r/sharks Mar 22 '23

Discussion ANNOUNCEMENT: Post Flair Info

91 Upvotes

There are three post flairs available for important or serious posts on this community.

1. News

News posts are defined as those with the intention to report on a recent, developing event. News posts should focus on shark-related developments regarding conservation efforts, shark professionals, scientific discoveries, or unfortunate events. The OP must clearly cite where they obtained the information in the comments, typically as a direct link to the source.

An example of a news post can be a video about newly implemented shark conservation laws or efforts, the discovery of a new species of shark, or similar newsworthy events. News posts should NOT focus on shark attacks or cruelty towards sharks unless they are the subject of a large event.

2. Educational

Educational posts are defined as those with the intention to educate others. On r/sharks, these posts may teach others about shark behavior, identification, conservation, as well as a variety of other topics relating to sharks. Educational posts REQUIRE that the OP comments their sources for the information they talk about. Educational posts promote healthy discussion and should emphasize spreading awareness about topics surrounding sharks.

An example of a proper educational post is a video where a professional talks about how to redirect a shark when in the water. For this post, OP cites the source they got the educational media from and states the professional's name in the comments. This is to ensure that only good quality information is being provided to the members of our community.

3. Research

Research posts are the most complex posts to make, as it is our intention to promote proper research on r/sharks.

If you are promoting your own research

Researchers who wish to promote their studies or obtain data via the subreddit must modmail the moderators first. In order to be approved to post, you must explain in your modmail the purpose of your research as well as the intentions of your post. You must also provide an IRB number in order for the mods to verify your research. Upon approval, you can post your research using the Research flair, and you do not need to cite any further sources in the comments.

For anyone else who posts about research in general

OP must provide a link to the research or the DOI of the paper in their post in the comments. Research posts promote healthy discussion while also allowing scientists to have a place to share ideas about shark research.


r/sharks Jan 24 '24

Question Do we want to keep posts asking to ID shark teeth?

80 Upvotes

There’s always been a lot of shark tooth ID requests on here, usually from newcomers unfamiliar with our rules. There are subreddits such as r/sharkteeth and r/whatisthisbone that may be better places to direct these users to if we want the feed here to have less of these types of posts. Would still let people show their shark teeth collections here of course. What do y’all think? Just an idea for now. :)

81 votes, Jan 27 '24
37 Yes
44 No

r/sharks 1h ago

Image To make up for my incredibly contreversial, now deleted post here. I honestly felt bad about how many people had strong feelings there, so here's one of my patented relatable shark moments-in this case, a white shark with a bad back

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r/sharks 1d ago

Image Up close with Alba the Brave, one of Guadalupe's sub-adult white sharks

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821 Upvotes

r/sharks 1d ago

Image The tooth of a great white next to the tooth of a megalodon

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356 Upvotes

r/sharks 9h ago

Meme My Personal Shark Tier List (Design-wise)

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1 Upvotes

r/sharks 1d ago

Education Shark ID

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95 Upvotes

Saw this in the Caribbean. Can anyone help ID what species it is?


r/sharks 1d ago

Question Identify these

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24 Upvotes

What sharks do we think these outlines are of guys ?


r/sharks 1d ago

Meme I found this cute meme!

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199 Upvotes

r/sharks 23h ago

Image Person found this photo when checking their GoPro after surfing.🏄‍♂️

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7 Upvotes

r/sharks 1d ago

Question Anyone know why nurse sharks do this?

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We went to the Bahamas and went to a place famous for their nurse sharks. They get fed and petted by tourists, so they'd get on the lowered part of the boat deck presumably to be fed/petted. However, they would stay long after we'd leave, and some stayed on the lowered deck all night. Are they sleeping there? What's up with that?

Also, do they LIKE being petted or are they just putting up with it to be fed? I pet one three hours after the last feeding and it stayed there.


r/sharks 2d ago

Question Is there a way to stop Port and Starboard from killing Great White Sharks in South Africa due to the environmental effects of such?

31 Upvotes

r/sharks 2d ago

Image shark tats

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399 Upvotes

the rest of my shark tattoos! i’ve got so many more on my list that i want to get (screenshot also included) Hammerhead Basking Cookie cutter Thresher Nurse Leopard Tasseled Wobbegong


r/sharks 2d ago

Arts & Crafts My Wife painted me this awesome folding card that had a Shark inside!

31 Upvotes

r/sharks 3d ago

News Tiger Shake 🦈

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1.0k Upvotes

r/sharks 3d ago

News Vanishing Great white shark impacts South African marine health.

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88 Upvotes

r/sharks 2d ago

Education Underrated Game

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10 Upvotes

okay so i saw somebody promoting their game called sharkdle and heres my honest review. The game is quite well made and includes hundreds of different species of sharks for you to guess and gives hints as you guess such as: Highlighting the year of discovery, Family, and Order. This game is super addictive and if you love sharks and think you have what it takes to guess through such a vast range this is the game for you (or if you just like sharks!


r/sharks 4d ago

Education I was a shark guard for buoy maintenance.

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1.2k Upvotes

r/sharks 3d ago

Meme Damn pedo sharks… sheesh!

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145 Upvotes

r/sharks 3d ago

Image Fossilized Benedini Teeth Found In North Carolina

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34 Upvotes

r/sharks 4d ago

Meme Oh look! A juvenile pyjama shark and an older female caretaker!

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562 Upvotes

... Darn it, the song still ended up stuck in my head

Anyway, baby catshark! (Do do do!)


r/sharks 2d ago

Image Do you think all 3 are supposed to be whale sharks, and then a blue and a lemon in the second pic (swipe left)?

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1 Upvotes

Thanks for putting up with me and my silly plastic sharks from the hobby store


r/sharks 4d ago

Arts & Crafts Just a shark drawing

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268 Upvotes

r/sharks 4d ago

Image 🦈! Part 2!

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45 Upvotes

r/sharks 4d ago

Meme She’s a bit crazy lol

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141 Upvotes

r/sharks 4d ago

Meme Some shark memes to make your day :)

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98 Upvotes

Have a good one!