Description: Sharkbook is a visual database of shark encounters and of individually catalogued sharks. The library is maintained and used by marine biologists to collect and analyse shark encounter data to learn more about these amazing creatures.
The Wildbook for Sharks photo-identification library is a visual database of various shark encounters and of individually catalogued sharks. The library is maintained and used by marine biologists to collect and analyze shark sighting data to learn more about these amazing creatures.The Wildbook uses photographs of the skin patterning behind the gills of each shark, and any scars, to distinguish between individual animals. Cutting-edge software supports rapid identification using pattern recognition and pho
The Wildbook uses photographs of the skin patterning behind the gills of each shark, and any scars, to distinguish between individual animals. Cutting-edge software supports rapid identification using pattern recognition and photo management tools. You too can assist with shark research, by submitting photos and sighting data. The information you submit will be used in mark-recapture studies to help with the global conservation of this threatened species.
Each shark has an individual fingerprint, such as the spots behind the gills on the sides of a whale shark or the 1st dorsal fin of a white shark. Get an image or video of their “print” and we can match that pattern to others already in the database, or your shark might be completely new to the database.
Marine Megafauna Foundation