Manuel Dureuil

Manuel Dureuil

Nov 11, 2016

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Project weasel shark started

hi all! We, and all equipment:-), arrived in Cabo Verde! The internet is tricky here but I will try to keep you all updated on a regular basis here!!! Hopefully also with pictures!! Plan so far: heading out tonight to santa luzia marine reserve to tag our first weasel sharks! Weather is rough but doable:-) for those of you who can name a shark, I have received some names already but no worries we ca name them also after tagging in case you want to change not names;-) 

Ps: sad sight note, found some dead weasel shark remains on the beach today so fishermen definitely target them too...

Good news are that a film crew is with us filming for sharkwater2 which eventually will also come to German cinemas:-)

Also if any of you really want to have all news in German let me know however given the slow and often not existing internet i will first post in English, I hope this is ok for all!!!

Again thanks for all your support making this project possible!!

Talk to you soon

Manu

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  • Alison Towner
    Alison Towner
    Best of luck Manu et al! Excited to see how the field work progresses!
    Nov 13, 2016
  • Sally Amanda Sonnex
    Sally Amanda SonnexBacker
    Looking forward to getting the updates. All the best to you and your team.
    Nov 11, 2016

About This Project

The little-known Atlantic weasel shark only occurs in West Africa, an area which is most acutely threatened by illegal and unregulated overfishing. In 2015, we found a previously unknown aggregation of weasel sharks in the remote island nation of Cabo Verde, which could be the last stronghold of this rare and enigmatic species. We will launch a second expedition in 2016 to study the species’ biology, threatened status and potential tools for its protection.

Blast off!

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