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• To touch or not to touch sharks - that is the question...

  
  ... that flares up every so often.
  My good pal Mike Neumann abhors these discussions, however, he posted two most eloquent and well balanced blogs on the subject which are worth to be read by those who dive with sharks. I won't participate in these' [...]
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• Alibaba - here is the good news.

  I forwarded my last blog on Alibaba to Jack Ma, CEO, who immediately passed it on to John Spelich, Alibaba's VP in charge of their international corporate affairs.
  Here is John's response:
  Thanks for the note to Jack, which was forwarded to me.
  Please help us get the [...]
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• Alibaba does it again.

  
  Manta Ray (Galapagos, 2001)Photo: Wolfgang LeanderClick on image
  This time it's not shark fins but goods made of manta ray leather.
  Not long ago, Alibaba's top execs reiterated their commitment to not allow traders of products from endangered animals to use their platform.
  Mere lip [...]
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• Good Research...

  The latest in shark news always seems to come from Shark Diver.  Recently they posted a video about research conducted by the University of Miami in reference to shark diving and changing shark behavior.  Seems like the impact is not as high as people have suggested in past.
  
  
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• Kony 2012

  I just finished watching a video about a campaign to stop Joseph Kony...about the time the short documentary ended I got a tweet from a friend that said: "I wish people were as big of advocates to stop shark finning  as much as Kony."
  So while this blog usually focuses [...]
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