The submarine landscape of Panama’s offshore Cordillera de Coiba Marine Protected Area is nothing short of extraordinary. Here, 24 sea mounts soar from the depths across nine marine mountain ranges, their pelagic peaks a stunning contrast to an abyssal trench that plunges to a depth of more than 4,700 metres (15,420 feet). Designated in 2015 and expanded in 2021, this marine protected area has advanced Panama’s protected area footprint to the 30% target outlined in the United Nations’ Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and the 30% by 2030 initiative endorsed by governments in the ‘Globa ..read more

In the depths of Iceland’s frigid waters, scientists have been gathering information about habitats that are critical for a small shark with a surprising super-power. They want to know where a small deep-sea dogfish that lights up like a lantern feeds, breeds and grows. The velvet belly lanternshark belongs to a family of glowing sharks that use photophores (special organs in their skin cells that emit light) to camouflage themselves in the ocean’s depths or attract prey. In the hardest-to-reach depths of the ocean, life operates differently. Bioluminescence – light given off by living creatu ..read more

Calling shark and ray researchers, conservationists and educators tackling pressing ocean conservation issues: the SOSF Keystone Grant application process for the 2025/26 funding cycle is now open. The Stage I deadline is 3 May 2024 at 18:00 CET. Our Keystone Grants are dedicated to supporting all marine scientists, conservationists and educators with innovative projects that target a clearly defined question or are working on conservation issues pertaining to sharks, rays, skates and chimaeras. The funding cycle is biennial, with the grant application window opening in even years ..read more

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