Ocean News

This weekend Shark Truth launched a contest to reward Chinese couples who pledge to Stop the Soup at their wedding banquet. Shark Truth’s mission is to "Stop the Soup. One bowl at time." and they are specifically targeting couples-to-be. "We want to address the issue at the roots – with…

This weekend Save Our Seas took part in the London International Dive Show. The event attracted speakers, exhibitors and divers from all over the world and provided a great platform for us to promote ocean conservation to divers. Dr. Andrea ‘Queen of Mantas’ Marshall gave talks about her Manta Ray…

Proposals to limit trading of sharks rejected at global conference On the last day at the Convention for the International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) in Doha, Qatar, delegates voted narrowly to reverse a previous Committee decision to monitor and regulate trade in the porbeagle shark and confirmed rejections of…

On the last day of Shark Week we were honoured to have the President of the Republic of Palau, His Excellency Mr Johnson Toribiong attend the Gala evening. In his speech he demonstrated his ongoing commitment to protecting the marine environment of Palau and voiced his appreciation for the diverse…

In June 2010 Cairns, Australia will host the first dedicated global shark science conference in over 20 years. This meeting is aimed at gathering the world’s leading shark experts to discuss the most up to date scientific discoveries in shark and ray research. Given the growing global concern for populations…

The fact that Rainer has managed to demonstrate that these marine reptilians play a pivotal role in maintaining coral reef biodiversity makes their fragile status of Critically Endangered all the more alarming. Under serious threat of extinction, the removal of these wardens from the reef could have even more dramatic…

Palau Shark Week was officially opened this weekend by Palau’s Minister of State, Sandra Pierantozzi, who showed that the Palauan Governement places a high value on conserving its precious marine environment and in particular its sharks. SOSF project leader Tova Bornovski introduced Francis Toribiong, a Micronesian Shark Foundation board member,…

I arrived in Palau earlier today and my first thought was the realisation that apart from water there is nothing else around me. It’s a bit of scary thought. Yet as I’ve been discovering more about the island and its truly exotic culture this feeling of isolation is quickly replaced by…

Save Our Seas Foundation Chief Scientist, Dr Rupert Ormond will be attending the CITES 15th Conference of the Parties (CoP15) that will consider 4 proposals to protect 8 shark species. The conference takes place from 13 – 25 March 2010 in Doha, Qatar. Four proposals to list shark species under…

Two young boys from Dubai have used their special day for a special purpose. After reading Cheryl-Samantha Owen’s articles in 7Days, ‘This Year Think Blue’ and ‘Losing Nemo’, the youngsters were inspired to hold a ‘Marine Life’ themed joint birthday party with a twist. Breaking tradition and making a powerful…

On 15 February Alison Kock, Project Leader of the Save Our Seas funded White Shark Research Programme in Cape Town, gave a presentation to a sold out audience of over 300 people in Sarasota, USA. Mote has been a leader in marine research since it was founded in 1955 by…

As part of the Wavescapes Surf Art Exhibition held in December 2009, a local surfer shaped a life-size surfboard entirely from ice. Conn Bertish created the ice board as a visual poem underlining the global warming crisis in a powerful way. “As surfers we are literally on the frontline of…

Welcome to the new IMPACT online exhibition, a project exploring the internet as a venue for insightful photographic work. In an effort to remind viewers of the important role photographers play around the world, we invited an array of imagemakers to share galleries on their blogs (like this one) that…

Lots of things have happened in Fiji since my last blog entry in September last year and I apologise  for not keeping you updated. I was busy finishing a manuscript reporting the results from interviewing the locals living along the rivers.  In the meanwhile, the paper has been accepted for…

Well folks, what do toasters have to do with gardening? And what do toasters have to do with sharks? And where can you get a shark microphone? If you are wondering about any of these questions, I suggest you watch this short, shark-related piece. When I was visiting the Sanibel…