Help establish a new shark sanctuary in Raja Ampat, Indonesia

Written by Shark Savers

Tuesday, 15 June 2010 17:09

Indonesia enjoys the most biodiverse ocean environments on the planet. Unfortunately, it is also the world's largest shark fishery, having all but emptied its waters of a valuable resource: its sharks.

Raja Ampat in Eastern Indonesia is perhaps the crown jewel of this biodiverse region, but its shark populations have been ravaged and its manta populations are now under siege.

Shark Savers is working with the Misool Eco Resort, Conservation International's Indonesia Marine Program, WildAid, and other NGOs and eco-tourism companies on a new initiative to convince the Raja Ampat government to prohibit all fishing of sharks, mantas, and mobulas.

Please sign our new petition and invite your friends to sign, urging the government to protect sharks and their cousins, mantas and mobulas, in Raja Ampat. This petition can demonstrate the intense international appeal of protecting sharks, especially among people like you who are the likely eco-tourists willing to travel to Raja Ampat, especially if the sharks return. Please let the government how you feel.

Read: Why sign the petition to protect sharks in Raja Ampat, Indonesia?

Sign: Petition to protect sharks in Raja Ampat

Credits for the photos in the montage, above: Mary O'Malley, Danielle Heinrichs, Rajak Tamher, Justin Ebert.
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Rob Agar said:

	Sharks are food On a recent trip to Bali, Indonesia, I saw baby blacktips swimming around in the live food tank of a fish barbecue restaurant. It was one of many popular beachside places at the tourist destination of Jimbaran. Perhaps an education/advertising program aimed at (Australian) tourists would help?
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September 02, 2010
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Ceci Madruga said:

	No more shark fin soup, no more killing sharks! Sharks are not food, they are a part of the ocean's ecology and much needed to keep the oceans healthy.
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June 18, 2010
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Gina Sanfilippo said:

	... I urge Raja Ampat to establish a shark sanctuary because sharks and rays are worth much more alive than dead. Not only are they invaluable to the ecosystem, divers and ecotourists (myself included) will pay more to visit a healthy ocean with sharks and rays.
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June 16, 2010
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