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A paper with Charles Darwin University has highlighted the need for a science-based approach to shark conservation in Brazil’s Marine Protected Areas.

Urgent need for science-based approach to shark conservation

Brazilian authorities must take a science-based approach to shark conservation, with experts warning extreme reactions to bite incidents and population growth will undermine the recovery of the fish. 

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A new paper co-authored by CDU researcher Dr Peter Kyne has been published in the journal Science discussing the plight of deepsea sharks. Photo Bluntnose Sixgill Shark (Hexanchus griseus) off Puget Sound, United States. Photo Credit: Greg Amptman

CDU researcher and international team shine a light on troubled deepsea sharks and rays

A Charles Darwin University (CDU) researcher is part of an international team highlighting the global status of sharks that lurk in the deep waters of the ocean, discovering that the group is under threat. 

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Charles Darwin University (CDU) researchers and Yugul Mangi Rangers have discovered a population of the rare threatened Speartooth Shark in the Roper River.

Rare and threatened shark found in the Roper River for the first time

Charles Darwin University (CDU) researchers and first nations Yugul Mangi Rangers have discovered a new population of a rare and threatened shark species in the Northern Territory’s Roper River. 

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Researchers at Charles Darwin University (CDU) will collaborate with scientists from the Department of Industry, Tourism and Trade (DITT) to investigate water use patterns and the efficiency of the Territory’s rain-fed cotton crops.

Study looking at how to make NT cotton industry get through “those rainy days”

A new study into how cotton responds to Northern Territory’s rainfall patterns will help in developing a sustainable and resilient industry not reliant on irrigation.

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A new collaborative project sees Charles Darwin University (CDU) researchers join fishing industry experts and fisheries managers across the Northern Territory, Western Australia, and Queensland, to investigate mitigation strategies for threatened ray and shark bycatch in commercial net fisheries. Photo credit Grant Johnson

Uniting industry to investigate mitigation of threatened species bycatch in commercial net fisheries

Charles Darwin University (CDU) is leading an ambitious new collaborative project that will look to mitigate threatened ray and shark bycatch in northern Australian net fisheries.

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Rain, hail or shine, this CDU technician has a tower to climb

For nearly 15 years, Charles Darwin University’s (CDU) Matthew Northwood has scrambled up towers in remote corners of the Northern Territory to test, adjust and repair technical equipment that’s providing vital information about a changing climate and impacts on our NT environment. 

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The study explored where saltwater crocodiles caught in Darwin Harbour had migrated from.

Origin of salties caught in Darwin Harbour revealed

Problem saltwater crocodiles are typically travelling between 100km and 200km to Darwin Harbour potentially in search of new resources or territories, according to a new study on the migration of the reptiles.

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The IUCN has declared the first ever marine fish extinct after an assessment led by Charles Darwin University (CDU) experts. Photo: The Java Stingaree specimen. Photo credit: Edda Aßel, Museum für Naturkunde Berlin.

A global biodiversity tipping point as first marine fish extinction declared

A species of ray, so rare it has only ever been recorded once back in the late 1800s, has been declared extinct after an assessment by an international team led by Charles Darwin University (CDU). 

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Charles Darwin University (CDU) researchers will investigate the role of women in commercial seafood industry in the Northern Territory.

Study to explore growing the number of women in the NT seafood industry

Charles Darwin University (CDU) researchers will investigate ways to grow and retain women working in the Northern Territory’s commercial seafood industry, a sector where worldwide they are significantly underrepresented.

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