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5W's, 5 senses :, But that egg had been laid at Sea Life Sydney…
5W's
Who?
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Mark Erdman, a marine scientist with Conservation International, who’d worked in Raja Ampat for a quarter-century, mulled and audacious idea.
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Why?
Aquariums are releasing captive-raised zebra sharks in Indonesia’s Raja Ampat archipelago to bring the species back from the brink—a first. They aim to try that with other shark species next.
Zebra sharks are supposed to cruise the seafloor near reefs from South Africa to Australia and as far north as Japan.
Scientists believe that the zebra sharks will stay near the protected areas in the sandy shallows which is their preferred habitat.
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Young sharks can succumb to disease, get eaten by bigger sharks or struggle to find food.
What?
An organisation is raising endangered zebra sharks and tries to bring back the wild population that has been extinct.
When
Between 2001 and 2021, despite 15000 hours of searching, researchers had counted only three.
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5 senses :
Sight
In Raja Ampat, atolls, sandy cays and emerald mangroves bays give way to deep blue where the Indian and Pacific Oceans meet.
By 2012 shark populations were coming back, especially grey, blacktip and whitetip reef sharks.
Many sharks- great whites, makos– are too big and fast for captivity
The creature was thin and muscular and ringed with a mix of pale stripes and circles that spiralled down a tail that seemed to go forever
This is such a hopeful, momentous moment.
The Wayag Islands are a labyrinth of sandy beaches and turquoise lagoons and atolls broken by limestone towers.
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