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Sharks bodies and senses
https://australian.museum/publications/sharks/bodies-senses/

Over millions of years, sharks have developed streamlined bodies and extraordinary senses to help navigate and detect prey while also providing protection against attack.

Respect and fear
https://australian.museum/publications/sharks/respect-fear/

Sharks have often been portrayed as killing machines and monsters to be feared. However, for First Nations peoples of the sea in Australia and the Pacific sharks have always been respected and deemed as ancestors and gods.

Why oceans need sharks
https://australian.museum/publications/sharks/why-oceans-need-sharks/

Apex predators such as big sharks play a crucial role in keeping the ocean’s delicate ecosystem in balance. Intense overfishing has not only had devastating effects on shark numbers but also placed huge stress on the entire marine food chain.

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.

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.

Hawaii
https://australian.museum/publications/sharks/hawaii/

Hawaii is an archipelago of 137 volcanic islands in the Pacific Ocean and the first peoples of the Hawaiian islands are the Kānaka Maoli.

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.

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.

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.

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.