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Submit a photo and /or some video of a thresher shark that you filmed on Monad Shoal (Malapascua), and we will name that shark after you (if we can identify it as a new individual).
Thresher Shark Photo ID Databasing
What:
Photo ID databasing is a non-invasive technique used to assess population structures and behavioural trends in the animal kingdom. It has proven to be highly effective with a broad range of marine species including dolphins, whales and sharks.
Why:
Pelagic thresher sharks are listed as DATA DEFICIENT (DD) by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) Red List. Listing in this category indicates that more information is required and acknowledges the possibility that future research will show that THREATENED classification is appropriate (IUCN 1994).
Understanding the population structure and dynamics of Pelagic thresher shark visit frequency will provide essential data which may help to protect them. In order to facilitate this endeavour, the Thresher Shark Research and Conservation Group is requesting photos from members of the dive community who have visited Monad Shoal and captured its visiting thresher sharks on still or video camera.
How:
We will analyse the sharks captured in your images for spots, scars and markings to identify individuals. Once identified, photos of named sharks will be logged into our database and cross-referenced for previous sightings. When a large enough database has been accrued, we will apply it to a population size estimate model which will enable us to predict how many sharks visit the area, when, and how sustainable their numbers are.
If you have been to Monad Shoal and have taken pictures or video footage of Pelagic thresher sharks there, please send copies to Simon Oliver (s.p.oliver@bangor.ac.uk). Please include the date and time of day (if possible) the images were captured in a brief message.
* All copyright will be respected. Your images will not be published without your written permission.
Visit The Thresher Shark Project for further information.
Thank you in advance for making an important contribution to our understanding of this little known oceanic shark species.
Thresher Shark Photo ID Databasing
What:
Photo ID databasing is a non-invasive technique used to assess population structures and behavioural trends in the animal kingdom. It has proven to be highly effective with a broad range of marine species including dolphins, whales and sharks.
Why:
Pelagic thresher sharks are listed as DATA DEFICIENT (DD) by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) Red List. Listing in this category indicates that more information is required and acknowledges the possibility that future research will show that THREATENED classification is appropriate (IUCN 1994).
Understanding the population structure and dynamics of Pelagic thresher shark visit frequency will provide essential data which may help to protect them. In order to facilitate this endeavour, the Thresher Shark Research and Conservation Group is requesting photos from members of the dive community who have visited Monad Shoal and captured its visiting thresher sharks on still or video camera.
How:
We will analyse the sharks captured in your images for spots, scars and markings to identify individuals. Once identified, photos of named sharks will be logged into our database and cross-referenced for previous sightings. When a large enough database has been accrued, we will apply it to a population size estimate model which will enable us to predict how many sharks visit the area, when, and how sustainable their numbers are.
If you have been to Monad Shoal and have taken pictures or video footage of Pelagic thresher sharks there, please send copies to Simon Oliver (s.p.oliver@bangor.ac.uk). Please include the date and time of day (if possible) the images were captured in a brief message.
* All copyright will be respected. Your images will not be published without your written permission.
Visit The Thresher Shark Project for further information.
Thank you in advance for making an important contribution to our understanding of this little known oceanic shark species.
