ABOUT US

Our Mission

We are an innovative, international collective of aquariums, NGOs, governments, academics, and local communities dedicated to scalable shark and ray rewilding. We link ex situ and in situ shark and ray conservation efforts through breeding and conservation translocations.

Our Foundation

  • Conservation accelerator and amplifier

  • Multicultural, diverse leadership and international collaboration

  • Ethical and equitable coalition

  • Knowledge-transfer centered

  • Evidence-based and adaptive

  • Creating and sharing stories of hope

ReShark Council

  • ABRAHAM SIANIPAR

    2023 - Present
    Co-Founder and Executive Director, Elasmobranch Institute Indonesia

  • DR. ERIN MEYER

    2023 - Present
    Co-Chair, StAR Project Steering Committee

  • HAP FATZINGER

    2023 - Present
    Division Director, North Carolina Aquariums
    Program Leader, AZA SAFE Shark and Ray

  • DR. LISA HOOPES

    2023 - Present
    Co-Chair, StAR Project Research Working Group
    Senior Director of Research and Conservation, Georgia Aquarium

  • DR. MARK ERDMANN

    2023 - Present
    Vice President of Asia-Pacific Marine Programs, Conservation International

  • DR. RIMA JABADO

    2023 - Present
    Deputy Chair, IUCN Species Survival Commission
    Chair, IUCN SSC Shark Specialist Group

Our Founders

Our Global Partners

  • 🇮🇩 Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries, Republic of Indonesia
    🇮🇩 National Research and Innovation Agency, Republic of Indonesia
    🇮🇩 West Papua Provincial Government, Republic of Indonesia
    🇮🇩 Southwest Papua Provincial Government, Republic of Indonesia
    🇮🇩 Regional Research and Innovation Agency of West Papua Province, Republic of Indonesia
    🇮🇩 Raja Ampat Regency Government, Republic of Indonesia
    🇮🇩 Raja Ampat MPA Management Authority, Republic of Indonesia
    🇹🇭 Department of Marine and Coastal Resources, Thailand
    🇹🇭 Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation, Thailand

  • 🇮🇹 Acquario di Genova
    🇺🇸 ABQ BioPark Zoo
    🇫🇷 Aquarium de Lyon
    🇳🇨 Aquarium des Lagons, New Caledonia
    🇺🇸 Aquarium of the Pacific
    🇹🇭 Aquaria Phuket
    🇺🇸 Association of Zoos and Aquariums
    🇦🇪 Atlantis, The Palm
    🇺🇸 AZA Saving Animals from Extinction
    🇨🇦 Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society
    🇺🇸 Columbus Zoo and Aquarium
    🇺🇸 Discovery Cove
    🇪🇺 European Association of Zoos and Aquaria
    🇺🇸 Field Museum
    🇺🇸 Georgia Aquarium
    🇺🇸 Golden Nugget Las Vegas
    🇦🇺 Irukandji Shark and Ray Encounters
    🇺🇸 Jacksonville's Museum of Science & History
    🇮🇩 Jakarta Aquarium and Safari
    🇺🇸 Jenkinson’s Aquarium
    🇺🇸 Johnny Morris' Wonders of Wildlife
    🇺🇸 Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium
    🇺🇸 Landry's Downtown Aquarium
    🇪🇸 Loro Parque
    🇺🇸 Loveland Living Planet Aquarium
    🇺🇸 Minnesota Zoo
    🇺🇸 Mystic Aquarium
    🇺🇸 National Aquarium
    🇫🇷 Nausicaá Centre National de la Mer
    🇺🇸 New England Aquarium
    🇺🇸 North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher
    🇭🇰 Ocean Park Hong Kong
    🇵🇹 Oceanário de Lisboa
    🇪🇸 Oceanogràfic València
    🇫🇷 Océanopolis Brest
    🇺🇸 OdySea Aquarium
    🇯🇵 Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium
    🇺🇸 Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium
    🇪🇸 Poema del Mar Aquarium
    🇺🇸 Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium
    🇨🇦 Ripley's Aquarium of Canada
    🇺🇸 Ripley's Aquarium of Myrtle Beach
    🇳🇱 Royal Burgers' Zoo
    🇸🇬 Singapore Oceanarium
    🇺🇸 SEA LIFE Aquarium at LEGOLAND California
    🇦🇺 SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium
    🇦🇺 SEA LIFE Trust Australia and New Zealand
    🇦🇺 Sea World Marine Park Gold Coast
    🇺🇸 Seattle Aquarium
    🇺🇸 SeaWorld Orlando
    🇺🇸 SeaWorld San Antonio
    🇺🇸 SeaWorld San Diego
    🇺🇸 Shark Reef Aquarium at Mandalay Bay
    🇺🇸 Shedd Aquarium
    🇺🇸 South-East Zoo Alliance for Reproduction and Conservation
    🇺🇸 The Dallas World Aquarium
    🇺🇸 Toledo Zoo and Aquarium
    🇿🇦 uShaka Sea World
    🇺🇸 Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center
    🇺🇸 Wildlife Conservation Society's New York Aquarium

  • 🇦🇺 James Cook University
    🇬🇭 Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
    🇺🇸 Mote Marine Laboratory
    🇺🇸 Loyola University
    🇮🇩 Universitas Papua
    🇺🇸 University of Delaware
    🇦🇺 University of Queensland
    🇦🇺 University of the Sunshine Coast

  • 🇦🇺 Biopixel Oceans Foundation
    🇮🇩 Child Aid Papua
    🇺🇸 Conservation International
    🇮🇩 Elasmobranch Institute Indonesia
    🇨🇭 Fondation Segré
    🇮🇩 Indonesian Ocean Pride
    🇺🇸 IUCN Conservation Planning Specialist Group
    🇨🇦 IUCN SSC Cat Specialist Group
    🇦🇪 IUCN SSC Conservation Translocation Specialist Group
    🇦🇪 IUCN SSC Shark Specialist Group
    🇮🇩 Konservasi Indonesia
    🇨🇻 MarAlliance
    🇮🇩 Misool Foundation
    🇹🇭 Ocean Blue Tree
    🇮🇩 Raja Ampat Research and Conservation Centre
    🇺🇸 Re:wild
    🇺🇸 Shark Advocates International
    🇹🇭 Thai Sharks and Rays
    🇮🇩 Thrive Conservation
    🇹🇭 WildAid

  • 🇺🇸 Andrew Wicklund Design
    🇦🇺 Cairns Marine
    🇮🇩 Indo Pacific Films
    🇮🇩 Misool Resort
    🇮🇩 Papua Diving
    🇮🇩 Pelagos Marine Nusantara
    🇦🇺 Sundive Byron Bay
    🇺🇸 TJP Inc.

Our Supporters

Alchemy of Change Fund

Amy Allshouse

Andrew Wicklund Design

Anheuser-Busch

Antony Warren

Asia Community Foundation

AZA Conservation Grants Fund

AZA Saving Animals from Extinction

AZA SAFE Shark and Ray

Baillie Family

Blue Penguin Ocean Conservation Trust

BlueMark Fund

Charles Annenberg Weingarten

Charles Engelhard Foundation

Conservation International

Daniel Roozen

Djinda Foundation

Fondation Segré

George Meyer

Georgia Aquarium

Hansen Family Foundation

Heidi and Chris Rogers

Henry Foundation

Jill Warnick

Jon Persky

Julie Munro

Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium

Kathy Xu

Katrine Bosley

Leonard Conway

Lisa and Michael Anderson

Lisa Williams

MAC3 Impact Philanthropies

Marie-Elizabeth Mali

Michael Light

Mission Blue

Morshul Charitable Fund

Myra Shulman

Nate Wilson

Ocean Blue Tree

Ocean Park Conservation Foundation Hong Kong

Paul Webb

Phil Yeung

Port of Seattle

Repass-Rodgers Family Foundation

Rumah Foundation

Samantha and Seren Bass

Save The Blue Foundation

Sea Connection Art

Seattle Aquarium

Shannon and Audrey Wong

Silolona Sojourns

Sonia Henricot

The Plum Foundation

Tropical Marine Centre

Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center

Vogel Family

Wolcott Henry

Key Project Criteria

  • THREATENED STATUS

    The species is listed as threatened
    (i.e. Critically Endangered, Endangered, or Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List).

  • KEY ASSESSMENTS

    Population viability analysis (PVA) and genetic analyses have been completed to assess the feasibility of population recovery.

  • CONSERVATION MEASURES

    Adequate primary and secondary conservation measures are in place, including strictly-enforced MPAs, fisheries management, and legal frameworks.

  • POST-RELEASE MONITORING

    A robust post-release monitoring program is possible allowing for long-term tracking of reintroduced individuals and population outcomes.

  • OTHER GUIDELINES

    The project meets additional relevant IUCN guidelines and protocols, such as those outlined for conservation translocations and reintroductions.

Our Active Projects