We say we need sharks, yet we rarely paint the full picture of their importance. Imagine a marine food web as a tightly woven net. Every strand represents a species which helps hold the shape of the whole. Pull one strand and the net doesn’t just lose a thread, it unravels—no longer able to hold the weight of its contents. This is the basic idea behind ecosystem balance, the health of a habitat depends not just on the presence of individuals, but on the relationships between them.
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Thanks to the generous support of our Tag Team we will be able to purchase additional satellite tags and learn more about sharks in the Pacific. But why is this so important? Research Director, Vinay Udyawer, breaks down the questions: what are satellite tags, how do they work, and how do we use the information to protect sharks?
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Sharks Pacific’s Research Director, Vinay Udyawer, co-authored a paper on tiger shark relocation off Queensland, Australia. Led by the Department of Primary Industries and in partnership with AIMS@JCU, the paper was published in Ocean and Coastal Management.
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Join the Tag Team! During the entire month of October, Sharks Pacific is putting 100% of all donations toward the purchase of satellite tags. These tags generate critical data, which help shape better conservation policies to protect sharks and rays.
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