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DiveFilm Episode37 - "Shark Fin Frontier"
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Length:
3 minutes
Released:
Jan 12, 2007
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
This powerful film portrays the tragic decimation of sharks and shark populations by humans and the shark fin industry. Underwater filmmaker and conservationist Shawn Heinrichs juxtaposes beautiful images of lush tropical marine settings with the all-too-common scene below the surface of dead sharks littering the bottom, their fins cut off to feed an insatiable market for shark fin. Shark populations have dropped 90 percent in areas due to this unsustainable practice, threatening the very survival of numerous species of sharks, and disrupting fragile ecosystems worldwide.
For more information on Shawn Heinrichs, his videos and his conservation work, please visit his website, BlueSphereMedia.com. Shawn is a conservation forum moderator at Wetpixel.com, and a regular contributor to the video forums.
For more information on Shawn Heinrichs, his videos and his conservation work, please visit his website, BlueSphereMedia.com. Shawn is a conservation forum moderator at Wetpixel.com, and a regular contributor to the video forums.
Released:
Jan 12, 2007
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (13)
DiveFilm Episode3 - Confessions of a Shark Wrangler: Interview with woman shark wrangler Jessie "SharkChick" Harper, who talks about her introduction to shark wrangling, the sharks she works with, and her concerns for their future. by DiveFilm Podcast Video