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The Great Fiji Shark Count

The Great Fiji Shark Count

April 2012

Come and help celebrate Fiji’s magnificent Sharks, Rays and Turtles, have fun and show you care about our world’s delicate coral reefs: join the hunt for the Great Fiji Shark!

In 2012 Fiji is getting serious about Shark Protection!

Across the world it is recognised that sharks are vital to the health and balance of marine ecosystems, yet they are globally overfished and hunted to the brink of extinction. Sharks survived the dinosaurs, but they may not survive mankind unless we take action now! …

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Attorney-General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum

Hope for sharks – Fiji Times

ATTORNEY-GENERAL Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum told guests last night at the launch of a locally shot shark conservation documentary,  Shark Hope, that it would greatly assist government in its decisions on future policies regarding sharks.

Mr Sayed-Khaiyum recommended the documentary to guests because it would provide them with a lot of information on the issue of shark conservation. …

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Fiji Shark Awareness Campaign at the 2nd Fiji Conservation Science Forum

Fiji Shark Sanctuary presented at the 2nd Fiji Conservation Science Forum

Fiji Shark Awareness Campaign at the 2nd Fiji Conservation Science Forum
Fiji Shark Awareness Campaign at the 2nd Fiji Conservation Science Forum

Helen Sykes presented the Fiji Shark Awareness Campaign at the 2nd Fiji Conservation Science Forum on Thursday 14th September 2011.

Sharks have roamed our oceans since before the time of dinosaurs, but their long reign at the top of the ocean food chain may be ending. Overfishing has devastated shark populations around the globe and numerous studies have documented significant declines.

Fiji Shark Defenders is an offshoot of the globally renowned Shark Defenders and is dedicated to conducting shark conservation awareness in Fiji to protect these magnificent animals that play an important role in our marine ecosystems, our way of life and our Pacific culture. …

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Helen Sykes awarded Platinum Pro 5000 Diver Award

Helen Sykes has been awarded the Platinum Pro 5000 Diver Award by Scuba School International.

The SSI Platinum Pro5000 Diver card is the calling card of the world’s most elite water explorers. The list of cardholders is a “who’s who” of diving, containing the world’s most prominent dive leaders, scientists, photographers, manufacturers, retailers, and resort operators.

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11th Pacific Science Inter-Congress

“Sacred Water”; 10 years of community managed marine protection

Paper presented by Helen R Sykes and Chinnamma Reddy at The 11th Pacific Science Inter-Congress

Sacred Water

“Sacred Water”;

10 years of community managed marine protection supported by ecotourism-based income generation at Waitabu Marine Park, Fiji Islands

Helen Sykes and Chinnamma Reddy

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