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The Bull Shark (Carcharhinus leucas) also known as the Zambezi shark in South Africa, can be found in warm shallow waters throughout...

Shark Guardian in partnership with the Marriott Resort & Spa Merlin Beach in Phuket, Thailand To celebrate International Shark Awareness Day on the 14th July 2019, Shark Guardian, together with the Marriott Resort & Spa based on Phuket Island in Thailand, will be hosting a premier of this award winning movie for the first time in the country. Also known as Sharkwater 2, it was filmed and produced by Rob Stewart who created and the award winning film SHARKWATER in 2007 (www.sh

Zebra sharks (Stegostoma fasciatum) are known in Thailand and around the Andaman Sea as Leopard sharks. This is confusing as there is another species of shark called the Leopard shark (Triakis semifasciata) found along the Pacific North American coast (See image below). It is an amazing experience as a diver to get close to these sharks whilst they move slowly across the sea bed. Unfortunately sightings of them are becoming more and more rare. Hopefully with your help through

Oceanic whitetips (Carcharhinus longimanus), also known as brown shark, lesser white shark or silvertip sharks, are named most descriptively as the oceanic whitetip due to all of its rounded fin tips being white or showing mottled white patterns. They can grow to nearly 4 meters in length and are one of the most hunted sharks in the world. Photo: Peter Collings | Deeplens.com Anatomy and Appearance The Oceanic Whitetip has a stocky build with a short, bluntly rounded snout, i

A round up of the activities and projects the Shark Guardian team have been involved in over the last few months. From the Sardine Run in South Africa to events in schools, shark awareness and research in the Philippines - all in the aid of saving our sharks! July 2018 SARDINE RUN - SOUTH AFRICA Shark Guardians’ 3rd annual Sardine Run Expedition took place at the start of July 2018! This year was a shark, whale and fish filled adventure once again in collaboration with Crysta

Shark Guardian is pleased to announce a partnership with DiveSilver who create beautiful ocean-themed jewelry including sharks. Together, DiveSilver and Shark Guardian is very excited to offer an range of shark jewelry including pendants, earrings and rings. 100% of the profits is used to raise funds for Shark Guardian conservation activities and projects worldwide. DiveSilver Philosophy DiveSilver Jewelry is based on doing the right thing every day and feeling good about it.

Shark Guardian is pleased to announce a collaboration with BOLD Charms. BOLD prides itself on creating original designs that give back to wild animals and does not come at the expense of people or the environment. Shark Guardian is proud to be part of this project that benefits all endangered wild animals. It is also exciting to offer a wonderful Hammerhead Shark bracelet to support this important cause whilst raising funds for the Shark Guardian UK Charity. Great Hammerhead

It’s Shark Awareness Day on July 14th 2018! At Shark Guardian we aim to educate and create awareness about sharks and the marine world every day of the year. Along with presentations and workshops in schools, Shark Guardian has a childrens book that has now been translated in to Thai. Thanks to the Phang Nga branch of Global Vision International (GVI) who raised money to print 1000 of these Thai books, Shark Guardian are using the books as extra tools to educate the next gene

The Spotted ragged-tooth shark (Carcharias taurus), or ”Raggies,” goes by many names around the world. In the USA they are referred to as Sand Tiger Sharks, and in both Australia and the UK they are called Grey Nurse Sharks. But the South African name Spotted Ragged-tooth shark is by far the most descriptive name for there appearance. Although it’s latin name Carcharias Taurus roughly translates to “Bull shark” and at some places called Sand Tiger shark, its closest relative

The mysterious basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus) is the second largest fish in the ocean. The whale shark is the largest. The basking shark is also called the sunfish, the bone shark, the elephant shark, the sailfish shark, and the big mouth shark. The basking shark gets its name due to being slow moving and enjoying time basking in the sun. It is uncommon to see such a large shark so close to the surface. Moreover, sometimes the basking shark even jumps out of the water. Re

PREPARE FOR WHAT WILL UNDOUBTEDLY BE THE GREATEST ADVENTURE OF YOUR LIFE! The purpose of Shark Guardian dive expeditions: To have awesome encounters with sharks and other marine life To learn more about sharks through educational presentations Get involved with research and record your observations Upload observation data for research projects for the purpose of conservation All expeditions provide a donation to Shark Guardian UK Charity Highlights from the Shark Guardian Sar

Crystal Divers and Shark Guardian have teamed up to drive exciting Marine Research Programs on the reefs of the Aliwal Shoal in South Africa. These programs are ideal for anyone interesting in marine conservation, shark conservation. Spend your gap year making a difference. The PADI 5 Star IDC Resort (situated in Scottburgh, 60km south of Durban), is fully committed to driving marine education and shark conservation through real-time, hands-on experience. There is no limitati

The Epaulette shark (Hemiscyllium ocellatum) is also known as the Walking shark. They owe this name to the fact that they use their fins to walk over coral reefs. Though capable of freely swimming they seem to show a preference for walking across the bottom using paired fins as limbs. Epaulette sharks belong to the species of long-tailed carpet sharks and can be found off the coast of Australia and Papua, Indonesia. Epaulette sharks are largely nocturnal and are most active a

Shark Guardians first ever childrens book 'Sharks - Our Ocean Guardians' is now printed in Thai! Finally after months of translation, checking, refining and more checking, the books are ready . The first childrens book was written and illustrated by Gail Clarke a fantastic author. The translated book is identical to the first book but means children in Thailand can now learn more about the most important species to protect. Thank you GVI This book project was funded by volunt

The cookiecutter shark (Isistius brasiliensis), also commonly known as the cigar shark, is a small dogfish shark that prefers warm oceanic waters, usually near islands. This shark prefers deep waters and has been recorded in waters as deep as 3.7 km. It is a diurnal shark, meaning that it makes a nightly migration to the surface and then descends back down during the day. The cookie cutter shark owes its name to the cookie shaped wounds it leaves in its prey. Funny fact that

The little-known, deepwater-dwelling frilled shark (Chlamydoselachus anguineus) is one of the most primitive living species of shark. The species name is anguineus, which derives from the Latin for snakelike, which only partly conveys its bizarre appearance. Frilled sharks are also called living fossils because they’ve hardly changed over millions of years. One of the main reasons for their unchanging appearance is that they’ve completely adapted to deep-water habitat and at

By Albert kok - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=38815785 The great hammerhead shark (Spyrna Mokarran) belongs to the hammerhead shark (Sphyrnidae) family and is its largest member. Great hammerheads can grow up to about 6 meters and weigh up to 580 kilo’s, this in contrast to other hammerhead shark which are generally not longer than 4 meters. The average lifespan in the wild is 20 to 30 years. Great hammerheads occur in tropical and su

The Greenland shark (Somniosus microcephalus), also known as the Grey shark, Gurry shark or Ealussuaq, has gotten a lot of publicity lately. This is because recently a Greenland shark was found that was estimated to be about 400 years old! That is 200 years older than their average lifespan and it makes the Greenland shark the longest living vertebrate on earth. Moreover Greenland sharks are incredibly large; they can grow up to about 6.5 meters and they weigh about 900 kilos

The Galapagos shark (Carcharhinus galapagensis) is one of the larger species of requiem sharks with an average lenght of 3.5 meters. The appearance of the Galapagos shark is quite similar to reef sharks and dusky sharks which makes it difficult to spot the differences and to identify the Galapagos shark. Galapagos sharks can be found worldwide in small isolated spots surrounding oceanic islands. The largest concentration of Galapagos sharks can be found around the Galapagos I