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Adam ROBERTSON said:

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Support Palau with tourism
After reading what Palau has done for sharks and rays, I changed my travel plans and am now going to Palau. All divers and anyone wishing to support this endeavour should do so, by visiting the country. As tourism is Palau’s biggest money earner, we have to show them that the sanctuary is economically viable.
 
August 02, 2011
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Isabel Ortiz-Marquez said:

I agree with Michael!!!
Shark week should totally show Sharkwater. So many people have the wrong idea about sharks and dont even know that they are endangered. Michael, if you made a petition, could you send me a link?
 
July 29, 2011
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Captain Julio Borras said:

Owner
I would like to introduce my company and efforts to preserve sharks.

The “I Save Sharks” & “Shark’s Life” initiative was developed to involve ocean lovers in saving the shark species. There is a lot we can do. A Shark’s Life is in your hands; every purchase equals a donation to a shark
conservation none-profit.

Please visit www.SharksLife.com for details.

Your feedback and opinions are welcome.

I thank you in advanced for your visit.
 
July 13, 2011
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WWW.DivingVietNam.com said:

Sharks in Viet Nam
Aloha to Shark Savers We Need to protect Our Oceans and Sharks are a Very important part of the Ocean Eco System. Here in Nha Trang we are Very Lucky to see Sharks while Diving and the VERY few that we see are small reef sharks but with the eating of Sharks in Asia thier numbers are very Low please Refuse to eat Shark Fin Soup when visisting Asia. Please come and Go Scuba Diving to become One with Our Water Planet..
Aloha Mark Scott www.DivingVietNam.com
 
July 06, 2011
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Ruth said:

Sharks are NOT monsters....but many people still think so - publicly
I found this article about facing your biggest fears. At first I was impressed, then I got to this section in the interview:

Quote: "Anything you tried that you wouldn't do again?"
"I might not shark cage dive again! I tried to have experiences I could grow from, so I didn't eat spiders or do 'Fear Factor-y' things. When I went shark diving, I realized, wait a second, we're supposed to be afraid of sharks. They are monsters. There is no upside to not being afraid of sharks!"
This is exactly the kind of attitude that gets sharks killed. Instead of recognizing the beauty and majesty of these amazing animals, and respecting them instead of fearing them, she considers this experience "appropriately scary because sharks are monsters". I would have accepted her feeling scared, but not the monster comment. She obviously was not really ready to expand her horizons, even though she claims she was.
The author is planning to move to the Caribbean. God forbid she sees another shark....


The entire interview is at:
http://www.mydaily.com/2011/06/02/my-year-with-eleanor-author-empowered-by-first-lady/
 
June 02, 2011
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J.R. LeMar said:

Some Anti-Shark Fin New
I just caught this article on Deadspin.com about Yao Ming and his efforts against Shark Fin soup.

http://deadspin.com/#!5796708/...k-fin-soup

It links to another article from the NY Times.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04....html?_r=1
 
April 30, 2011
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Sea Save Inc. said:

V.P.
Love what you are doing. Keeping them out of Pet Stores is also a big, big problem. Nurse sharks are important, They're blood is studied to help cure such things as Cancer, Eboli, and anthax. They give thier lives to help us, the least we can do is protect them too.
 
April 18, 2011
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Fredy Marroquin-Rodriguez said:

Mr.
Sharks are a superior species in the physical sense. We should do our best to protect them. Let's learn everything about sharks, surely we haven't even began to scratch the surface. Great website!!!
 
January 17, 2011
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Edd Stockdale said:

BBC shark report
Having just seen a report on the attacks in the Red Sea on the BBC I am very disappointed in what is supposed to be one of the best news services on the plant in their reporting style.
While the article (a video based online one) does use phrases such as uncommon the overall wording and presentation of the report is not in any way favorable to image of Sharks as aggressive predators.
I write this, along with many letters, to urge people to speak out against negative reporting to the public in shark related incidences and the presence of sharks in the media only in a negative train of thought. Make a stand against whatever media in your region makes these 'SHARK ATTACK' stories as these are as negative to saving elasmobranchs as anything else.

lets keep trying to educate

Edd
 
December 02, 2010
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laneesha karunagaran said:

UNLIKELY OR LIKELY
I was shock that sharks are in danger.... but there is no use talking about it as that 75 milion sharks won't come back no matter what we say.so let's do something to protect this creatures before its too late. Isuggest we set a quota for shark fishing as this will set a boundary and indirectly increase the number of sharks.Besides,if we stop eating shark fin soupp then this whole problem wil be gone forever and for good....I hope you would read my comment and try to realize my idea as this will bring a huge diiference to us and sharks around the world.
 
September 18, 2010
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Shark Savers said:

Response to Kelly regarding Shark fin soup
Below, Kelly wrote regarding her freedom to eat shark fin soup. We have provided a response to this comment in our blog: https://mckenziewestmore.com/en/...ot-to.html
 
August 19, 2010
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Hannah Gandara said:

Sharks
I think sharks are a beautiful thing. At this moment I'm watching Shark Week. I'm only 13 but I know for a fact my future career is going to involve sharks. I am very dissaponted on how sharks are taken care of these days. It's a dissapontment. Even made me cry. At school my nick-name is Shark. It's because I have already done so much to try to save these animals. But just my little help is not going to save all of them. So I'm asking for everyones help! No one needs to be afraid of these beautiful creatures. They may kill, but I have studied enough to know the truth. Please help, and don't hate these extincting animals. We need them, once they go so many mom beautiful animals will. Anyone reading this I truly hope you feel the same way. Questions or comments contact me at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it '> This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
thanks, it means the world to me once I see one shark saved.
 
August 03, 2010
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Lizzie Sautter said:

Very Happy
I am extremely passionate about sharks, and when I'm old enough and have enough degrees under my belt, I will do all I can to help these amazingly beautiful and powerful creatures. I'm extremely thankful to Jillian for writing the blog on my Make-A-Wish trip (which was probably the greatest week of my entire life). Reading it made me very happy, and reminded me again of why I want to be a shark scientist! Thank you very much.
On a side note... SHARKS ARE AWESOME! YEEEAAAH!!!

Lots of Love,
Lizzie
 
June 16, 2010
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Michael Christie said:

Shark Week
With Shark Week on it's way. Why don't we start a petition to have Discovery Channel air Rob Stewart's SharkWater.Last years public announcement by Senator Kerry never aired. Let's take matters in our own hands!We can can get to more people in one week this way.I suggested this idea last year and was told good luck by someone in shark savers.Yes it's a big task! What do we have to lose but more sharks.
 
June 04, 2010
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Rex said:

Here is a HK TV food show,it horrible to present how to cook shark fin,who can help.
http://mytv.tvb.com/foodandtra...921#page-1
 
March 12, 2010
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c-puff Merrill Michigan said:

Sharks are going extict......
Sharks are going extinct because we are hunting them down! Just because they kill 6 people a year does NOT mean we can continue to hunt down OVER 75 million of the amazing animals a year!!! Even an 11 year old like me can understand that!
 
January 19, 2010
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miriam said:

save the sharks
this is a good web i like sharks we should save them and care for them
 
January 15, 2010
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Kathryn Dowsett said:

Great Site!!!
Keep up the great work, and keep the sharks alive for all of us divers to observe and enjoy!!!

Kathy for www.kirkscubgear.com
 
December 29, 2009
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Sharon said:

Film about 1916 great white shark attack in NJ
Have you seen this movie? It's based on the 1916 Great White shark attacks in NJ but it takes place in NY in the film. It's called Shore Thing.

http://www.amazon.com/Shore-Thing/dp/B002J5MWTG/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&s;=digital-video&qid;=1257331594&sr;=8-5
 
November 05, 2009
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Lydia Chung said:

PLEASE SIGN MY PETITION!
I've started a petition to show restaurants in Vancouver, BC that ppl do not want shark fin on the menu! Any support will be welcome! I want to show the restaurants when I go speak to them (and the BC Chamber of Commerce and BC Restaurant and Foodservices Association when I contact them at the end of next wk) that people care and want finning to stop!

Please help me by signing!!
Thank you so very much~~~!!!!!


http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/Stop-SharkFin-Consumption-Vancouver
 
October 25, 2009
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Fredy Marroquin-Rodriguez said:

We have a responsibility
We have an interest in caring for every species in our planet for the same reason we have an interest in caring for our body, without a healthy body we can not survive.
 
October 03, 2009
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Craig77 said:

Reasons Sharks are Better than Cats
http://www.thesharkguys.com/20...than-cats/

Here's a fun rundown of cats versus sharks
 
September 23, 2009
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Katrien Vandevelde said:

Please add this petition to your website (a plea from Belgium)
Hi,
Please add the "European Shark Week" petition by the shark allicance on your website? Spain is worldleader supplier of shark finns for the trade in Hong Kong. These 4 country's: the UK, Portugal, France and Spain together, are resposible for 65% of the yearly number of sharkcatches. Please do it quickly, the sharkweek starts October 10
 
September 05, 2009
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michael christie said:

Day 1 of shark week
Boring! uninformative,senatioalize,using updated great white footage didn't help.I hope the rest of the programs shead some lite in the important role sharks play in our ecosystem.
P.S. Why would anyone whant to help save sharks after showing this terriable 2hour video.I really starting to get pissed off!!!

Shark diver

Michael christie
 
August 03, 2009
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Anthony betancourt said:

shark conservation
i have never dived with sharks, but I believe that it is very important to take care of them, since they are one of the important species but of the nutritional chain.I dive with whale shark and we have certain rules that we respected for the conservation of the species
my web site is www.holbox-whaleshark-tours.com and I offer Tours of I swim with the whale shark

my phone is 0052 9848752355 from USA
 
July 19, 2009
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Shark Savers said:

Responding to: Japanese influence
Thanks for your note. We are aware that a large number of visitors to Palau come from Japan and are in the process of translating the petition and fielding it in Japan.
 
July 06, 2009
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Roger X Cohn said:

Japaneese influence
The main tourists in Palau have and continue to come from Japan. Just as the main workers come from Philippines. To understand this proposed legislation you have to understand the sociology of Palau. Japaneese treasure the shark's fin. They have a lot of influence in Palau. Getting a few Japaneese signatures on the petitions would go a long way.Thank you
 
July 06, 2009
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Alanna Beltran said:

student
this is what i have to say about all you poeple who want to save shark your hearts are in the right place!!!!!!!!!!!!! but you poeple who fish you should really rethink before you fish like never fish with a net aways fish with a rod!!!save the SHARKS life depends on it!!!! but really think before you fish i know i am only 12 years old but my voice makes a diffrents and yours dose to so save the sharks and if you get a shark throw it back in the ocean please and we all thank you!!!!!!!
 
June 25, 2009
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wendy beltran said:

realtor
i do not like sharks but my 10 yr old son LOVE sharks he hopes that stupid fishermen stop fishing 4 them he LOVES bluesharks so much he has a imagemary friend that is a blueshark named jason my son name is ricky he wants 2 b a marinebioligist please spread the word to fish once or twice a year andDO NOT USE A NET USE A rod
 
June 25, 2009
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Abby said:

SAVE THoSE SHARKS!!!
SAVE THOSE SHARKS!!! I loved the Shark Water movie, nice one Rob! I'm hopeful to see more movies like this.
 
May 18, 2009
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Anais Vermonden said:

Check it out, ALASKA SHARK FISHING!!!!!!!!!
www.alaskanfishing.com/ 08-shark-ani/a1.jpg
It's horrible he is promoting more shark fishing in alaska!!! could we start a petition to make him stop!!!
 
February 26, 2009
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james mero said:

asians are discusting
well in my opinion i feel that the asian community is nasty they feel that shark fin soup brings prosperity. thats nuts. they are so stupid to think this. i saw sharkwater and i cryied cause i had no idea. the world is coming to and over the allmighty green back nasty. sharks are a majour part of our ecosystem and if they are gone the world ends.
asians are discusting anyways look at their air, they are supposed to be advanced. well they are to the point of killing them selves off because of polution so they feel shark fin will help them well its killing them no surprise.
anyways i feel very strongly about the earth and all its beauty and it makes me sick of how humanity takes advantage of mother

people are sick
 
February 06, 2009
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Julie L Andersen said:

Wow
So I was searching the internet for my name, and low and behold, I came across this wonderful lady with my same name!! And it looks as if she and I have the same qualities and aspirations. Take a look at this:

http://www.julieandersen.com/island_caretaker.html



 
February 06, 2009 | url
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Shital said:

shark fins in china town
so i was walking around china town in nyc. and i walked into a tea shop filled with jars of tea. turned around and saw two big jars of shark fins behind the counter. i walked right out in complete horror. i already know its a terrible corrupt industry but for it to be so out in the open even though its illegal. i walked by another store that also had a bunch of jars of them. mustve been almost a hundred fins. so now im wondering if there is anyplace that i can report this cause i tried looking but i dunno who would handle it. if chinatown can get raided for bootleg handbags they should get raided for this.
 
September 22, 2008
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CampinginDanubeDelta said:

Danube Delta - Camping!
I think we all should think about saving the nature most wonderful creation!
 
July 21, 2008 | url
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Robin Bronner said:

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I'm wondering if anyone knows who I might send a letter to regarding the recent episode of "Survivor: Fans vs. Favorites" in which the "survivors" killed and ate a reef shark. They were shown devouring shark meat and exclaiming how tasty it was. I can't imagine what kind of damage this has done to the Shark Savers cause as millions of people watched this episode. I think it was terribly irresponsible for CBS to allow this activity on the show at all, but even worse to allow it to air.

Thoughts?
 
March 12, 2008
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Elizabeth Keith said:

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I have done several shark dives with Jim Abernathy and feel interactions with sharks and other cetaceans are rewarding. I would be hard pressed to think of a more effective way to motivate people to protect them.
 
March 05, 2008
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Alice R. H. said:

We the Sharks...
In the constitution it says that all men and women are created equal. Than I don't see why all CREATURES can't be created equal. We are all the same no matter what. So what if some creatures on our earth have fins and some have tails, so what if some live in water and some live on land? We are all equal! So I encourage all of you to stand up for what you believe in because to a lot of famous people to Martin Luther King Jr. to Rosa Parks we will be right there behind you!




Thank You!
 
January 24, 2008
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I.L. Toronto, Ontario said:

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The film, Sharkwater, has had a profound impact on me. Before watching the film, I had no particular interests in sharks, positive or negative. I think Sharkwater is probably one of the most beautiful films that I have seen, except for the senseless killings of these magnificent creatures. The scene where a giant shark, generally thought to be predatory and merciless towards people, allows Mr. Rob Stewart to hold and hug her on the ocean floor fascinates and amazes me. In extreme contrast, the image of us humans slashing their fins and throwing their bodies back into the ocean where they sink, alive and helpless, to the bottom of the sea to die is also forever ingrained in my mind. I feel absolutely abhorred and sick to my stomach.

As a Chinese myself (although I have called Canada home for over 20 years), I know too well that Asians do consume a lot of shark fin soup and many of us are ignorant of these inhumane killings. Eating it would be no different from eating any kind of seafood or even meat for that matter. We would not know to think twice about it. Even though I rarely consumed the soup myself, I cannot help but feel my share of guilt and shame. I have made a personal commitment never to eat shark fin soup again. This film needs to be shown in Asia, particularly in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Japan to educate people in order to curb their demand for shark fins. This film was truly an eye-opener for me and I hope it will have the same effect on many more people, especially those who contribute directly or indirectly to these killings.

Ever since watching Sharkwater, I had wanted to make a small contribution on my part to help save the sharks. I had researched on different organizations and although there were many reputable ones that I had come across, I needed an organization, preferably close to home in North America, which shares the same goal as mine to stop finning and illegal slaughtering of sharks. Your organization seems to fit the bill. Therefore, I am sending you a small token of my support to help with our common cause. I am also attaching a little poem that I had written to share my sentiments.

Saving sharks will no doubt be a long and hard struggle. I wish your new organization success in your worthy endeavors.
 
December 17, 2007
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I.L., Toronto, Ontario said:

Sharks (a poem)
“Once you have cut down the last tree, poisoned the last river and killed the last fish you will realize that you cannot eat your money.”
Old American Indian saying

Surviving 400 million years long
A magnificent creature, mighty and strong
Monstrous mammoth with a bite
A wrong we now must right

Gracing a boundless ocean intense
Possessing the proverbial sixth sense
Policing the waters for our sake
Her existence for granted we take

Seeds of life for us she sows
Playing the part of friend, not foe
But how dare we ungrateful souls repay
In a most horrendous, unspeakable way

Becoming predators we resolve to kill
For greed her blood we spill
Rendered paralyzed without breath
She suffers a slow and horrible death

Profiting on ignorant and boastful deeds
Senseless killings from voracious greed
Soon to befall a domino effect
Our very survival we will ultimately affect

(November 15, 2007
 
December 17, 2007
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Freeman Tang said:

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Great website to an even greater cause.

About your petition urging Alibaba.com to stop selling shark products, I personally believe it will have limited effect. The root cause is there's huge demand for shark fins because Asians (especially Chinese) had been placing (insensible) value on the stuff for thousands of years. (shark fins used to be served to ancient emperors only)

The bigger problem is that the Chinese general public DOES NOT know about the shark finning and WHY it's harmful to the marine system. I believe, it's much more worthwhile to raise public awareness (in Asia) about the cause, rather than specially targeting an organization, because legally, Alibaba didn't do anything "wrong".

It's like, as long as there's drug addicts, there'll be people selling smack. We need to prove & educate Asians about shark finning.

I know being a Chinese, it's very difficult to change a culture of 1.3 billion strong. But I'm sure with relentless education and awareness targeting the youth, there is hope. If people don't know why killing sharks is bad, they won't change regardless of how many protests & boycotts there are. There's strong support to anti-shark finning practice in Western countries because Westerners don't eat the stuff! More must be done here, in Asia.

Thanks
 
November 29, 2007
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Tara said:

Thank you Shark Savers!
Great website! Keep up the important work.
 
October 31, 2007 | url
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