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| Sharks: Volunteers sought to document animals in Wales' seas | Sharks: Volunteers sought to document animals in Wales' seas |
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| Basking sharks live in UK waters and are the second largest species of shark in the world | Basking sharks live in UK waters and are the second largest species of shark in the world |
| How do you fancy shark spotting from the comfort of your own home? | 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. | |
| 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 "really rare" angel shark during his work on the project. | Volunteer Matt Thomson said he was already hooked and hoped to see a "really rare" angel shark during his work on the project. |
| 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. | 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. |
| Sailor's surprise as huge shark joins him on trip | Sailor's surprise as huge shark joins him on trip |
| Do rare angel sharks live all year in Wales' seas? | Do rare angel sharks live all year in Wales' seas? |
| 2022 will be warmest year ever for UK - Met Office | 2022 will be warmest year ever for UK - Met Office |
| 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. | 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. |
| The project has led to sightings of the critically endangered tope | The project has led to sightings of the critically endangered tope |
| Previously for researchers' eyes only, the footage is now available to everyone via the Instant Wild website. | Previously for researchers' eyes only, the footage is now available to everyone via the Instant Wild website. |
| These "citizen scientists" are asked to log the types of sharks, skates and rays they see, helping to save researchers lots of time and effort. | These "citizen scientists" are asked to log the types of sharks, skates and rays they see, helping to save researchers lots of time and effort. |
| Joanna Barker from the Zoological Society of London said: "We'll have a scientist reviewing all the footage, but the citizen scientists will be the validator. | Joanna Barker from the Zoological Society of London said: "We'll have a scientist reviewing all the footage, but the citizen scientists will be the validator. |
| "We'll be able to compare both the scientist and citizen scientist scores and data and it'll just really improve the scientific data that we get out of this project." | "We'll be able to compare both the scientist and citizen scientist scores and data and it'll just really improve the scientific data that we get out of this project." |
| Volunteer Matt Thomson says he is already "hooked" on the project | Volunteer Matt Thomson says he is already "hooked" on the project |
| Mr Thomson has been logging exotic wildlife using the Instant Wild app for 10 years. | Mr Thomson has been logging exotic wildlife using the Instant Wild app for 10 years. |
| He said: "I'd really like to see an angel shark - that's what the project's all about, they're very rare. | |
| "I'll be very surprised if we do actually see any and I'd be really excited to see a basking shark. | |
| "But there's 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." | "But there's 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." |
| Sailor's surprise as huge shark joins him on trip | Sailor's surprise as huge shark joins him on trip |
| Sailor's surprise as huge shark joins him on trip | Sailor's surprise as huge shark joins him on trip |
| Jake Davies grew up on the Llyn Peninsula and is now the project coordinator for SIARC, helping to set up the underwater cameras. | 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. | Fishing crews have helped him find the liveliest spots and he said the footage revealed a previously hidden world. |
| "Every time we say we're studying sharks, many people are surprised that we have sharks present off the Welsh coast," he said. | "Every time we say we're studying sharks, many people are surprised that we have sharks present off the Welsh coast," he said. |
| "But Wales hosts a range of different shark species, over 25 in fact, from one of the rarest in the world - the angel shark - to one of the largest, which is the basking shark." | "But Wales hosts a range of different shark species, over 25 in fact, from one of the rarest in the world - the angel shark - to one of the largest, which is the basking shark." |
| Whether it is crabs tussling with sharks or curious conger eels, the project has delivered amazing visuals for the public. | 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. | Researchers are now hoping to get the clearest picture yet of life at the bottom of the sea. |