directly supports us!🍷
Check out our fundraising wine selection! 👉 wacellars.com.au/fundraising/...
🔞Please drink responsibly.
Welcome to the SARA-r Wine Fundraiser!
Thanks to our friends at WA Cellars, $3 per bottle (or $36 per case) directly supports us!🍷
Check out our fundraising wine selection! 👉 wacellars.com.au/fundraising/...
🔞Please drink responsibly.
Sharks And Rays Australia Research - WA Cellars
wacellars.com.au
October 5, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Do you need a gift idea heading into the festive season? 🎁
Welcome to the SARA-r Wine Fundraiser!
Thanks to our friends at WA Cellars, $3 per bottle (or $36 per case) directly supports us!🍷
Check out our fundraising wine selection! 👉 wacellars.com.au/fundraising/...
🔞Please drink responsibly.
Welcome to the SARA-r Wine Fundraiser!
Thanks to our friends at WA Cellars, $3 per bottle (or $36 per case) directly supports us!🍷
Check out our fundraising wine selection! 👉 wacellars.com.au/fundraising/...
🔞Please drink responsibly.
The Freshwater Sawfish has recently been uplisted from vulnerable to endangered under the EPBC Act.
The uplisting highlights the urgency and importance of the research we are doing for the future of sharks and rays in Australia.
You can read more at: www.dcceew.gov.au/environment/...
The uplisting highlights the urgency and importance of the research we are doing for the future of sharks and rays in Australia.
You can read more at: www.dcceew.gov.au/environment/...
September 12, 2025 at 5:10 AM
The Freshwater Sawfish has recently been uplisted from vulnerable to endangered under the EPBC Act.
The uplisting highlights the urgency and importance of the research we are doing for the future of sharks and rays in Australia.
You can read more at: www.dcceew.gov.au/environment/...
The uplisting highlights the urgency and importance of the research we are doing for the future of sharks and rays in Australia.
You can read more at: www.dcceew.gov.au/environment/...
This year, Jack was awarded the Keystone Grant, administered by the @saveourseas.bsky.social, to answer the question "Why is family important?" for two of the world's most threatened marine species: the dwarf and green sawfish. Read the blog below to hear more!
saveourseas.com/update/part-...
saveourseas.com/update/part-...
Part 1: Family matters - sawfish stories
Why is family important? The answer to this, as you might expect, is rather complex. For us, family plays a pivotal role in shaping one’s values, beliefs, sense of identity and worldview. Families can...
saveourseas.com
August 29, 2025 at 1:23 AM
This year, Jack was awarded the Keystone Grant, administered by the @saveourseas.bsky.social, to answer the question "Why is family important?" for two of the world's most threatened marine species: the dwarf and green sawfish. Read the blog below to hear more!
saveourseas.com/update/part-...
saveourseas.com/update/part-...
Have a read of this insightful paper by Jack Ingelbrecht focusing on Kinship assessment and insights into reproductive behaviour of the Critically Endangered green sawfish in Western Australia!
📚Link to the open access paper: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
📚Link to the open access paper: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Kinship assessment and insights into reproductive behaviour of the Critically Endangered green sawfish Pristis zijsron in Western Australia
In this study, single nucleotide polymorphisms were used to investigate kinship and philopatry for the Critically Endangered green sawfish, Pristis zijsron, in Western Australia.
Sampling was conduc.....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
August 28, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Have a read of this insightful paper by Jack Ingelbrecht focusing on Kinship assessment and insights into reproductive behaviour of the Critically Endangered green sawfish in Western Australia!
📚Link to the open access paper: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
📚Link to the open access paper: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Have you wondered why we tag animals?🦈
Tagging is a method used to gain scientific data on animals to help answer research questions.📚
Swipe to see why we use tags at Sharks And Rays Australia!
#australia #Endangerered #Sawfish #fieldwork #Queensland #SaveASawfish #research #tagging #ethics
Tagging is a method used to gain scientific data on animals to help answer research questions.📚
Swipe to see why we use tags at Sharks And Rays Australia!
#australia #Endangerered #Sawfish #fieldwork #Queensland #SaveASawfish #research #tagging #ethics
August 19, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Have you wondered why we tag animals?🦈
Tagging is a method used to gain scientific data on animals to help answer research questions.📚
Swipe to see why we use tags at Sharks And Rays Australia!
#australia #Endangerered #Sawfish #fieldwork #Queensland #SaveASawfish #research #tagging #ethics
Tagging is a method used to gain scientific data on animals to help answer research questions.📚
Swipe to see why we use tags at Sharks And Rays Australia!
#australia #Endangerered #Sawfish #fieldwork #Queensland #SaveASawfish #research #tagging #ethics
We are thrilled to share that Sharks International has announced our founder, Dr. Barbara E. Wueringer, as a keynote speaker at the world's largest shark, ray, and chimaera conference in May 2026!
📷: Sarah O'hea Miller, Andrew Virgona & Cristina Bevilacqua
Repost from @sharks.international
📷: Sarah O'hea Miller, Andrew Virgona & Cristina Bevilacqua
Repost from @sharks.international
July 31, 2025 at 12:59 AM
We are thrilled to share that Sharks International has announced our founder, Dr. Barbara E. Wueringer, as a keynote speaker at the world's largest shark, ray, and chimaera conference in May 2026!
📷: Sarah O'hea Miller, Andrew Virgona & Cristina Bevilacqua
Repost from @sharks.international
📷: Sarah O'hea Miller, Andrew Virgona & Cristina Bevilacqua
Repost from @sharks.international
Check out this video on YouTube or our Website ‘Save a Sawfish’, created by Dan Hartney explains how sawfish should be released after being accidentally caught on a line or in a net.📹🎣
Link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfVW...
#australia #Endangerered #Sawfish #Queensland #SaveASawfish
Link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfVW...
#australia #Endangerered #Sawfish #Queensland #SaveASawfish
Save a Sawfish English Dan Hartney
YouTube video by Marine Biodiversity Hub
www.youtube.com
July 28, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Check out this video on YouTube or our Website ‘Save a Sawfish’, created by Dan Hartney explains how sawfish should be released after being accidentally caught on a line or in a net.📹🎣
Link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfVW...
#australia #Endangerered #Sawfish #Queensland #SaveASawfish
Link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfVW...
#australia #Endangerered #Sawfish #Queensland #SaveASawfish
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🦈 Sharks don’t just rule the ocean with speed and strength—they also come equipped with an incredible hidden ability: an electrifying sixth sense.
Learn more about this shark superpower:
Learn more about this shark superpower:
Sharks Have a Sixth Sense—and It's Electrifying | Oceana
Sharks have an electrifying sixth sense that helps them hunt. Learn more about this super sense on our blog.
oceana.ly
July 23, 2025 at 3:05 PM
🦈 Sharks don’t just rule the ocean with speed and strength—they also come equipped with an incredible hidden ability: an electrifying sixth sense.
Learn more about this shark superpower:
Learn more about this shark superpower:
Want to see what our field team have been up to this year?
These photos were taken in May on our expedition in partnership with Yintjingga Aboriginal Corporation and their Lama Lama Land and Sea rangers.
Find out how you can join our expeditions at: www.sharksandraysaustralia.com/expeditions/
These photos were taken in May on our expedition in partnership with Yintjingga Aboriginal Corporation and their Lama Lama Land and Sea rangers.
Find out how you can join our expeditions at: www.sharksandraysaustralia.com/expeditions/
July 22, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Want to see what our field team have been up to this year?
These photos were taken in May on our expedition in partnership with Yintjingga Aboriginal Corporation and their Lama Lama Land and Sea rangers.
Find out how you can join our expeditions at: www.sharksandraysaustralia.com/expeditions/
These photos were taken in May on our expedition in partnership with Yintjingga Aboriginal Corporation and their Lama Lama Land and Sea rangers.
Find out how you can join our expeditions at: www.sharksandraysaustralia.com/expeditions/
Your support helps us continue vital fieldwork in Far North QLD with Aboriginal Ranger groups & Traditional Owners by combining science with cultural knowledge. 💙
Donate now: www.sharksandraysaustralia.com/donate/ 🦈
#EOFY #Sharks #Donations #Ray #Endangered #Fieldwork #Conservation #Research
Donate now: www.sharksandraysaustralia.com/donate/ 🦈
#EOFY #Sharks #Donations #Ray #Endangered #Fieldwork #Conservation #Research
June 24, 2025 at 5:38 AM
Your support helps us continue vital fieldwork in Far North QLD with Aboriginal Ranger groups & Traditional Owners by combining science with cultural knowledge. 💙
Donate now: www.sharksandraysaustralia.com/donate/ 🦈
#EOFY #Sharks #Donations #Ray #Endangered #Fieldwork #Conservation #Research
Donate now: www.sharksandraysaustralia.com/donate/ 🦈
#EOFY #Sharks #Donations #Ray #Endangered #Fieldwork #Conservation #Research
We’re heading to Ecofiesta this Sunday in Cairns! 🎉
Come find us at Munro Martin Parklands from 10am–3:30pm to chat sharks, rays, sawfish, and how to get involved in our research.
Free event, fun vibes! We hope to see you there! 🦈
#EcoFiesta2025 #SharkScience
Come find us at Munro Martin Parklands from 10am–3:30pm to chat sharks, rays, sawfish, and how to get involved in our research.
Free event, fun vibes! We hope to see you there! 🦈
#EcoFiesta2025 #SharkScience
June 20, 2025 at 6:25 AM
We’re heading to Ecofiesta this Sunday in Cairns! 🎉
Come find us at Munro Martin Parklands from 10am–3:30pm to chat sharks, rays, sawfish, and how to get involved in our research.
Free event, fun vibes! We hope to see you there! 🦈
#EcoFiesta2025 #SharkScience
Come find us at Munro Martin Parklands from 10am–3:30pm to chat sharks, rays, sawfish, and how to get involved in our research.
Free event, fun vibes! We hope to see you there! 🦈
#EcoFiesta2025 #SharkScience
Happy World Croc Day! 🐊 While we focus on sharks & rays, crocs are key neighbours in QLD. Check out these ones spotted in Rinyirru (2013) and Kowanyama (2020)! From salties to freshies, they’re protected and vital to our ecosystems. #WorldCrocDay #Crocwise #Queensland #Fieldwork #Crocdile
June 17, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Happy World Croc Day! 🐊 While we focus on sharks & rays, crocs are key neighbours in QLD. Check out these ones spotted in Rinyirru (2013) and Kowanyama (2020)! From salties to freshies, they’re protected and vital to our ecosystems. #WorldCrocDay #Crocwise #Queensland #Fieldwork #Crocdile
🦈 Happy Monday from SARA (Sharks and Rays Australia)! Excited to join the Bluesky community. We share shark & ray research, conservation, and stories from the field, lab & beyond. Learn more at saw.fish
Here is the SARA team in Kowanyama, 2022.
#sharks #rays #fieldwork #research
Here is the SARA team in Kowanyama, 2022.
#sharks #rays #fieldwork #research
June 9, 2025 at 5:29 AM
🦈 Happy Monday from SARA (Sharks and Rays Australia)! Excited to join the Bluesky community. We share shark & ray research, conservation, and stories from the field, lab & beyond. Learn more at saw.fish
Here is the SARA team in Kowanyama, 2022.
#sharks #rays #fieldwork #research
Here is the SARA team in Kowanyama, 2022.
#sharks #rays #fieldwork #research