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Please help share our Big Shark Pledge campaign to your customers, employees, family and friends. This partner pack and all downloads are designed for you to use across social media, in newsletters, and online.
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Download and print our panels for your aquarium / business / organisation! 6 PANELS Thank you so much for your support. Share Shark Talk - our digital mini-zine - using the QR code or the link below! 7 QR CODE READ NOW SHARK TALK Frogfish Photography THE DIGITAL MINI-ZINE FROM THE SHARK TRUST Take a look in the dive tank at Bear Grylls Adventure and you’ll see a whole host of sharks and other creatures. One of the easiest to spot - is the Blacktip Reef Sharks. The name says it all. They have strikng black tips to their fins. CREATURE FEATURE BLACKTIP REEF SHARK Blacktip Reef sharks are in a group called the requiem sharks. There are 60 requiem sharks. This group includes the Bull Shark, Silky Shark and Blue Shark. Blacktip Reef Sharks are medium-sized, with brilliant black fin tips highlighted in white. They are active swimmers. Their dorsal fin (top fin) are often above the surface in shallow waters. THE NAME SAYS IT ALL. THEY HAVE STRIKING BLACK TIPS TO THEIR FINS. © Damsea Shutterstock GREAT EGGCASE HUNT Become a community scientist by joining the Great Eggcase Hunt! WHAT IS AN EGGCASE? Some sharks, and all true skates, reproduce by laying eggs. These are surrounded by a tough leathery capsule that protects the embryo as it develops inside. After several months these are ready to hatch, and a fully-formed shark or skate will emerge. Once empty, the eggcases (or mermaid’s purses) often wash up on the beach. One of the best places to find them is among the strandline, where the seaweed washes up. The eggcases of different species vary. So, by looking at the size, shape and features, we can tell which species laid it. You can learn to identify eggcases too. We’ll show you how! THE PROJECT The Great Eggcase Hunt began in 2003 following a chance find on a beach in Devon. The project quickly developed with the aim of getting as many people as possible out hunting for eggcases and recording their finds. Empty eggcases can help indicate species presence and diversity. By recording your finds, you’re helping us to discover more about egglaying species in our waters. Eggcases wash up all year round. So, whatever the time of year keep your eyes peeled! READ THE 2022 GREAT EGGCASE HUNT REPORT HERE RECORD YOUR EGGCASE HERE! GET INVOLVED GET INVOLVED WITH OUR CITIZEN SCIENCE PROJECTS BY DOWNLOADING OUR APP! TAKE PART IN OUR CITIZEN SCIENCE PROJECTS The brand-new Shark Trust app is the perfect companion for beach walks, dives or boat trips. It’s the easiest way to get involved with all of our citizen science projects. And a great way to connect with nature in your local area! You can record and ID eggcase as part of our Great Eggcase Hunt. Or record all the sharks, rays and skates you see on a dive. All the while adding valuable data to Shark Log - the shark sightings database. Bespoke / co-branded marketing materials may be possible on request. If you’re interested in sharing co-branded marketing, panels etc then please contact Caroline: caroline@sharktrust.org GET INVOLVED Did you know that some sharks and all skates lay eggs? And that you may find them when you’re next on the coast? The Great Eggcase Hunt is a community science project that empowers you to Here is what to do: SEARCH your local beaches, dunes and shorelines for eggcases. IDENTIFY the species of shark or skate that laid the eggcase, using our ID guides and app. your findings on our website or using our app. Download our app! Our mobile app is the perfect companion for your beach walks or boat trips. It features all of our citizen science projects as well as ID guides and allows you to upload records and keep track of what you’ve found! Support the Shark Trust through membership eggcase.org Great Egg Other Citizen Science projects you can get involved in Skate life cycle sharktrust.org GO DIVING and record all the sharks that you see. Each Snapshot will build a clearer picture for shark scientists and conservationists. The EggcaseHuntis way out connect nature! Spe Rajamontagui Shark identify species eggcases find! and help skate and ray populations WANT TO KNOW mORE? EGGCASE.ORG SHARKS ARE AWESOME For 400 million years, sharks have been at the heart of a balanced system; maintaining ocean health and sustaining food chains. Sharks are vital, valuable and yet vulnerable. HOw ARE THEY GETTING ON? The latest global assessement of sharks, skates and rays found that 1/3 are in threatened category on the IUCN Red List. The main threat to these species is destructvie fishing. 2021 180 529 1,199 species 1/3 ONE-THIRD ARE IN A THREATENED wE ARE THE SHARk TRUST sharks, skates and rays thrive in a globally healthy ecosystem. We do this through science, education, influence and action.. pROTECTING SHARkS & RAYS Shark conservation is a global movement. To improve their status we need to focus on three goals: protecting wildlife managing fisheries controlling trade YOU CAN HElp TOO To improve the status of sharks and rays Protect the vulnerable species through strict controls and species conservation. 400 MilliOn YEARS WANT TO KNOW MORE? SHARKTRUST.ORG Contribute to Science Strengthen NGO’s Governments Industries NGO’s&charities Scientists Butalso... Sand Tiger Donovan Lewis ogfish The Shark TruST’S biGGEST-EvER CAMPAiGn nEEdS YOU! WANT TO KNOW MORE? biGSHARKPlEdGE.ORG ARE AGREEING TO… The amazing sharks and rays that live in the open-ocean are at risk from irresponsible fishing. Add your voice to our call for stronger conservation and fisheries management. Sign the Big Shark pledge and join us on our mission to secure the future for high-seas sharks. The pledge Our pledge to you... se your voice in our ongoing efforts o create positive change through policy and advocacy push for better protection of high-seas sharks and Rally the community at times of change eep you up to date with latest wins, challenges and policy changes Oceanic sharks and rays the last 50 years, primarily due to overfishing. Over three-quarters of oceanic sharks and rays due to the destructive impact of overfishing. Join Blue lanet Aquarium in signing and supporting one of the biggest campaigning communities in the history of shark conservation. SHARK S Stand up for shark conservation H ave faith that change will happen A ct when called upon R React to and share our campaign K Know that you’re making a difference