Sabah Shark Survey

The aim is to protect sharks in the water of the North West of the island of Borneo and peninsular Malaysia.  More about the campaign

The Grey reef shark is rare in Sabah

Action Plan to Protect Sharks in Sabah
Action plan aims & Objectives — Why protect sharks – Action plan proposals -
Action plan Summary (print version)

Sabah Shark Survey results – Sept 2011
Global Shark Survey

Shark awareness campaigns
T shirts, car stickers, bus stickers are available
The Green Connection Aquarium  – shark conservation
“Say no to Shark fin project”  JCI Tanjung Aru
“Save our sharks from a bowl of soup” led by Kirk Lee

Sabah government commitment to protect sharks – May 2011 – September 2011 -

Save Sharks in Malaysia campaign objectives

The data collection was so successful with divers in Sabah that it went global at the beginning of April 2011. “The Global Shark Survey” now has shark abundance data for over 250 sites worldwide and the information database is growing daily.  Check out the 2011 results here.

 

Learn more from the blog:  Why sharks are important -  Sharks, Predator or Prey – Manta slaughter – Shark-populations-are-crashing -

Posted by admin on May 25th, 2011

3 Comments

1. eddie heaton says:

   January 3, 2012 at 11:58 pm

   want to help make a difference i am advanced openwater diver at home in the see tried the settling down thing want to do this for ever

   Reply
   • admin says:

     January 9, 2012 at 8:38 pm

     Good to hear from you

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2. NICK COBURN PHILLIPS says:

   February 20, 2012 at 9:09 pm

   

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