This is just awesome - click for detail!
What can I say but, Vinaka Christian!
No more Shark Sanctuary in the Marshall Islands?
I was wrong.
The Marshalls are not among the "best" - read the above (= click for detail).
Yes this is not good.
In brief, the Shark protection in the Marshall Islands is quietly being rolled back, and nobody appears to give a rat's ass.
Once again, it's all about the money: the huge earnings, the jobs and the according political clout of the fishing industry versus the money needed for
Not a Shark Cage?
Right - click for detail!
Read this.
Those are Western Australia's Rules for Shark interactions by Aquatic Eco Tours. “Aquatic eco-tourism” is defined as tourism relating to fish in their natural environment and includes the viewing or feeding of fish but does include the taking of fish.
And these are the rules pertaining to fishing.
And now watch, and read about this fucking fiasco
Science Week!
What an amazing group of researchers, conservationists and industry professionals!
From L2R, back row: Peni, Gauthier, Wase, Richard, Ian, Charlie and Re; front row Chris, Christian, Manoa and Adam - click for detail!
Remember?
Now we're at it.
We're finally analyzing our impact on the Whitetip Reefies - and with the original authors having graciously flown in to supervise but also
Philippe!
It's a wrap.
We've just hosted a small shoot.
It's for an educational travel series called Awesome Planet that focuses on earth science topics, is geared towards the 13-19 year old audience, and is hosted by Philippe Cousteau. The show is in production for the 5th season and averages around 700,000 viewers a week nationwide (with an additional 20,000 / month on Amazon Prime).
And
Chunky!
Gates nerds and BAD boyz in action - click for detail. Source.
This is a great capture.
Bravo Pete.
Last week, he was here teaching DaVinci Resolve to a gaggle of Gates and Red Digital shooters at the Gates STO Fiji 2018, and now this is his and Kylie's well-deserved holiday - which they obviously choose to spend diving on the Fiji Shark Dive in Fiji's first National Marine Park!
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