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Kathryn

About Kathryn

Kathryn Hodgson was born in England in 1979. She has lived in the UK, Egypt, South Africa and New Zealand and is a trained scuba diving instructor and Great White shark safari guide. She is the author of No Damage (December 2014), the Managing Editor of The Scuba News New Zealand, a freelance writer, public speaker and co-founder of the marine conservation cause Friends for Sharks (August 2014). In 2015 she organised and completed a 10-month global speaking tour in aid of shark conservation: 87 events, 8 countries, 7000 people. www.kathrynhodgsonauthor.com http://nz.thescubanews.com www.friendsforsharks.com

Welcome to our Sangha

We are thrilled to announce that Divesangha is now a sponsor of Friends for Sharks.
 

We would like to express our deepest thanks to the Divesangha team for being so supportive of this venture. This partnership means a great deal to us and we are delighted to be working together. Did you know the word “sangha” […]

By |November 10th, 2014|Blog|Comments Off on Welcome to our Sangha

“Don’t teach courses – teach People!”

This is such an applicable motto for our work on tour next year and it comes to us thanks to our new Friends for Sharks sponsor, Steve Prior. We are absolutely delighted to announce this sponsorship and would like to extend a sincere thank you for this support.

 

Steve Prior is a PADI Platinum Course Director […]

By |November 6th, 2014|Blog|Comments Off on “Don’t teach courses – teach People!”

Just keep swimming

The last week has mostly been spent trying to get my head around the concept of ‘charity’ and exactly how it is defined. That may seem like a time consuming, pointless venture for someone who is working all hours to make this cause a success but it turns out I should have given the word […]

By |November 3rd, 2014|Blog|Comments Off on Just keep swimming

Freezing Swim for Sharks

So what are you up to Nicholas?

 

I ‘m doing a sponsored swim for sharks but it’s not your usual type of swim…

 

Okay. So why is your swim any different to others?

 

I’ll be swimming in shorts, a rash vest and diving hood

 

Why is that unusual?

 

I will be swimming on New Year’s day……in Padstow Harbour, England.

 

Oh. I […]

By |November 1st, 2014|Blog|Comments Off on Freezing Swim for Sharks

The Fun in Fundraising

It is a busy time for us at Friends for Sharks as we begin the task of approaching people in New Zealand to book events with us. This is perhaps the most significant part of our tour, given we will be spending six months in New Zealand. We wanted to choose one country during our […]

By |October 28th, 2014|Blog|Comments Off on The Fun in Fundraising

Overcoming Fear

It is great to see an article that encourages people to address their fears in a healthy and proactive way and I couldn’t agree more with the approach in this article:

 

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/the-filter/11159623/How-to-conquer-a-fear-of-sharks-swim-with-them.html

 

If you are afraid of something (which most of us are) then the very best way to overcome that fear is to increase your knowledge […]

By |October 23rd, 2014|Blog|Comments Off on Overcoming Fear

Positivity is Everything

I simply want to share this article today about a surfer who was recently bitten by a shark. What an incredible attitude to have! The article is definitely one to read and be inspired by her positivity towards the oceans and sharks.

 

http://elitedaily.com/news/world/teen-surfer-gets-bit-by-shark-laughs-and-apologizes-for-stealing-its-wave/805108/

 

I hope we can inspire people to have such positive attitudes towards sharks and […]

By |October 21st, 2014|Blog|Comments Off on Positivity is Everything

Great White Shark Bite, Neptune Islands Update

We have some interesting information to share today following our blog regarding the footage of one white shark biting another at the Neptune Islands in Australia that has been shared widely on the Internet in recent weeks.

 

The videographer of that footage, Agnes Yip-Fa, has come forward since seeing it shared on the Internet without her […]

By |October 19th, 2014|Blog|1 Comment

New clothing range launched

It has been a fantastic week at HQ and we have been working behind the scenes on fundraising and events all week. We have been arranging talks in Vancouver and the Cook Islands and have been delighted with people’s interest in our cause. Thank you to the people of Vancouver and Rarotonga for being so […]

By |October 17th, 2014|Blog|Comments Off on New clothing range launched

Do it with PASSION

It is amazing what a little bit of passion, creativity and a short film can achieve by highlighting environmental problems to the general public in an engaging way.

 

A number of A-list celebrities have teamed up to voice a series of short films with the tag line “Nature doesn’t need people. People need nature.” This Nature […]

By |October 13th, 2014|Blog|Comments Off on Do it with PASSION