It is an unfortunate, but true reality, that within the past 10 years, we have had to say to our children "You see this picture above, we used to actually see them sometimes when  we went diving or snorkeling", "it was so special even just to see one of them!".

"What happened to them, where did they go?", they might ask in return.

Our answer...

"We happened...

We let it happen..

We did nothing,
when we could 
have!"

"We always thought
that there was someone else out there, that would solve the problem. We did not realize, that we, ourselves, could have made the biggest difference".

Time is running out for the survival of sharks!
We must act NOW!

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A team of Canadian and American ecologists, found that overfishing the largest predatory sharks, such as the bull, great white, dusky, and hammerhead sharks, along the Atlantic Coast of the United States has led to an explosion of their ray, skate, and small shark prey species.

Data from commercial fisheries show rapid declines in the great sharks of the northwest Atlantic since the mid-1980s. Now, research surveys from 1970-2005 along the eastern U.S. coast, the research team has found that their original study underestimated the extent of the declines: scalloped hammerhead and tiger sharks may have declined by more than 97 percent; bull, dusky, and smooth hammerhead sharks by more than 99 percent.

"Of particular concern is the scalloped hammerhead shark, an iconic coastal species, which will be listed on the 2008 IUCN Red List as globally 'endangered' due to overfishing and high demand for its valuable fins in the shark fin trade," added Baum, who is an NSERC Postdoctoral
Research shows declines were much greater: tiger, scalloped hammerhead, bull and dusky shark populations have all plummeted by more than 95 per cent.

On the 25th of March, at Langham Place Eco Resort & Spa Rawi Warin on Koh Lanta in the Krabi province of Thailand. Brendon Sing a PADI Course Director and Shark Specialty deviser and creator - held a first-of-a-kind seminar on shark awareness and protection.

Incorporating a brilliant slide show and video presentation, Brendon welcomed people from all walks of life: dive pros, dive shop owners, traveling tourists, divers and non-divers of all ages to enjoy an interesting, fun and educational couple of hours with the aim of bringing to attention the modern day plight that the world's ever dwindling population that sharks are facing, and more importantly, how anybody can help and to take action to combat this from continuing.

Almost 100 people attended the seminar and left with a new-found knowledge and views, which Brendon - in his years of experience working with and around sharks - imparted his guests.

SHARK AWARENESS PRESENTATION - A HUGE SUCCESS!

"It started in 2008, when we were clearly warned.."

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"Why are sharks being slaughtered?... for a well priced, tasteless soup!"

In the last fifteen years demand for shark fin soup has boomed in Asia. Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan are the main shark fin trading centres. Asian consumers are unaware of the cruelty and unsustainability of the shark fin trade. Increasingly on the high seas sharks are �finned� and the rest of their bodies, often still alive, are dumped at sea. Shark meat is often too low-value compared to the target species (e.g. tuna) so 95-99% of the shark is discarded to conserve hold space. Shark fin provides gelatinous bulk in shark fin soup, but it has no taste - the soup has to be flavored with chicken or other stock. While a fisherman in India will earn only $6 per pound of shark fin, a bowl of soup can cost $100 in a Hong Kong restaurant.

When you participate in our programs, you will be helping to save the world's sharks!

For more information and to take action and help save the worlds' sharks, please visit the Project Aware website:
www.projectaware.org
or click on the logo above.

ATTENTION DIVERS! The Global Assessment is a website that collects shark sightings and non-sightings from divers. This research and information will aid scientists on shark populations in your diving area that may prove valuable for the survival of many shark species worldwide as well as their decreasing numbers. Please help by editing your shark sightings and non-sightings. Click on the logo above!