Angel Shark Day was created to highlight the plight of this group, which has suffered steep declines. Angel sharks risk extinction: over 50% of the 23 known species are in a threat category on the IUCN Red List.

Illustration by Kelsey Manners Dickson

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Syvie might be interested to know that today is International #AngelSharkDay. Because she is an angel, obviously.

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“Angelsharks almost slipped away from the ocean decades ago, but now they are making a comeback, thanks in large part to the everyday people who are spotting them in the wild and becoming their champions...”
Words from WHAT THE WILD SEA CAN BE, art by Aaron John Gregory
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It's International #AngelsharkDay ( #IASD26 ) and we are spotlighting 𝘚𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘢 𝘴𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘢, a CMS-listed angelshark species.

Because they move across maritime borders, safeguarding them takes international cooperation.

More about the work underway to safeguard them: sharks.cms.int/news/angelsh...

Today is International #AngelSharkDay, a day to spotlight one of the most critically endangered sharks in European waters: the Angelshark (Squatina squatina) 🦈🌍

As such, a CMS Single Species Action Plan for the Mediterranean aims to improve its status 🌊

View it here: www.cms.int/en/document/...

If you’re still on that other site, and let’s be honest many of you are, follow #AngelSharkDay to learn more about the science and conservation of Angel sharks from experts all over the world.

#Angelsharkday #TrackingNotSlacking #AquaticTracking

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I hope everyone had a good #AngelSharkDay

I’m gonna celebrate by lying down and holding still until something I can eat comes within striking distance of my mouth.

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