Our Mission Statement
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.
Our 3D printed shark jaw for the children’s educational project has been finished and presented to us. The guy who did the work went far and beyond anything we could have imagined and a huge thank you goes out to David Müller for his work and artistic flair in making this for us.
We have tried to avoid comment on Covid-19 due to the amount of coverage on social media. Please try to avoid unnecessary panic. We can and we will get through this. Kia Kaha-Stay strong and be sensible.
We are all in this together.
We expressed our concern on this matter a few weeks back. Many recreational fishers without boats are using Kontiki type long lines. We don’t have an issue with the system however, we know they are often left for long periods to catch fish and this is when the juvenile sharks end up caught. They are attracted to the bait and/or hooked struggling fish and become hooked themselves. If you use a Kontiki, we urge you to follow a couple of simple guidelines-
1. Avoid leaving the Kontiki out longer than an hour at a time. By doing this, if a shark has been hooked it should still be healthy and strong enough to release alive.
2. Avoid using j hooks so deep hooking is not possible. Change your hooks to recurve or circle.
3. Avoid steel traces or leaders.
www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/doc-concerned-over-number-endangered-juvenile-great-white-sha...
DOC concerned over number of endangered juvenile great white sharks killed by fishers
www.tvnz.co.nz
“We want fishers to understand that white sharks are protected and should be released in the water immediately."biomeecology.com/news/2020/03/the-3-2-million-year-history-of-great-white-sharks-in-the-mediterra...
The 3.2 million year history of Great White Sharks in the Mediterranean Sea – BiOME Ecology Magazine
biomeecology.com
Last month a study was published in the Journal of Biogeography, indicating that great whites have been occupying the Mediterranean Sea since the Pliocene Epoch around 3.2 million years ago.
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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