Learn about sharks and rays
The Wildlife Conservation Society’s Belize Shark Project (BSP) promotes the management and conservation of sharks and rays in Belize through research, capacity-building, outreach, conservation and policy-support. We are based in Belize and work with partners in the private and public sectors, local and foreign academia and non governmental organizations to help strengthen the country’s populations of sharks and rays.
News
What do coconuts and Mantas have in common? Everything. A recent study by researchers at Stanford examined the complex interactions of coastal food webs...SHARK VERSUS POLAR BEAR - In a recent autopsy of a Greenland shark, remains of a polar bear were found in the stomach. It was previously believed...
NEW SPECIES OF HAMMERHEAD DISCOVERED – ALREADY ENDANGERED - Taxonomists recently recognised a new species of hammerhead; it is yet to be named and...
Status of Sharks and Rays
Populations of sharks and rays worldwide are under increasing pressures from unsustainable fisheries and dramatic declines of populations of coastal and pelagic species are being documented over relatively short time scales. Sharks and rays are mid level or apex predators that sit at or near the top of the food chain. These cartilaginous fish are vital components of healthy and functional marine ecosystems, playing key roles in structuring fish communities and fostering reef resilience . Sharks and...
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