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• Biofuel - from Sharks?

  Posted on Sunday November 29th, 2009 at 18:15 in wtf, disgraceful, greenland sharks, demonizing animals, this is not eco - this is stupid

  Well well.Some rocket scientists in Greenland are proposing to convert Greenland Sharks into biofuel.Apparently they are caught by the thousands when fishing for Greenland Halibut and discarded since their meat is toxic. Ragnhildur Gunnarsdóttir an...

• Pro-Shark Media

  Posted on Sunday November 29th, 2009 at 18:06 in endangered species, shark conservation, shark research, changing perceptions, pro-shark media

  I did like this article.Not only because of the interview with my dear friend Gary who along with the Swiss Shark Foundation he represents, has been a mentor and staunch supporter of what we do here in Fiji.I like it because it's a perfect example of...

• Marine Extinction - one

  Posted on Saturday November 28th, 2009 at 17:42 in extinction, marine conservation, getting the facts right

  Talking about getting the facts right.When writing that post, I was reminded of a recent lunch with a fellow Shark conservationist.We were comparing the image of terrestrial vs aquatic apex predators and he looked at me and said that contrary to the...

• Marine Extinction - two

  Posted on Saturday November 28th, 2009 at 17:42 in baby boomers, diving industry, dema 2009, old farts diving, the future of liveaboard diving

  I'm talking about us!Us, the baby boomers - me, I learn, being a Joneser.One of the most interesting topics of discussion at this year's DEMA was how population dynamics are affecting our industry.It is very much us the boomers who have pioneered SCU...

• Well done Maggie!

  Posted on Friday November 27th, 2009 at 18:49 in awareness, shark conservation, pro-shark media, wansolwara, maggie boyle

  Wansolwara anybody?It took me a while to figure out that this is a combined word, in PNG Pidgin, for One Salt Water, meaning the Ocean that connects and unites the Pasifika. It's the training publication of the Journalism Degree and Diploma Programme...

• Too Many!

  Posted on Friday November 27th, 2009 at 13:00 in endangered species, too many, shark conservation, scientific nonsense, effective conservation, habitat protection vs species protection, getting the facts right

  I did like Patric's Sunday Sermon.It's in the comments section of this post, after which he has posted this one.Both deal with the numbers circulated by some Shark activists and warn that if we argue with faulty data, we lose credibility and ultimate...

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