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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.
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We love to find distinctive pigmentation markings on the great white sharks we see to help us name them for our ID reference. One of the best places to look for this is the lower caudal (tail) fin. Here, we actually struggled to decide between probably the two most likely names for this particular sub-adult male shark, and we still have not settled completely on which one is the best.... but then again maybe nobody else outside our camp agrees at all and has another? 😂
Let’s see which is the most popular by vote??
Come and meet and really get to know all the Neptune Sharks with us. Details and bookings Web: www.rodneyfox.com.au
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A newly published paper which we highly recommend our followers read, especially those in New Zealand and Australia. This study highlights further the species vulnerability in international waters.
www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-66876-z
Spatiotemporal distribution patterns of immature Australasian white sharks (Carcharodon carcharias)
www.nature.com
In Australian and New Zealand waters, current knowledge on white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) movement ecology is based on individual tracking studies using relatively small numbers of tags. These studies describe a species that occupies highly variable and complex habitats. However, uncertainty r...www.capetownetc.com/news/surfers-and-kayakers-close-encounter-with-great-white-shark/
Surfers and kayakers' close encounter with Great White Shark
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Drone footage of a Great White Shark swimming close to surfers in Plettenberg Bay has sounded the alarm once again for bathers and beach-goers to take extra precaution in the water.www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-06/uos-gws060520.php
Great white shark diet surprises scientists
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The first-ever detailed analysis of the diet of great white sharks has shown they spend more time feeding at the seafloor than many would have expected.
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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