Our policy work occurs at three main levels, community, national and international and the policy measures span recreational and industrial fisheries, trade and ecotourism.
Through research, outreach, education and advocacy, we are working to understand the complex issues contributing to the decline of shark and ray populations and helping to create effective regulations that will protect them for future generations.
All-Female Statue Exhibit #IfThenSheCan Pops Up in Central Park Zoo.
Timed with the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment, which guaranteed women the right to vote, a preview of #IfThenSheCan – The Exhibit has opened in the Central Park Zoo.
Global Status and Conservation Potential of Reef Sharks
The project surveyed nearly 400 reefs across 58 nations as part of the Global FinPrint project and concluded that sharks were virtually absent on many of the world’s coral reefs, indicating that they are too rare to fulfill their normal role in the ecosystem.
After the successful completion of Jessie Tepora Nicholson’s internship earlier this year, Te Ipukarea Society has now employed Charlee McLean as an intern for a two-month period. A quick chat with Charlee shows just how passionate she is for the marine environment of the Cook Islands.
Does the thought of sharks send shivers up your spine? Why do we feel this way? Nat Geo Explores recently published this episode on the origin of our fear of sharks, featuring Jess Cramp and Sharks Pacific.