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• The CITES disaster as seen from a different angle.

  Mike Da Shark, aka Mike Neumann, is a man who has an incisive and independent mind. He will open his mouth or sharpen his pen only when he has something solid to say; and when he does, it's like - WHAMMMMMMM.
  
  Take your time and read this. It' [...]
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• Jifa and "Machin": Not such an odd couple.

  When my friend Jifa lost his two huskies, "Gold Rush" and "Ghost", to old age (16 and 17) within less than a year, he was absolutely devastated. Jifa was not just the pack leader for them; over their long lives they also became the center of his life.
  
  Losing [...]
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• CITES Disaster

  Our friend Jupp Baron Kerckerinck zur Borg, President of the Princeton-based Shark Research Institute, just came back from Doha / Qatar.
  
  
  This is his disturbing report:
  
  
  A journey into Extinction.
  
  
  At the 15th Conference of the Parties of CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered [...]
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• Freediving with Tiger Sharks in Aliwal Shoal

  Mark Addison swimming with one of his large striped friends.
  Photo: Sijmon de Waal (27/03/2010)
  To freedivers like Mark Addison of Blue Wilderness closely interacting with tigers sharks is not controversial.
  
  Mark has been the tiger shark diving pioneer of South Africa. His knowledge [...]
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• Update on Atlantis Resort and Shark videos

  Atlantis Resort has written back - just an official statement - lot's of words and not sure if there will be any actions - it definitely did not address my concerns:
  
  
  "Dear Felix,
  
  Thank you for your concern, I wanted to forward to you Atlantis' statement on'" [...]
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• Atlantis Resort, drunks, and shark molesting

  It has been a while since we have seen stupid people "interact" with sharks.  I just read a post and saw the videos over at Shark Diver.  The videos pretty much speak for themselves - two drunk idiots (stereotypical college buffoons) getting into a pool with nurse sharks...which really [...]
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• Urgent - Hawaii Shark Fin Bill Needs a Push

  
  
  As per Shark Diver:
  
  
  If you have some time in your busyschedule over the next two days please add your voice to excellent efforts in Hawaii to help conserve sharks with a new bill SB2169:
  
  Hello everyone,
  
  For some reason the Representative [...]
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• Out of South Africa.

  So far so good.
  
  Diving has not been that great - so far.
  
  On the other hand meeting old friends, and having made some memorable new acquaintances, has been so good for the soul:
  
  First and foremost "Jifa", also known as Jean-Francois Avenier, who invited me [...]
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• Amanda Cotton and Shark Diver Magazine

  Shark Diver Magazine upcoming cover - photo by Amanda Cotton
  As per "A Cotton Photo" I became aware of Amanda Cotton's photo of two Tiger Sharks will be on the next Shark Diver Magazine as this issues will be distributed at this year's CITIES meeting in Qatar [...]
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• Amanda Cotton on Shark Diver Magazine

  Shark Diver Magazine upcoming cover - photo by Amanda Cotton
  As per "A Cotton Photo" I became aware of Amanda Cotton's photo of two Tiger Sharks will be on the next Shark Diver Magazine as this issues will be distributed at this years CITIES meeting in [...]
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