The team need your help reporting newborns, juveniles and eggs of sharks and rays sighted in the Galapagos Islands. Your sightings provide important information that can help scientists identify potential new nursery areas and protect the populations of sharks and rays that use areas in Galapagos as their birthing and nursery grounds.
How can you tell if the individual you saw is a juvenile? Check our reference table, available in Spanish and English.
With your photos and videos, we can build maps of critically important nursery areas for sharks and rays across the Galapagos Islands. Every sighting counts!
To make your submission as valuable as possible, please include as much of the following information as you can:
Depending on whether you are a tourist or a Galapagos resident (dive instructor/fisher/guide, etc.), there are different ways to share your findings with the Shark and Ray Nursery Identification team:
TouristÂ
Resident (dive instructor/fisher/guide, etc.)
The team update their shark and ray distribution maps every three months with your reports, so you can see the distribution of sharks and rays around Galapagos and areas of importance for species.
The project team will make sure you receive due credit in any scientific publications that include your report data.
By sharing your photos and videos of juvenile sharks and rays, you are contributing to vital marine conservation research.
