SDM BLOG - Notes from the Road... January 05, 2009 I love writing the words 2009. It just sounds so good, it has a good feel to it. Maybe its the fact that a full year of shark diving is ahead of us? Don't know, just like it. Today is my first full day back in the office and it is time to get serious about all my upcoming plans for the year. As I promised in my new year resolution - I am going to publish SDM on a more timely schedule... Read More...
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LATEST SHARK NEWS 2009 THE INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF THE SHARK The shark Group announces the International Year of the Shark… Led by Alex 'SharkMan' Buttigieg, and Ila Frances Porter. The IYOTS was inspired by the finding that at the current rate, common shark species will be extinct in 10 to 15 years. In large regions, species that were once numerous have fallen to 1% of their original numbers. Studies of open ocean sharks estimate 80 to 90% of heavily fished species are gone. Yet these intelligent animals, also called the “Wolves of the Sea” are still fished intensively, and finned for “shark fin soup.” The oceans have evolved over hundreds of millions of years with sharks as apex predators, so their loss will destroy oceanic health. Read More...
