This week's episode is all about the thresher shark, with its awesome whip-like tail. Tune in to find out what's being done to protect this shark, where you might encounter one, and how big they grow.

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SHOW RESOURCES:

• IUCN Red List: https://www.iucnredlist.org/search?query=thresher%20shark&searchType=species
• Florida Museum - Pelagic Thresher: https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/discover-fish/species-profiles/pelagic-thresher/
• NOAA - Common Thresher: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/species/atlantic-common-thresher-shark
• Oceana: https://oceana.org/marine-life/pelagic-thresher-shark/#:~:text=The%20pelagic%20thresher%20is%20the,will%20also%20eat%20pelagic%20squid.
• Shark Angels - Big-eye Thresher: https://sharkangels.org/feb-monthly-chomp-bigeye-thresher-shark/
• Marine Species Portal: https://marinespecies.wildlife.ca.gov/common-thresher-shark/false/
• United Native Americans: https://www.facebook.com/iitfii02/photos/this-educational-graphic-compares-three-species-of-thresher-sharkscommon-bigeye-/760904433385373/
• Defenders of Wildlife: https://defenders.org/blog/2015/04/big-threats-bigeye-thresher
• Save Our Seas: https://saveourseas.com/project/the-thresher-sharks-of-rhun-island/
• CITES: https://cites.org/eng/prog/shark/more.php
• NOAA Shark ID Guide: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/s3//2024-05/Rec-Shark-ID-Placard-04-2024.pdf
• Nature journal: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-023-06825-8#:~:text=During%202017%E2%80%932021%2C%20on%20average,%25)%20for%20other%20vessel%20activities.
• Rafid Shiqui: https://www.neaq.org/its-more-than-just-thresher-shark-conservation/
• Thresher Shark Indonesia: https://threshershark.id/en/
• Fisheries Research Journal: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0165783614002112
• NOAA Safe Fishing Guidelines: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/resources-fishing/fishing-tips-protect-sea-turtles-and-marine-mammals
• FAU: https://www.fau.edu/newsdesk/articles/shark-tail-whipping-study.php#:~:text=The%20tresher%20shark's%20exceptionally%20elongated,but%20also%20a%20formidable%20hunter.
• Shark Angels Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/sharkangels/posts/10160117588611715/
• Shark Guardian (video): https://www.sharkguardian.org/post/pelagic-thresher-shark#:~:text=Pelagic%20threshers%20swim%20fast%20toward,each%20whip%20from%20its%20tail.
• Smithsonian Ocean: https://ocean.si.edu/ocean-life/sharks-rays/shark-tail-fins-tell-story#:~:text=The%20thresher%20shark's%20tail%20serves,of%20the%20water%20in%20bubbles.
• The Thresher Shark Project: http://www.threshersharkproject.org/TSRCP/Home.html

SOUND CREDIT:

• Sound Effects courtesy of the Soundboard Maker app for Android
• Background ocean waves courtesy of YouTube: https://youtu.be/1Ef9CAZ3OrQ?si=Of9zuwrVG2PIPAJG
• Outro music called "Coral Chorus" from the game Fortnite (via the Soundboard Maker app)