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Torres Strait Islands
https://australian.museum/publications/sharks/torres-straight-island/People have inhabited the Torres Strait Islands for at least 2,500 years. The surrounding sea is rich in coral and marine creatures, which means plenty of food for fishes, which in turn are food for sharks.
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Aotearoa
https://australian.museum/publications/sharks/aotearoa/Aotearoa New Zealand consists of two islands and around 70 species of sharks are found in their waters.
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Shark species
https://australian.museum/publications/sharks/shark-species/Learn about different shark species from ancient shark ancestors to the largest and fastest sharks and discover 3D interactive models.
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Meet the Experts – Sharks
https://australian.museum/learn/teachers/at-the-museum/virtual-excursions/meet-the-experts-sharks/In this on demand virtual excursion, students heard from three NSW Department of Primary Industries scientists on what is being done to protect our sharks, how the environments they live in can best be managed, and how humans can stay safe when entering their habitats.
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The ancient ones
https://australian.museum/publications/sharks/ancient-ones/Sharks are ancient creatures that evolved long before dinosaurs lived on land. They have survived five global mass extinctions, each of which wiped out more than 75 per cent of animal species.
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Fiji
https://australian.museum/publications/sharks/fiji/The Republic of Fiji is an archipelago of more than 330 islands in the South Pacific Ocean and more than 30 species of sharks are found in the Fijian waters.
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Saving sharks
https://australian.museum/publications/sharks/saving-sharks/We can all take action to help save the world’s shark populations. Knowledge from the First Nations peoples, scientists and ecologists can guide our next steps.
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Tonga
https://australian.museum/publications/sharks/tonga/Tonga is an archipelago of more than 170 islands scattered over 700,000 square kilometres of the southern Pacific Ocean.
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New South Wales
https://australian.museum/publications/sharks/new-south-wales/The warm East Australian Current flows down the New South Wales (NSW) coast, making it a popular habitat for sharks.
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Exhibition credits
https://australian.museum/publications/sharks/credits/The Australian Museum would like to thank everyone involved in producing the Sharks exhibition and digital publication.
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