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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.
This news is heartbreaking. Is this an ‘out of sight, out of mind’ attitude born by commercial fishing operations? We already know such ghost nets don’t break down and continue to trap and kill for years. Such behaviour is reprehensible and there should be a way to link all nets to their operators so commercial fishing operations can be held accountable if a ghost net is found.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/ghost-net-fishing-caribbean-sea-dead-sharks-fish-cayman...
Hundreds of dead fish and sharks have been discovered by divers tangled in a huge, abandoned fishing net drifting off the coast of the Cayman Islands. The floating “ghost net” has possibly been trapping and killing sea life in its path for months, as it drifts across the Caribbean Sea. A diver w...
Hundreds of sharks and fish discovered tangled in a 'ghost net' drifting across the Caribbean
www.scmp.com/lifestyle/article/2141537/indonesias-fishermen-turn-shark-finning-satisfy-demand-sha...
Indonesia’s fishermen turn to shark finning to feed demand for delicacy
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Shark finning – slicing the fins off live sharks, then dropping them back into the ocean to die – earns fishing crews millions of rupiah, with most fins exported to markets including Hong Kong and Singapore for use in shark’s fin soup
Our thoughts go out to the two surfers, their families and all those who assisted them after the incidents. The events could well have long term effects on all of them, not just the surfers.
There are a few things that should be singled out here. The first and most obvious is that the sharks did a bite and release, showing again that we are not on their menu. There is a reason they are being driven in shore in these areas looking for a meal but it is not our presence there that is the driving force. We are simply finding ourselves occasionally in the wrong place at the wrong time. The other point we wanted to make was to do with the way this article was titled. A reader may be forgiven in thinking it was the same shark that was involved in both incidents. This is actually pretty unlikely. Such poor choices of words can so easily start irrational hype about ‘rogue’ sharks and some how justify a cull. We have already seen earlier this year that numbers of white sharks around the western coast, eastern and southern coast (and around New Zealand), are far lower than thought and populations are not increasing in any fast rate.
We hope these recent events do not spark an irrational political decision. More needs to be done to understand their movements and better educate us all on our interaction with the ocean.
www.abc.net.au/news/2018-04-16/man-attacked-by-shark-near-gracetown-in-western-australia/9662422?...
Man attacked by shark in WA's South West
abc.net.au
A man has been bitten by a shark near Gracetown in Western Australia's South West, with emergency services at the scene.
White Shark Conservation Trust shared Sea Science at Monterey Bay Aquarium's episode.
Fins up if you've ever wanted to be a shark scientist! 🙌 Our own Dr. Sal Jorgensen and his colleagues are living the dream: tagging and observing California's white sharks to uncover the mysteries of our local mega-fish!
White Shark Conservation Trust shared Save Our Seas Shark Centre's post.
During the holidays we are lucky to receive walk-in visitors from all walks of life. We love seeing their keen interest in sharks, and we love sharing our knowledge and love for sharks with them. Here are a few of the most common questions we are asked, as well as their answers. (^^^)
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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