Scuba diving with sharks inspires and motivates popular marine artist David Dunleavy

(DiverWire) David Dunleavy was only five years old when he and his older brother snuck into the movies to watch the classic shark tale, “Jaws”. While the movie single-handedly scared [...]

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Scuba diving with sharks inspires and motivates popular marine artist David Dunleavy

The Bahamas announces ban on commercial shark fishing

(DiverWire) – Sharks in the Bahamas can breathe more easily after the nation’s government announced today that all commercial shark fishing in the approximately 630,000 square kilometers (243,244 square miles) [...]

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Honduras Announces Creation of Permanent Shark Sanctuary

(DiverWire) – Honduran President Porfirio Lobo Sosa announced a permanent shark sanctuary in Honduran waters today, building on the country’s 2010 shark-fishing moratorium. The designation encompasses all 240,000 square kilometers [...]

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Divers asked to contact California legislators to save shark population

(DiverWire) – The shark population needs help. According to a release from SharkSavers, a major effort continues in California to lobby legislators to protect sharks. California Assembly Bill AB 376, [...]

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Oceanicallstars use photo and video to spread environmental messages

The goal of Oceanicallstars is to produce images that sends a conservation message. They say,” a picture is worth a thousand words,” and we hope our images speak loudly to [...]

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