#Sharks

Join the hunt for shark egg cases

The Great Eggcase Hunt has landed on Australian shores, calling on citizen scientists to look for egg cases underwater or washed up on beaches.

Discovering new and old sharks in our oceans

Scientists on CSIRO research vessel (RV) Investigator have been sinking their teeth into some surprising shark finds.

An underwater photograph of a whale shark

Some fin good! Four shark facts from science

Sharks are among Earth’s most ancient creatures. We still have lots to learn about them, but what we know from science is fin-tastic.

A great white shark swimming in the water

Busting white shark myths with science

White sharks are an elusive marine top predator. But researchers are improving their knowledge and busting shark myths with scientific facts.

What’s in a name? Not all sharks are the same

With more than 500 shark species globally, new research suggests using shark species names could help manage shark conservation.

A white shark is pictured with an acoustic tag in its dorsal fin.

Baby sharks: tracking along our east coast

Satellite and acoustic technologies have revealed the complex movement patterns of juvenile white sharks on Australia’s east coast.

preserved shark specimen, shown head-to-tail from the side on a white background.

Lost and found: Solving a shark mystery

Researchers have identified a new species of shark known only from specimens in collections.

Gnarly gnashes: in South Africa the grey nurse shark is known as “ragged tooth” for the rows of pointy teeth. Photo credit: David Harasti

Nursing Grey Nurse Shark populations back to health

Grey Nurse Sharks are critically endangered in parts of Australia. Our research is helping to assist the conservation management of the species.

We came we saw: saving the sawfish

Sawfish are critically endangered. We recently worked with Indigenous rangers to help save these sawsome fish!

CSIRO tracks and monitors the movements of whale sharks

The mysterious beast of Ningaloo Reef: revealing the secrets of whale sharks

We’re uncovering the secrets of whale sharks by tracking their movements at Ningaloo Reef.

Estimating shark numbers is extremely difficult and very contentious. Elias Levy/Flickr, CC BY-SA

World-first genetic analysis reveals Aussie white shark numbers

New research has used genetic analysis in a world-first effort to accurately estimate Australian and New Zealand white shark numbers.

The faces that find faceless fishes

Led by Museums Victoria, Sampling the Abyss is a world-first survey to sample life in Australia’s eastern abyss using our research vessel, Investigator. Here's a photo album of just a few of the benthic denizens of the abyss.