Our Purpose
A virtual tool that will help facilitate connections and collaborations between individuals, scientists, explorers, or anyone interested in the conservation and research of sharks and rays, while also providing easy access to resources and opportunities in this field.
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Who is the website for?
This is for anyone interested in learning more about shark and ray work in India. You may be an early career researcher looking for opportunities and resources, a scientist looking to collaborate with others working in this space, a science communicator, or an enthusiast wanting to explore the world of sharks and rays.
Latest Publications
Heavy metals and trace minerals in commonly available shark species from North East Arabian Sea: A human health risk perspective
Ashish Kumar Jha | Pankaj Kishore | Shunmugavel Chinnadurai | Sumit Kumar | Verma Rajan Kumar | S. Sreejith | K. Sarika
Fisher insights into rhino ray status, utilisation, and conservation at five major fishing harbours in India
Divya Karnad | Alissa Barnes | Sushmita Mukherji | S. Narayani | Rima W. Jabado
Length-weight relationship, condition factor, and diet analysis of thresher sharks (Family: Alopiidae) along the southern coast of India
T. Mohanraj | T. Jebarani Rajathy | S.R.T. Sherly Cross
Torpedo ray
At least 69 species of rays can produce an electric discharge. This shocking ability is used to stun prey or give predators a nasty jolt.
Greenland sharks
Greenland sharks, while not found in Indian waters are the oldest known vertebrate. With specimens being estimated to have lived for 250 years.
Thresher shark
Thresher sharks use their extremely long tails as whips to lash out at schools of fish, stunning them in the process before feeding on them.
Manta ray
Manta rays can reach lengths of seven meters across and can be individually identified based on unique markings on each individual's underside.
Great hammerhead shark
Hammerhead sharks use their broad heads like a metal detectors to find prey buried in the sand with the help of hundreds of tiny electrical sensors on the underside of their cephalofoil (hammer-shaped head).
