Sharklife Blog

A common question in shark encounter safety is whether divers should push, redirect, or physically move sharks away during close… Read More »Should Divers Touch Sharks? Why Context Matters

Fishing has long been a cherished pastime, a ritual embedded in human history, celebrated for its ability to connect us… Read More »Consider The Silent Suffering of Aquatic Animals

Sharklife interns were lucky to come across this beautiful ray followed by many cobia fish (Rachycentron canadum) The smalleye stingray… Read More »Rarely Seen Small-Eye Sting Ray

Sodwana Bay is known for its bustling shallow coral reefs which extend for a few kilometres from the shore, but… Read More »Thresher shark washes up in Sodwana Bay

References: Jabado, Rima. (2019). Wedgefishes and giant guitarfishes: a guide to species identification. Blog Author: Jamie Ayliffe – Sharklife Researcher

Omura’s whales are part of the rorqual family of baleen whales (Balaenopteridae), which includes other species like the Minke and… Read More »Elusive Omura’s Whale seen in the iSimangaliso Wetland Park – South Africa

By doing this the baby shark grows rapidly and once all its siblings are eaten will feed on the unfertilized… Read More »Embryophagy, Sibling Rivalry 101

Hemipristis elongata is a tropical shark known to occur in warm coastal waters throughout the Indo-West Pacific including the Red Sea,… Read More »Surprised by the Snaggletooth

Once the fishing gear is lost in the ocean, it is called a Ghost Net and it continues to wreak… Read More »Entangled Tiger Shark