Shark Depredation in Guam
We’re covering the the rising problem of shark depredation—when sharks eat fish off the line before fishers can secure their catch, which raises costs and stresses fisheries. Together, fishers and shark researchers are working to better understand shark behavior and develop strategies that lessen shark depredation.
We head to the Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology, where fishers from Guam and Saipan gathered for a week-long workshop with Shark Lab researchers—to gain hands-on experience in shark handling techniques and learn to use advanced tagging technology to map shark movements.
Watch the trailer for Season 10, Episode 4 on Vimeo, or YouTube, or on Vimeo with English Subtitles.
Watch related the episode: Shark and Tuna Tagging
On TV in Hawaiʻi: Re-run Sep 24 & Sep 30 @ 6pm on K5!
Curriculum Connections:
- Grade 5: Food Resources and Fisheries Science
- Activity: Goldfish Party!
- Weird Science: Compare Your Sense of Smell to a Shark’s Sense of Smell
- Grades 6-12: Behavior and Sensory Systems
- Activity: Fish Adaptations to the Environment
- Activity: Fish Behavior
- Compare-Contrast-Connect: Comparing Different Classes of Fish: Sharks versus Bony Fishes
- Tagging Lesson
- Sharks 4 Kids Curriculum
- Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute: Tag Youʻre It Lesson
- Sharks Pacific: How and Why We Tag Sharks
Additional Resources:
Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology (HIMB)- HIMB Shark Lab
- Guam Department of Agriculture’s Division of Aquatic and Wildlife Resources (DAWR)
- Follow the DAWR on Instagram
- Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council (West Pac)
- Micronesian Conservation Coalition
- Follow the Coalition on Instagram
- Tasi to Table
- Follow Tasi to Table on Instagram
- One Love GUd Vibes Charters
- IKKO Fishing and Ritidian Eco Beach Resort
- Follow Ritidian on Instagram
Select a season of Voice of the Sea
Contact information:
Kanesa Seraphin, Ph.D.
kanesa@hawaii.edu
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