A while ago I blogged about our attempts to find out more about the occurrence of sharks in Fijian rivers. The results from the interviews with locals living along various Fijian rivers have now been published in Environmental Conservation. I will present parts of this paper including additional results from our shark fishing surveys in rivers on the southern coast of Viti Levu at the upcoming Sharks International conference in Cairns.
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12 April 2010
Fragile Paradise
Here is a sequence from the film “Fragile Paradise”, part of the BBC’s documentary series “South Pacific”. It features the Fiji Shark Dive in the Shark Reef Marine Reserve and you might spot some tagged bull sharks. Enjoy!
Comments (0)21 August 2009
Fiji Shark Conservation and Awareness Project
This is the official poster of the Fiji Shark Conservation and Awareness Project, Fiji’s very own contribution to the International Year of the Shark.
The International Year of the Shark was inspired by the finding that at the current rate, common shark species will be extinct in 10 to 15 years. In large regions, species that were once numerous have fallen to 1% of their original numbers. Studies of open ocean sharks estimate 80 to 90% of heavily fished species are gone. Yet these intelligent animals, also called the “Wolves of the Sea” are still fished intensively, and finned for “shark fin soup.” The oceans have evolved over hundreds of millions of years with sharks as apex predators, so their loss will destroy oceanic health.
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