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Sharks are being wiped out on a global scale. Over one hundred million sharks are killed per year.

Of the 15 large shark species in the Mediterranean, 99% are nearly gone.
Great white sharks are headed to the brink of extinction.

Sharks have survived 400 million years of evolution. Man is wiping them out within decades.
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Oceana - Sharks play a vital role.
Wild Aid - Celebrity public service announcements.
Save our Seas "Rethink the shark".

Great clips for shark conservation

Save our Seas Podcast - Check out "Rethink the Shark" Advert !!!!
The Truth about Sharks – Dr. Samuel Gruber weighs in about the DISCOVERY CHANNEL'S "SHARK WEEK."

Hawaii

Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology Shark Research Group
Hawaii Sharks
Hawaii Shark Encounters – Shark encounter with cage on North Shore of Oahu.
Hawaii Wildlife Fund
Maui Ocean Center
French Frigate Shoals

Articles

Natural History Museum – Jaws: the natural history of sharks An informative article about sharks and shark finning.
Greenpeace – Shark finning mystery.
Marine/Maritime News and Articles Archive - Hundreds of news and articles about the ocean and ocean life.
BBC – Animals on the Edge - Sharks.
The Truth about Sharks – Dr. Samuel Gruber weighs in about the DISCOVERY CHANNEL'S "SHARK WEEK."
Florida Museum of Natural History – Shark Attacks in Perspective by George Burghess.
BBC News – Emissions cuts "vital" for oceans.
IOL – South African News Site - Drugs from the sea may help medical experts.
World Wildlife Fund – Make safety for people and sharks the net result. Preventing shark attacks without killing thousands of sharks, dolphins, turtles and other marine life forms.
Swimming with Sharks - by Sean Van Sommeran.
The Great white’s Ways
Sharks at Risk - By Wild Aid's Executive Director, Peter Knights.
Cancer research at Mote Laboratory
Greenpeace - Shark fact sheet .

Video Clips / Documentaries on the

National Geographic Wild Chronicles Documentary about Sharks
Save our Seas Podcast – great clips for shark conservation Check out "Rethink the Shark" Advert !!!!
Wild Aid – Shark conservation public announcements.
Check out Celebrity Messages
Protect Galapagos Islands
Project Aware - Attacking the shark myth.
The Ocean Channel – over 300 films about the ocean.
Jonathan Bird’s TV Adventures for Kids – Blue World TV.
Great list of shark movies available

Shark conservation and research

Mote Marine Laboratory
Shark Alliance - Coalition of non-governmental organizations dedicated to the conservation of sharks.

An AMAZING source for shark information.

Florida Museum of Natural History - Ichtyology - Sharks.
Pelagic Shark Research Fondation - Ichtyology - Sharks.
Shark Project -European shark conservation group.
SharkDiverMag.com - a whole magazine about shark diving!
ABC 4 Explore - Great white conservation and an awesome shark song! Check this out!
Shark Research Institute
Elasmo-Research - Biology of Sharks and Rays
List of living sharks
Shark Biology topics
NSU Oceanographic Center - Long distance courses –Shark and Rays.
white Shark Trust - Research and Conservation of Great white Sharks.
Monterey Bay Aquarium - white Shark Research Project.
Shark Research Committee - US Pacific Coast Shark Research and info.
Alaska Shark Assessment Program
American Elasmobranch Society - Dedicated to the scientific study of sharks, rays, and skates.
Bimini Biological Field Station - The Sharklab is dedicated to the research and conservation of sharks, and the ecosystems in which they are a part of.
The International Shark Attack File - The ISAF is a compilation of all known shark attacks that is administered by the American Elasmobranch Society and the Florida Museum of Natural History.
The National Shark Research Consortium - The NSRC projects involve NMFS-related research activities required for assessing the status of shark stocks, managing U.S. shark fisheries, and helping the U.S. take the leading role in worldwide conservation and management of shark populations.
The Pacific Shark Research Center
ReefQuest - One of the most comprehensive shark sites on the internet.
Shark Research Institute - Promotes conservation and awareness and conducts expedition based research on various shark species.
Canadian Shark Research Laboratory
GEERG - Greenland Shark and Elasmobranch Education and Research Group-In-depth information and exclusive footage of the Greenland shark as well as other species inhabiting Canadian waters.
Manta Ray & Whale Shark Research Centre - The Manta Ray & Whale Shark Research Centre conducts & facilitates research, conservation and education on the marine life of Mozambique.
Australian Non-profit organization for shark conservation - Ecocean.org .
Shark Research Australia
Shark Foundation ( Switzerland)
European Elasmobranch Association - ( Switzerland)
Deutsche Elasmobranchier-Gesellschaft e.V. (D.E.G.) - (Germany).
Gesellschaft zum Schutz der Meeressäugetiere (GSM) - GSM (Society for the Conservation of Marine Mammals .
Shark Project (Germany) - GSM (Society for the Conservation of Marine Mammals.
SharkCHANCE Sharkchance e.V. is a German shark conservation organisation, mainly active in Germany and Switzerland.

UK

Shark Trust - UK based organization dedicated to promoting the study, management and conservation of Sharks.
Bite Back – UK Shark and Marine Conservation.
MedSharks MedSharks conducts research on sharks in the Mediterranean Sea.
APECS (L’Association Pour l’Etude et la Conservation des Sélaciens) - French representative of the European Elasmobranch Association.

Spain

CRAM - (The Foundation for the Conservation and Rescue of Marine Animals) - French representative of the European Elasmobranch Association.
Friends of the Earth Europe - Friends of the Earth Europe campaigns for sustainable and just societies and for the protection of the environment, unites more than 30 national organisations with thousands of local groups and is part of the world's largest grassroots environmental network, Friends of the Earth International.

ELASMOBRANCH IDENTIFICATION

Elasmo.com - The life and times of extinct and some extant Elasmobranch species
Egg capsules of sharks, skates, and chimaera. Good descriptions and pictures to aid in the identification of egg cases.

SHARK ATTACK RESOURCES

Avoiding Shark Attack - A concise information page from the National Parks Conservation Association.
ISAF - The International Shark Attack File headed by George Burgess. Contains archival information on all reported attacks and useful insights into how to avoid attack.

OCEAN / WILDLIFE CONSERVATION, RESEARCH, EDUCATION

Wild Aid – ending illegal wildlife trade.
Save our Seas Foundation – Awareness, protection, preservation and conservation of the global marine environment.
World Wildlife Fund
The Manta Network – Save the Mantas
IUCN - World Conservation Union Redlist of threatened species.
CITES - (the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species) An international agreement between governments for international trade in specimens of wild animals and plants.
PEW Charitable Trust Environment Group
Cousteau Society
Ocean Realm Society
Save The Fish - National Coalition for Marine Conservation.
Ocean Conservancy
Sea Shepherd Conservation Society
National Geographic Society
Ocean.com - Ocean news and the Ocean Channel Network.
State of the Oceans - Annual conference held at the DEMA dive show.
Underwater Times - Daily Journal of Life in and around Water.
Environmental Defense Fund - List of Smart Seafood Choices.
Greenpeace - Defending our oceans.
OCEANA - Oceana campaigns to protect and restore the world’s oceans.
Humane Society International - Humane Society - Marine Species in Danger.
International Fund for Animal Welfare
NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
REEF - The Reef Environmental Education Foundation is a grass roots, non profit organization.
REEF - Jean-Michel Cousteau’s Ocean Futures Society.
Fishbase - A huge database containing the most comprehensive list of fish data on the web.
Deepwave - DEEPWAVE’s mission is to inspire people to preserve the oceans.
Pacific Environment - Pacific Environment protects the living environment of the Pacific Rim by promoting grassroots activism, strengthening communities and reforming international policies.

LIVING LEGENDS YOU SHOULD KNOW

Silvia Earle - Oceanographer, expedition leader, ambassador to the world's oceans; member of the women's hall of fame, diver's hall of fame.
Eugene Clark - A world-renowned ichthyologist and authority on sharks who is popularly known as the SHARK LADY.
And more - Check out the scuba hall of fame.

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