
Tracking Sharks
for conservation
Many sharks and rays are migratory species. By tagging animals we can learn about their behavior, their distribution, their population and important migration routes and areas.
From the elusive Angelshark to the common Smoothound:
Join us to track sharks and rays across the Mediterranean and beyond!
Help us to find out where sharks and rays go!
It is easy!

Contribute to Regional Elasmobranch Tracking Data
Are you looking to optimize your research on sharks, rays, and skates in the Mediterranean? tshark is designed to support you with up-to-date data from a growing network of collaborators— all while ensuring the full ownership of one’s work.

What is
tshark?

Why use
tshark?
Benefit from Collective Knowledge – Visualize the location of dozens of elasmobranch species caught by recreational and professional fishers from across the Mediterranean.
Increase Efficiency – Utilizing our simple and accessible digital tool will help streamline your work, without compromising scientific integrity; filter by area, fishing gear, species, and more to simplify data manipulation.
Ensure Intellectual Property – As per European data protection laws, keep your backend and personal data completely private while still contributing to our extensive public map of elasmobranch tracking in the Mediterranean.
Contact us and we will help in real-time!

Join our
Growing Network.
Many institutes and organisations have already joined efforts and are benefiting from our collaborative, data-driven platform. tshark was created with one goal in mind: uniting all the ongoing tracking efforts for better, more comprehensive research. Ensuring the long-term health of Mediterranean elasmobranch stocks, fishers’ livelihood, and biodiversity requires help – share your knowledge by uploading your datapoints on our platform and gain area-based insights across fisheries starting today.
Basic outline:
- Target public (user) is a research institute
- Answer “What is this platform?”
- Say it is meant to be used by others
- Say it is hosted by UNIPD, but neither them nor anyone can see the user’s backend data (only the map is public)
- Something along the lines of “contact us to find out more about how to get started”
Contact us to learn more and start uploading your data!
tshark@unipd.it
Concept & Funding

Concept
this platform is conceptualized
and hosted by the University of Padova

Funding
The 2025 version 2.0 of the Tracking sharks for conservation platform has been funded through the generous support of the Bundesministerium für Umwelt, Naturschutz, nukleare Sicherheit und Verbraucherschutz.
Donations
We also thank the following supporters of tagging campaigns and projects contributing to this platform

