Riley Elliot's guest appearances

Riley Elliot

The Morning Rumble

The Mike Hosking Breakfast

Murky Waters

Simon Barnett & James Daniels Afternoons

Holiday Breakfast

Tova

Elon Musk

Kamala Harris

Donald Trump

Nancy Pelosi

Kevin Ward

Aaron Sorkin

Michelle Obama

Michael Mosley

Vanessa Hayes

Greta Thunberg

Phil Jones

Willie Nelson

Bernie Sanders

Ross Taylor

Sarah Jessica Parker

OwlTail

With this year’s sea temperatures shaping up to be some of the warmest ever recorded, marine biologists believe it could be a factor that’ll drive shark numbers in our waters this summer. One person who is seriously trying to understand what that may mean is marine scientist Dr Riley Elliot aka Shark Man.  He’s launched an extraordinary project inviting the public to help sponsor satellite tagging of great white sharks in our waters, so we can not only track these apex predators but also help in the conservation to protect them.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With this year’s sea temperatures shaping up to be some of the warmest ever recorded, marine biologists believe it could be a factor that’ll drive shark numbers in our waters this summer. One person who is seriously trying to understand what that may mean is marine scientist Dr Riley Elliot aka Shark Man.  He’s launched an extraordinary project inviting the public to help sponsor satellite tagging of great white sharks in our waters, so we can not only track these apex predators but also help in the conservation to protect them.See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Dr Riley Elliot AKA Shark Man - bigger numbers of sharks this summer

Concerns have been raised over New Zealand's continued export of shark fins.Figures from Seafood NZ show we exported nine tonnes of fins to Singapore last year, and four and a half tonnes to the Pacific Islands.In 2014, it was made illegal to remove fins from sharks caught in New Zealand waters and throw back the bodies.The fins that we've been exporting are taken from sharks that end up in by-catch or are found well off-shore.Shark scientist Riley Elliott told Mike Hosking we might be operating within legal bounds, but there's still an ethical concern.“The question therefore remains, is it ok to farm rhinos to provide a sustainable source of rhino horns when that industry that is devastating populations around the world and is highly illegal elsewhere.”LISTEN ABOVE

Concerns have been raised over New Zealand's continued export of shark fins. Figures from Seafood NZ show we exported nine tonnes of fins to Singapore last year, and four and a half tonnes to the Pacific Islands. In 2014, it was made illegal to remove fins from sharks caught in New Zealand waters and throw back the bodies. The fins that we've been exporting are taken from sharks that end up in by-catch or are found well off-shore. Shark scientist Riley Elliott told Mike Hosking we might be operating within legal bounds, but there's still an ethical concern. “The question therefore remains, is it ok to farm rhinos to provide a sustainable source of rhino horns when that industry that is devastating populations around the world and is highly illegal elsewhere.” LISTEN ABOVE

Riley Elliot: Concerns raised over New Zealand's continued exportation of shark fins

I interview Riley Elliot, a shark scientist, and waterman, about the recent listing of MAKO sharks on CITES (the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species). He talks about their conservation and why the fastest shark in the sea may not out-swim extinction. Being an avid freediver, Riley also talks about his experiences underwater with sharks, particularly the Mako, how he safely does it, plus his scariest encounter. Riley has written a book, given a TED talk, and is a large force for shark advocation and conservation, sharing his tested recipe for communicating science and sparking change.

Ep 08 - Make time for Makos | Riley Elliot