The staff and volunteers at Projects Abroad undertake valuable community-based conservation work and we have really enjoyed our time participating in this aspect of the Fiji project. It has been such a pleasure to enjoy the company of the volunteers, staff and local Fijians – who are very warm and welcoming.
We visited a local school […]
Fiji is well known for its shark diving tourism and boasts a considerable number of species of these amazing creatures. Visitors from around the world travel for thousands of miles to experience the incredible spectacle of sharks swarming around them. Bull sharks are a highlight with Tawney Nurse sharks, White and Black Tip Reefs, Grey […]
We were recently interviewed by PADI Pros Oceania about our work and current World Tour for Sharks. Read on to discover what we believe are the top misconceptions of sharks, the aspects of our tour that have surprised us and the most important question…
10. Would you do it again?
http://padiprosoceania.com/2015/09/29/helping-change-the-view-of-sharks/
We have been settling into life at Projects Abroad in Pacific Harbour, Fiji and enjoyed a workshop on the importance of mangroves.
Did you know that three quarters of all tropical fish species are born within mangroves?
Mangrove habitats are crucial for shelter and provide nurseries for various shark and fish species. The mangroves of Fiji are […]
We were recently interviewed by Stephanie Atkins of Upstart Magazine during our Q&A session at Melbourne’s SEALIFE aquarium. It was a pleasure to meet Stephanie and we hope you enjoy her article, which is part of a Shark Files series of articles. Stephanie’s perception of sharks was changed dramatically after she went cage diving with […]
Our Evening with Friends for Sharks event at SEA LIFE Aquarium in Melbourne was a highlight of our time in Australia. Before our talk we had a chance to explore the aquarium exhibits and spent plenty of time admiring the sharks and rays in the shark tank and tunnel. It is the best shark display […]
We have really enjoyed our two weeks in Melbourne, Australia and had two fantastic events; one with Melbourne’s SEA LIFE aquarium and one at Kunyung School in Mount Eliza. The school event was a particularly special one for us, as it had been organised by my niece Amelie Hodgson and she is a HUGE shark […]
Our second week in Auckland focused on our school events and we enjoyed spending time with the students of Somerville, Silverdale and Bailey Road schools. It is always a pleasure to share our knowledge of sharks with children and the students at each of those schools were welcoming, attentive and interactive. We also enjoyed our […]
It has been a busy week of events in Auckland and we’ve really enjoyed presenting at dive clubs, Auckland Zoo and at a home school event.
Our first lecture was for Global Dive and this was a great start to our time in Auckland. We then went on to present for Auckland Zoo’s Friends of the […]
Our 66th Friends for Sharks event was at Dive! Tutukaka. They very generously offered to give us a day diving at New Zealand’s premier diving destination, the Poor Knights. This small cluster of islands sits approximately 15 miles (24 km) North East of Tutukaka in New Zealand’s Northland. The team at Dive! is extremely friendly, […]
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