In 2018, I started studying shark and ray fisheries in Malvan, a fishing town on India’s west coast. I would visit the landing centre three times a week and record the sharks and rays present, which involved identifying the species (most of which have very minute differences between them), taking measurements of (often muddy and/or slimy) specimens and collecting fishing-related data from busy…

Hollie Booth's research focuses on understanding and balancing trade-offs for practical and ethical shark conservation in the coral triangle. 

Her World Oceans Day message 

With one million users joining platforms every day, co-authors of the first global horizon scan on illegal wildlife trade (IWT) call for further research into social media’s influence on wildlife trafficking networks and consumer behaviour. 

EJ is taking part in the UK Parliamentary hearing: Wildlife Trade, Origins of Covid-19 and preventing future pandemics. Tune in now and watch it live, post questions and understand the complexities of this debate: https://youtu.be/lskSHMD4wDw

It is tragic, but true that scientists cannot always be honest in describing where newly discovered species live, as that information can be - and has been - used by wildlife traffickers.