Discover Sharks
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What is overfishing?
Overfishing happens when fish are removed faster than they can be replenished. But why are sharks so vulnerable?
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How Bad Is It?
How do you measure extinction threats? And how bad is it for sharks and rays?
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British Sharks
Contrary to popular belief, sharks do occur around the coasts of Britain. In fact we have over 40 species! Including some of the fastest, rarest, largest and most highly migratory in the world!
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Shark Ecology
Sharks have adapted to inhabit a wide range of niches in every ocean and sea around the world. Click here to find out more about the environments in which sharks live.
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Shark Biology
In this section we go back in time to unearth the origins of sharks. We'll explore how all sharks are related, and learn all about their anatomy and super senses.
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Shark Senses
Many shark species have brains as complex as mammals, which enables them to process a wide range of senses. Sharks have the same 5 senses as we do plus a couple more...
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Shark Anatomy
Sharks have a range of adaptations that make them perfectly suited to their environment. It's no wonder they've gained a reputation for being some of the most impressive and formidable predators on the planet!
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Skates & Rays
Skates and rays are very closely related to sharks. But they're flatter in shape, which makes them well suited for life on the sea-floor.
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Why sharks matter
Why sharks, skates and rays are worth protecting, and what happens to the ocean without them.
Sharks have lived in our oceans for over 400 million years. Well before even the dinosaurs roamed the earth!
Worldwide there are over 500 species of shark, 600 skates and rays and 50 chimaera. All unique and amazing in their own ways, and perfectly adapted to the environment in which they live! You can find them in almost every marine ecosystem on earth. Including freshwater!
Great or small, charismatic or strange - we love them all. From tiny Pygmy Lantern Sharks that glow in the dark. To impressive filter-feeding Whale Sharks that can grow up to 17m long. Epaulette Sharks that use their fins to walk over coral reefs. And bizarre-looking Tasselled Wobbegongs that have the most elaborate camouflage you've ever seen.
Inspired? We hope so. You can find out lots more by clicking on the links below.
Enjoy exploring the mysterious and wonderful world of sharks...
Watch & listen
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Shark Trust Podcast
Delve behind the scenes of shark and ray conservation on The Shark Trust Podcast!
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Shark Shorts
The Shark Trust's short animated video series explaining the basics of what sharks are and what we can do to protect them
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60 Second Sharks
Short videos about sharks: conservation, biology, ecology and more
