eShark: The Global Shark & Ray project

146,000 shark and ray observations, 90 regions of the world — over 100 species and 19 million km² with extra protection for sharks and rays.

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eShark is the flagship project of eOceans Science, built on the power of capacity sharing. By harnessing millions of observations and insights from divers, snorkelers, and local experts worldwide, eShark has posed and answered critical questions that have shaped policies to protect sharks.

Two salmon jumping upstream in a waterfall.
Moose wading through a lake with a forest and mountains in the background.
Three orcas swimming in the ocean, with dorsal fins visible above the water.
Close-up of a grey seal resting on a beach.
A wolf walking through a forest with dense foliage.

These shark projects, crucially, enabled us to test and iterate how to build and scale —

across species, threats, social values, policies, ecosystems, locations, and organizational needs.

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Producing high quality data —

with our in-app field guide, recents list, ID Please help, more…

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When you log sharks, and any other species, threats, social values —

eOceans shares it to all your relevant projects, updates displays of results, and disseminates the story to your stakeholders in real-time.

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