By Briar Lee Mitchell, EdD I write this letter to you, in all hopes, that you will help end shark fishing competitions for extremely good reasons. At tournaments sharks are slaughtered for prize money and bragging rights for the fisherman who kills the biggest animal. Each contest has between a few dozen to several hundred
Press Release Shark Shield 02. October 2013 ———————– Shark Shield, the world’s only scientifically proven and independently tested electronic shark deterrent, is announcing a “Surf Any Break Without Intimidation” program for Reunion Island Surfers to get them back in the water safely. Since 2011, the International Shark Attack File reports there have been 12 shark
Project AWARE Foundation 25. September 2013 ————————— Byline: Tiffany Leite, Associate Director, Communications and Outreach When faced with a 12 ton creature, entangled in fishing nets and fighting for survival, what would you do? It’s a challenging question that divers can face when encountering marine animals in distress. In these situations, it’s always important to
Press Release Bali Sharks and Gili Shark Foundation 09. August 2013 ——————— Bali Sharks / Gili Shark Foundation announce successful rescue & release program On Saturday, July 20, Bali Sharks conservation nursery donated four sharks to the Gili Shark Foundation. Two White Tip and two Black Tip Reef Sharks, ranging from 0.90 to 1.20 meters
Press Release Bali Sharks 19. April 2013 BALI SHARKS and NIRWANA GARDENS of Bintan, Indonesia have tentatively agreed to collaborate on creating the World’s second Shark Conservation nursery. Nirwana Gardens has offered it Pier location (home of Kelong Restaurant) to facilitate the project. Less than two years ago, Bali Sharks created a socioeconomic alternative for
The shark adventure organized by Bali Sharks is best taken before noon when the water in the area is at its clearest. So at a few minutes after 9am I was all geared up at the Bali Shark’s office, located next to Agus Bar & Restaurant in Serangan. Under a splendid blue sky I took
Myth or Legend? Shark deterrent technology: Hear the facts. You decide. Amanda Wilson, Managing Director Shark Shield Pty Ltd With such heated debate about the conservation of sharks, and the natural desire for safety in our waters, the use of electronic shark deterrent devices has become a necessary conversation that we simply must have. There
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Veronica Grey, aka “The Surf Lady” Show Sharks who’s Boz! Google the words “shark proof wetsuit” or “shark repelling wetsuit” or “shark safe wetsuit” and you will see tons of web pages suggesting how great it would be if only someone would invent one, based on scientific studies of how sharks respond
On Thursday 27 September 2012 the West Australian state premier Colin Barnett and WA Fisheries Minister Norman Moore announced new shark mitigation policy which will see any Great White Shark within 1km of the metropolitan or SW coastline destroyed before it can attack beach patrons. They also plan on utilising ecologically destructive long and drum-line
Sharks – A New Ethic By Brian Skerry Shark. The word alone evokes an almost visceral response of fear in humans. Peter Benchley once commented that when he wrote his novel Jaws, he unknowingly tapped into some primal fear that exists within people—a fear of being eaten by another animal. Beachgoers on Cape Cod may
From: tina susman Subject: shark tournaments on west coast? I’m trying to find out if there are any shark tournaments held annually in California and if so, when. Has the Channel Islands tourney taken place yet this year? Thanks Tina
From: Molly Cerrigone Title: JAWS VS MISJUDGED FEAR Description: Great Whites sharks have been publicized to look like man eating fish that live in the ocean. Is our fear from JAWS and other movies causing us to fear them irrationally? The only way to know is to look past the myths and see the truth.
Video of Hammerhead and several Smalltooth Sandtiger sharks. From Jochem Bermon
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