Ray of Hope for Manta Rays

Dr Andrea Marshall has successfully attached a satellite tag to a giant 4 meter manta ray off the coast of South America. This is the first manta ray in the Southern Atlantic Ocean to be satellite tagged.

The Oceans Get Naked

A new Save Our Seas Foundation-sponsored podcast series from The Naked Scientists delves into the mysteries of the underwater world.

Scientists Trace Shark Fins Through DNA

Millions of shark fins are sold at market each year to satisfy the demand for shark fin soup, a Chinese delicacy, but it has been impossible to pinpoint which sharks from which regions are most threatened by this trade. Now, groundbreaking new DNA research has, for the first time, traced scalloped hammerhead shark fins from the burgeoning Hong Kong market all the way back to the sharks’ geographic origin.