Sharklab Malta is a registered NGO in Malta and is a non-profit voluntary organisation dedicated to research, education and raising greater awareness about all Elasmobranch […]
More / MeerWhether sharks migrate or not depends to a large degree on temperature and seasonal changes, reproduction, and food sources. Reproduction: Sharks, like many other animals, […]
More / MeerThe Tale of the Sharks
Text: Dorien Schröder, Dutch Shark Society Recently a paper was published showing that the structures supporting fossil shark’s gills more closely resemble those of modern-day […]
More / MeerSharks have a torpedo shape, covered in rough sandpapery skin. This gives sharks their highly efficient swimming abilities, and scientists finally understand why. A shark’s […]
More / MeerBasking in plastics… and what you can do!
Large filter feeding marine organisms are indicators of microplastic in the pelagic environment: creatures like basking sharks ‘inhale’ microplastics when filter feeding. A recent study […]
More / MeerProud to Present: The Dutch Great Eggcase Hunt!
We are proud to announce our collaboration with the British Shark Trust. We will start the Dutch extension of this wonderful project! We will publish […]
More / MeerIt’s a Glow-in-the-Dark-Shark!!!
We’ve written about the cookiecutter shark before, that has a network of light producing organs called photophores on its stomach, that produce a green glow, […]
More / MeerSharks feel it coming!
Sharks are living in a changing ocean… Understanding how sharks sense and interact with their environment is vital for sustaining populations of these marine predators, […]
More / MeerFollow the…. FOOD!
Basking sharks are filter feeders, they have no teeth and feed on microscopic plankton by opening wide their huge mouths. Satellite imagery of microscopic life in […]
More / MeerSaving sharks? Save their nursing grounds!
Last year December, a study presented research results, that proved that female nurse sharks return ‘home’ to give birth. Scientists tracked lemon sharks, a highly […]
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