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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

World Tour Talks

We have been busy behind the scenes at HQ this week and I am delighted to share that we are organising talks with the following SEA LIFE sites:

 

Melbourne Aquarium

Sydney Aquarium

Manly Sanctuary

Kelly Tarlton’s, Auckland

 

We are launching our tour at Newquay Aquarium in January 2015 and hope to be able to confirm an event at Vancouver aquarium […]

By |October 10th, 2014|Blog|Comments Off on World Tour Talks

To bait or not to bait?

This photograph of a great white shark has gone viral this week and added fuel to the ongoing shark cage diving industry debate. Full article relating to this here.

 

 

A number of people have expressed concern over the proximity of the shark to the cage and the way in which the bait appears to have been […]

By |October 9th, 2014|Blog|Comments Off on To bait or not to bait?

Shark dominance display

This footage of one great white shark biting another at the Neptune Islands is definitely worth a watch! It is quite different to the previous footage that involved two different white sharks supposedly biting one another in baited conditions. The link to that footage and our blog about it can be found here.

It is clear […]

By |October 6th, 2014|Blog|Comments Off on Shark dominance display

Why Bother?

Okay so it’s time for a more in depth blog today and it’s about two questions I have asked myself often since starting this cause. I know other people ask themselves the same questions when they are taking a leap of faith into the unknown and trying something new. In the spirit of helping each […]

By |October 5th, 2014|Blog|Comments Off on Why Bother?

Polite Sharks say Please

A video of two great white sharks ‘attacking’ each other at the Neptune Islands, Australia has been doing the rounds this week. If you haven’t seen this video yet the link is here. What struck me about this video is how ridiculous it is in terms of claiming the sharks were attacking each other but […]

By |October 2nd, 2014|Blog|Comments Off on Polite Sharks say Please

In search of Southern Right Whales

It is peak whale season here in the Western Cape of South Africa and we decided to take a break from Friends for Sharks last weekend to travel along the coast in search of Southern Right whales.

 

Southern Right whales are semi-resident within False Bay where we live and at this time of year they are […]

By |September 30th, 2014|Blog|Comments Off on In search of Southern Right Whales

Good news is the best news

As it’s the weekend I thought I’d share a little round up of some (mostly) good shark and oceans news this week that has caught our attention.

Firstly, here in South Africa, the KwaZulu-Natal Sharks Board (KZNSB) is going to be testing an electronic shark repellent cable at a beach local to us called Glencairn. The […]

By |September 27th, 2014|Blog|Comments Off on Good news is the best news