Researchers Call For Help In Endangered Shark Study

February 25, 2008

Release from: ABC News (Australia)

Researchers are appealing to Territory fishermen to be on alert for rare and endangered river sharks.

Dr Ian Field is leading a collaborative shark study by the Australian Institute of Marine Science and Charles Darwin University.

He says he's eager to hear from fishermen who may have caught or sighted the threatened northern river and spear tooth sharks.

"If they have had any interaction with some of our rare and endangered sharks, especially glyphis species, the northern river shark and spear tooth sharks.

"We are not sure if they are common or not, but they occur in our estuaries and rivers.

"We really need to understand what's keeping our ecosystems healthy at the moment.

"This will have a knock on effect to the larger fish such as barramundi and jewfish."