{"id":23696,"date":"2023-01-06T10:21:25","date_gmt":"2023-01-06T10:21:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/sharks-volunteers-sought-to-document-animals-in-wales-seas"},"modified":"2023-01-06T11:09:52","modified_gmt":"2023-01-06T11:09:52","slug":"sharks-volunteers-sought-to-document-animals-in-wales-seas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/sharks-volunteers-sought-to-document-animals-in-wales-seas","title":{"rendered":"Sharks: Volunteers sought to document animals in Wales\u2019 seas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Lesotho. <\/strong><\/span>How do you fancy shark spotting from the comfort of your own home? Volunteers are being recruited to identify sharks, skates and rays captured on underwater cameras around the Welsh coast.<\/p>\n<p>Data from more than 90 hours of footage needs to be logged to help build a picture of the diversity of species. Volunteer Matt Thomson said he was already hooked and hoped to see a \u201creally rare\u201d angel shark during his work on the project.<\/p>\n<p>Sharks Inspiring Action and Research with Communities (SIARC ) is a collaboration between Natural Resources Wales and the Zoological Society of London as well as communities in Gwynedd.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout the summer of 2022, protected and critically endangered species were filmed by remote underwater cameras in a special conservation area off the Llyn Peninsula.<\/p>\n<p>Previously for researchers\u2019 eyes only, the footage is now available to everyone via the Instant Wild website. These \u201ccitizen scientists\u201d are asked to log the types of sharks, skates and rays they see, helping to save researchers lots of time and effort.<\/p>\n<p>Joanna Barker from the Zoological Society of London said: \u201cWe\u2019ll have a scientist reviewing all the footage, but the citizen scientists will be the validator.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ll be able to compare both the scientist and citizen scientist scores and data and it\u2019ll just really improve the scientific data that we get out of this project.<\/p>\n<p>\u201d Mr Thomson has been logging exotic wildlife using the Instant Wild app for 10 years. He said: \u201cI\u2019d really like to see an angel shark \u2013 that\u2019s what the project\u2019s all about, they\u2019re very rare.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ll be very surprised if we do actually see any and I\u2019d be really excited to see a basking shark.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut there\u2019s plenty of other things to keep you interested. Any shark, skate or ray that you see on these cameras is going to be really interesting. \u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jake Davies grew up on the Llyn Peninsula and is now the project coordinator for SIARC, helping to set up the underwater cameras. Fishing crews have helped him find the liveliest spots and he said the footage revealed a previously hidden world.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery time we say we\u2019re studying sharks, many people are surprised that we have sharks present off the Welsh coast,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut Wales hosts a range of different shark species, over 25 in fact, from one of the rarest in the world \u2013 the angel shark \u2013 to one of the largest, which is the basking shark.<\/p>\n<p>\u201d Whether it is crabs tussling with sharks or curious conger eels, the project has delivered amazing visuals for the public. Researchers are now hoping to get the clearest picture yet of life at the bottom of the sea.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\">Lesotho<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Lesotho. How do you fancy shark spotting from the comfort of your own home? Volunteers are being recruited to identify sharks, skates and rays captured on underwater cameras around the Welsh coast. 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