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Sharks: many places, many stories
https://australian.museum/publications/sharks/places-stories/

For 450 million years they’ve dominated our oceans but today sharks are now under threat. Hear from First Nations peoples, scientists and conservationist as they share their stories about these ancient survivors.

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.

What is a shark?
https://australian.museum/publications/sharks/what-is-a-shark/

Sharks are fish that have skeletons made of cartilage rather than bone, making them lighter and more buoyant in water. Over millions of years, they have developed extraordinary senses to help navigate and detect prey.

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.

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.