AfriOceans assists international ban of shark fins. See our letter in support of lobbying efforts sent to California Senate. "If they (California) had dropped their bill, Toronto's would have been dead. Thanks for your support" said Robert Hii.
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Rethink the Fish Hoek Shark Attack September 2011
Read Lesley Rochat's opinion about the shark attack and find out about how to minimize the already very slim chance of encountering a shark further. Included are the Shark Spotters Beach flag meanings. READ ARTICLE HERE
Close Encounters - Bahamas 2011 in the Divesite Magazine
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Watch Rethink the Predator - Bahamas slide show video here
The Founder of AfriOceans, and Principal Photographer of the organisation, Lesley Rochat, dives in with the sharks of the Bahamas to dispel th...
April 4 2011 at 09:52am
By HELEN BAMFORD
INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPERS
UP CLOSE: Eco-tourists swim with sevengill cowsharks in False Bay. PICTURE: LESLEY ROCHAT
Cape Town fishermen have been catching unprotected sharks for their livers, which are being sold to some white shark cage-diving companies...
Over 200 different species of sharks are found in South African waters. Populations of many species are considered reasonably healthy, in relative terms to the rest of the world’s fast dwindling populations. But developed nations are facing depleted shark stocks in their own countries and the ...