Welcome to Facebook the place for sharks

It doesn't take a rocket scientist to realize the raw networking power of Facebook to effect lasting conservation change for sharks.

And you don't have to travel far on Facebook to discover a plethora of shark groups, petitions, posts and pro shark media that have reached millions of potential activists.

Without a doubt one of the main drivers to broad based shark conservation efforts around the globe over the past three years has been Facebook, a revolution for sharks.

Here's a "small sampling" of the Facebook Shark Revolution from groups and sites as small as 1500 members to groups as large as 300,000 plus.

Without Facebook sharks do not have a voice, and the oceans do not have the army of voices, creativity, and focus to effect lasting change for the environment. Kudos.

Stop Shark Finning 

Divers For Sharks

Bite Back Shark Conservation

Shark Fin Free Auckland

The Australian Anti Shark Fin Alliance

Stop Eating Sharks Now

Save the Sharks of the Maldives

Save the Sharks

Save our sharks from a bowl of soup

Shark Tsunami U.K


Stop Shark Abuse


Ban Shark Finning USA

PangeaSeed 

Oceanic Defense

Stop Serving Shark Fins in Vegas

Stop Shark Fishing

Support Our Sharks Europe

Shark Alliance

Shark Rescue

Shark Defenders

Shark Truth

Protect the Sharks of the Bahamas

And the list goes on, and on, and on...

Videos show industry generated 'cruelty to sharks'

Commercial shark diving operations in South Africa are discovering the "industry media rule" first hand this week in a series of high profile media hits on baiting sharks and current S.A regulations.

"Thou shalt not allow or enable images and video that depict operations doing bad things with sharks"

Simple enough rule and yet too many industry members seem to forget that we live in a hyper connected media environment. An environment where videos and images of sharks smashing into cages, or worse, are transmitted around the world to waiting agenda based groups, and on to agencies tasked with providing the frame work and guidelines for our industries continued existence.

This weeks series of videos featuring white sharks thrashing against shark cages are another reason for operations to take a hard look at how they bait animals and why they are doing it.

Shark diving, done right, is a first class educational tool for thousands of divers worldwide. Additionally shark research efforts in tandem with operations helps the species with regional protections based on solid data.

Our industry has much to offer sharks in a time of profound shark crises. But only if operations can find their way past cheap stunt work with sharks and see the broader vision of sustainability.

SharkDiver.com on Facebook

SharkDiver.com is now on Facebook and you can follow us via a growing number of online outlets with this new badge (click image).

Shark Divers official and unofficial blog Underwater Thrills is debuting our new shark badge this week.

For those of you who are regular followers we would like to say thanks. Keep spreading the word about sharks, shark conservation and commercial shark diving.

Feel free to use this badge to direct others to our sites, both on Facebook and on the Internet.

The world of sharks is a constantly changing place, we stay on top of it so you don't have to.

Let's go shark diving!