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MEGA FAUNA “Search, sample, tag & release” Expedition II – GBR Whale Sharks and Manta Rays

Siegi SchaferJanuary 19, 2022Comments are off for this post

THE NEEDLE IN THE HAYSTACK Continued... STILL SEARCHING FOR A WHALE SHARK AGGREGATION ON THE GREAT BARRIER REEF Following our exploratory... more

Drone technology helps researchers count turtles on the Great Barrier Reef

Siegi SchaferJune 09, 2020Comments are off for this post

"Use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for mark-resight nesting population estimation of adult female green sea turtles at Raine... more

Two new species of rare six-gilled sawshark found in West Indian Ocean.

Siegi SchaferMarch 27, 2020Comments are off for this post

Five, Six and Seven-gill shark research The vast majority of the 500 + species of shark have five pairs of gills. However, a small number of sharks... more

Far Northern GBR Whale Shark Expedition

Siegi SchaferFebruary 02, 2020Comments are off for this post

The needle in the haystack: Searching for a whale shark aggregation on the Great Barrier Reef Over three years ago, Run for the Reef approached... more

Tiger Shark Tagging 2018

Siegi SchaferDecember 05, 2018

Tiger sharks - tagging update! Over the past month, we have had four tiger sharks fitted with satellite transmitters sending messages... more

First whale shark satellite tagged on the Great Barrier Reef

Siegi SchaferNovember 01, 2018

The first whale shark has been tagged with a satellite transmitter on the GBR! The transmitter is currently sending data on the shark's... more

Aerial Surveys assist with Manta Ray and Whale Shark Research

Adam BarnettAugust 29, 2018

From November 2017 to February 2018 aerial surveys were undertaken off Cairns with GSL aviation to search for whale shark and manta rays on the... more