Underwater DP Frazier Nivens with Ocean Imaging spent a few weeks this spring with the M/V Kate in the Bahamas at Tiger Beach.
This video is about as good as it gets. If you have ever wondered what shark diving with Tigers is like, look no further, the Bahamas remains the quintessential Tiger shark site on the planet.
Shot in RED.
By the way we'll be back again with the M/V Kate this fall, who's in?
Enjoy:
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Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Dear Shark Conservationist How About a Modicum of Style?
Dear Shark Conservationist,
It has come to our attention that your shark conservation public outreach displays seem a little, what's the word here, lame?
Yes you have the tents, along with the hand drawn signs in some sort of day glow crayon that cry out "Save The Sharks!" and as always the cute, fuzzy, plush shark toys.
Seriously, this is five years of shark conservation public outreach? Have any of you ever done corporate display work?
Fact is the folks who market and trade shark products for money do not have cute, fuzzy, shark plush toys at their trade shows. They are in the business of selling shark products to the wider public and as such are trying to make a positive impression.
Ouch.
May we suggest that the next few dollars you manage to acquire from some well meaning donor be spent wisely and that you beef up or at least try and create memorable and professional displays for your public outreach work.
Here's one thought, let's get rid of those plush toys and replace them with a few dozen of these (see video).
When it comes to marketing sharks give the public what they want and deliver it to them with style:
It has come to our attention that your shark conservation public outreach displays seem a little, what's the word here, lame?
Yes you have the tents, along with the hand drawn signs in some sort of day glow crayon that cry out "Save The Sharks!" and as always the cute, fuzzy, plush shark toys.
Seriously, this is five years of shark conservation public outreach? Have any of you ever done corporate display work?
Fact is the folks who market and trade shark products for money do not have cute, fuzzy, shark plush toys at their trade shows. They are in the business of selling shark products to the wider public and as such are trying to make a positive impression.
Ouch.
May we suggest that the next few dollars you manage to acquire from some well meaning donor be spent wisely and that you beef up or at least try and create memorable and professional displays for your public outreach work.
Here's one thought, let's get rid of those plush toys and replace them with a few dozen of these (see video).
When it comes to marketing sharks give the public what they want and deliver it to them with style:
White Shark Caught on Huntington Pier, Ca?
Huntington Beach Pier is a well known hot spot for shark fishing. The specialty of this pier in season is Thresher shark.
Unfortunately from time to time young of the year White sharks are taken and as this video demonstrates these animals are often misidentified as Mako sharks. Leading to the question, could it be possible for a shark group in the region (and we know there's a few) to create signage to help folks identify caught sharks?
Peter Thomas has the scoop on what happened to the folks who caught this shark:
Unfortunately from time to time young of the year White sharks are taken and as this video demonstrates these animals are often misidentified as Mako sharks. Leading to the question, could it be possible for a shark group in the region (and we know there's a few) to create signage to help folks identify caught sharks?
Peter Thomas has the scoop on what happened to the folks who caught this shark:
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