World-first catch: new shark species (opens in new tab)

A night dive off Papua New Guinea to study wild sharks that can walk on land has surfaced with something even more rare – a species unknown to science. “New shark species don’t come along that often, and it’s most definitely the first one named after me,” said a surprised Dr Christine Dudgeon of the University of the Sunshine Coast about the metre-long specimen she caught by hand and carefully guided back to the study boat.