By Kiley Price – Conservation International: Republished with Permission A type of shark that has long captivated scientists and divers for its preferred mode of underwater travel — walking — just got even more interesting. Researchers have found that walking sharks are collectively the “youngest” — as in, the most recently evolved — sharks to ever walk (or swim) the planet.... Read More →

Jakarta, Indonesia (January 20, 2020) – Today, a new paper from Conservation International, the University of Queensland, the Indonesian Institute of Sciences, the Australian CSIRO and the University of Florida, published in the journal Marine and Freshwater Research, confirms walking sharks are the most recently evolved shark species on Earth. The findings contradict long-held perceptions... Read More →

The more mantas we know, the more we will know about mantas! Help the BHS Mantas and win the trip of a lifetime aboard one of Indonesia’s premiere liveaboards. In commemoration of the BHS Manta ID Database’s 1000thentry, the BHS has decided to run a contest.  The grand prize will go to the person who submits the most distinct manta ID images. Additionally the grand prize winner, along with... Read More →