Shark Week, shark conservation, and vote to help sharks!

Posted by David Whysharksmatter Shiffman

Hello, friends!     Last week was Shark Week on the Discovery Channel. Last year, I (and many others) were critical of the fear-mongering and lack of conservation focus. This year was MUCH BETTER! Please read my detailed review (including clips from several of the shows), and join in the discussion. If the Discovery Channel sees that lots of us are happy with the changes they've made, they will likely continue them! Please, please, please join in the discussion here:
http://www.southernfriedscience.com/?...

In honor of shark week, I wrote a detailed post about shark conservation. It's an excellent background resource if any of you don't know why sharks are in trouble or how you can help them- and it's an excellent resource to share with friends and teachers. Check it out here, and let me know what you think:
http://www.southernfriedscience.com/?...

Finally, the University of Miami's Shark Research program is up for a Pepsi Refresh grant. Please take a minute to register (it's free) and vote for them. You can vote every day, and they would appreciate the help.
http://www.refresheverything.com/savi...

Feel free to add David WhySharksMatter as your facebook friend, and follow me on Twitter @WhySharksMatter to learn more about sharks!

Thanks, everyone!
Sincerely,
David Shiffman

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The magnitude of the Gulf Oil spill is sadly beyond comprehension...

as we say at SurfMonk, "we are all islands, oceans connect us "-

And everything IS connected in the the fragile eco-systems we  all are part of-

Our hearts bleed for the wetlands, the deep seas, the fragile coastal marshes, the beating hearts of creatures great and small, the livelihoods of dedicated fisherman, and our own appetites for clean domestic seafood...

to quote Rachael Maddow..."believe in Louisanna..."

and we urge you to support the clean-up efforts of  non-profit agencies such as: www.worldwildlifefund.org, www.uscoastguard.org, www.globalgreen.org, www.oceana,org, and so many others...

God speed to the brave and hard working individuals working to stem the tide of this disaster-

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