Sharks play a critical role in maintaining healthy ocean ecosystems—from balancing food chains to supporting coral reef health. Protecting them is essential to protecting the ocean itself.
The decline of apex predators like sharks is throwing marine ecosystems off balance. Protecting sharks is key to protecting ocean health.
With nearly 500 sharks tagged worldwide, OCEARCH is building one of the most comprehensive data sets on shark movement and behavior ever assembled.This real-time research is helping scientists uncover vital patterns—from migration routes to habitat use—that are key to protecting sharks and returning balance & abundance to our oceans.
About one-third of marine mammals, sharks, rays, and reef-building corals are now at risk of extinction — a stark reminder of the pressure our oceans are under. Overfishing, habitat loss, and other factors are accelerating this decline, but it’s not too late to make a difference. With science, education, and global collaboration, we can protect these vital species and return balance and abundance to our marine ecosystems.
The work happening aboard OCEARCH expeditions helps shape real-world impact. The data we collect through tagging and tracking sharks is open-source and accessible to scientists, conservationists, and policymakers across the globe. This research directly helps safeguard critical habitats for sharks and other marine species. From migration patterns to reproductive health, our findings are changing what we know about sharks—and what we do to protect them.
Healthy oceans are essential to life on Earth — including ours. But rising threats like overfishing, pollution, and the loss of key species like sharks are putting this balance at risk. At OCEARCH, we’re working to protect and return balance to our ocean health through science, collaboration, and public engagement. Because when the ocean thrives, so do we.
Through shark research, education, and conservation, we’re empowering the next generation of ocean stewards. This is a global movement for a healthier planet, and every data point we collect brings us one step closer.
Over one-third of all shark species are at high risk of extinction — a warning sign we can’t ignore. These apex predators are essential to healthy oceans, and their loss would ripple through entire ecosystems. The time to act is now.
