Sharks

Neri's research focused on species of sharks and bats - important predators whose population has been significantly affected in recent years. Gray racket. Photography: Ilan Burnakash

Caught in the net: what fish in Gaza?

In the Gaza Strip there is no law or supervision against fishing for protected species - therefore, sharks and bats that are in danger of extinction are hunted there freely. A new Israeli study presents a method for collecting data from social networks that enables
The freckled leek off the coast of Hadera, February 2021 (before the storm and the oil spill). Photo: Hezi Shohat

For the first time: a finned leek was identified and tagged in front of the Hadera power plant

The phenomenon of sharks gathering in the warm waters during the winter on the coasts of Israel - Hadera, Ashdod and Ashkelon - is a unique and intriguing phenomenon that does not occur in other similar places in the world
A shark attacked by a dolphin. Courtesy of Haifa University

First record of a dolphin with scars from a shark attack in Israel

In November 2019, researchers identified a dolphin tagged with number 1359, about three meters long. When they spotted him again a few weeks ago, they were surprised to find jagged scars on the sides of his body. After delving into the photos they took
Leeks on the shores of the power plant in Hadera. Photo: Hagai Nativ - Maurice Kahn Sea Research Station

The sharks are returning to Hadera's shores

Amaltz blue. Source: Patrick Doll / Wikimedia Commons.

Print a XNUMXD model inspired by shark scales

A white shark surrounds a cage where scientists are studying it. Photo: shutterstock

Great white sharks live up to 70 years

shark. From Wikipedia

Financial sharks

Spotted salamander. From Wikipedia

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