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To contribute to the worldwide conservation of the Great White Shark, Carcharodon carcharias. To increase public awareness, dispel the myths about the great white shark and provide some hope for the species survival.
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The White Shark Conservation Trust has been established to promote awareness of the need to conserve and protect the white shark, Carcharodon carcharias and to educate the public about the animal. This action was triggered by a personal desire of one of the Trustees who decided he could no longer remain an armchair environmentalist. The realisation of the absolute fragility of these creatures was brought home to Bruce Goorney on a life changing expedition to see the sharks first hand at the Neptune Islands in the Spencer Gulf, South Australia in January 2008.
www.capecodtimes.com/news/20191021/teresa-martin-reactions-to-shark-study-reflect-our-uneasy-danc...
Teresa Martin: Reactions to shark study reflect our uneasy dance with tech
We profess to mistrust technology — until we think it can deliver the quick fix we desperately want.I got a reminder of that as the much-An interesting article on the infamous ‘Meg’ scientifically ‘shrinks’ the approximate adult size by about 50% to a max length of about 50ft or 15 meters. This size estimation is based on tooth to length comparison with the white shark.
We have no idea when this occurred or the exact location, other than it being off WA. The spear fisher had a very close escape. As Cousteau so rightly once said, “When man enters the ocean he also enters a food chain-not necessarily at the top”...
www.odt.co.nz/regions/southland/shark-diving-not-offence-supreme-court-overturns-ruling
Shark diving not an offence: Supreme Court overturns ruling
An appeal by a Bluff shark cage diving company has led New Zealand's highest court to overturn a previous ruling deeming it illegal. In September...www.stuff.co.nz/southland-times/news/116487820/supreme-court-rules-on-shark-cage-diving
Supreme Court rules on shark cage diving
The Supreme Court has ruled that shark cage diving off Stewart Island is not an offence.
Sharks in NZ Maori Culture
Many Kiwis are unaware of the cultural significance of the white shark to the Maori people.
Why Save Sharks
So why the need to protect them, or any other shark? The need to be eco friendly, the desire to protect our planet this is something that is being increasingly embraced across the globe.
How You Can Help
Sometimes it seems like theres a rising tide of apathy and we as individuals are powerless to stop it. This is not true there are so many things we can do, little things can send a powerful message.
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