From sharks in seagrass to manatees in mangroves, we’ve found large marine species in some surprising places

Posted by Michael Sievers
On May 30, 2019
dolphin, dugong, megafauna, paper, rays, research, sharks, TREE, turtle

When we think of mangrove forests, seagrass meadows and saltmarshes, we don’t immediately think of shark habitats. But our global review of links between large marine animals (megafauna) and coastal wetlands is challenging this view – and how we might respond to the biodiversity crisis.

Turtley sick moves: rescuing weak sea turtles and the science aimed at helping their equally weak populations

Posted by Ryan Pearson
On April 26, 2019
Australia, care, coastal, conservation, dive, diving, pearson, rescue, SCUBA, sea turtle, sievers, turtle, wetland, wildlife

Sea turtles are threatened. Literal boat loads of things affect their already low survival rates, most attributable to humans. Plastics, fishing entanglements, temperature increases, habitat degradation and actual boat strikes are killing turtles and affecting their populations in many other ways. Ultimately threatening their very existence. Knowing this, when my buddy Dr Michael Sievers and […]