US EditionRare sighting of critically endangered shark
CARDIGAN BAY, WALES, JUL 28 – The Wildlife Trust’s underwater cameras recorded an Angelshark during National Marine Week, highlighting threats from bottom trawling that have caused significant population declines.
- On the Welsh coast, underwater cameras captured footage of a critically endangered Angelshark during the Dolphin Diet Detectives project funded by the Welsh Government.
- Although Wales has 139 Marine Protected Areas, bottom trawling continues to threaten marine ecosystems, posing conservation challenges for critically endangered species like Angelsharks.
- Before this project started, Angelsharks hadn’t been filmed in Cardigan Bay since 2021, and Dr. Sarah Perry noted it was a rare and exciting encounter.
- The Wildlife Trusts, conservation charity, are encouraging the public to stand up for underwater seabeds this summer, highlighting threats to critically endangered Angelsharks.
- This sighting comes at a crucial time as the Senedd and UK Government discuss banning bottom trawling in Marine Protected Areas, and the UK Government runs a consultation on the practice.
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Rare sighting of critically endangered shark
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