Watch WildAid’s Public Service Announcements Regarding Shark Finning and Over-Fishing. 

Amanda Beard

Olympic Gold Medal Swimmer

Olympic Silver Medal Swimmer

Tara Kirk

PSAs:

An armada of plastic bags is riding the ocean waves - and sea creatures are truly suffering.  Data released by the US Environmental Protection Agency shows that somewhere between 500 billion and a trillion plastic bags are consumed worldwide each year.  Less than 1% of plastic bags are recycled - as it costs more to recycle a plastic bag than to produce a new one. 

What we can do as consumers to help this major problem:

Environmental Awareness:  Trashing the Oceans?

Jen with Dr. Sylvia Earle at the 2009

Blue Ocean Film Festival

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I usually don't like to promote long internet clips - but this one is truly worthy. For those of you who don't know Sylvia Earle, she is a legend and one of the most amazing people ever to work with the ocean.  Among many things, she has been the chief scientist for NOAA, a National Geographic Explorer in Residence, as well as Time Magazine's first "Hero for the Planet" in 1998.

Here is a link to her 18 minute speech (with images) as she asked for her "wish" at the 2009 TED Awards. Her message is so real and so simple. Watch it when you have some time

Environmental Awareness:  Sylvia Earle’s TED Prize wish to protect our oceans

WATCH HEREhttp://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/sylvia_earle_s_ted_prize_wish_to_protect_our_oceans.htmlhttp://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/sylvia_earle_s_ted_prize_wish_to_protect_our_oceans.htmlshapeimage_10_link_0

07/10:  SB2169 goes into effect.  Hawaii is now the safest place on earth for sharks.  Press

   

            conference and party at Mandalay Restaurant was a great success.  Going global now


            with Wildaid, Shark Allies and Senator Hee. 



06/10:  Living Ocean heading to the Gulf of Mexico with Sylvia Earle and Fisher Stevens’ crew for


            Mission Blue.  We’ll be filming the tagging of whale sharks and tuna off the Louisiana


            coast to see how these animals are being effected by the oil spill crisis. 



06/10:  Living Ocean filming u/w footage for the French TV Company, Lato Sensu Productions -


            for a TV series called, “Architects of Change.”



05/10:  Living Ocean filming footage for a new commercial for Hualalai Resort and their legendary


            Alakai Nalu team - the “masters of the ocean” here in Hawaii.  Video coming soon. 



05/10:  Our photo of a Galapagos Sea Lion will be auctioned off on Endangered Species Day - at

           

            a Wildaid fundraiser in San Francisco.  See all the things being offered at auction and

           

            how you can help out here.



04/10: “Comfort Zone” - Our Lemon Shark photo appears again.  This time as the “Final Frame”


            back cover of the National Wildlife Federation Magazine - April/May issue.



03/10: Living Ocean going back to Galapagos - on assignment to film the underwater footage for


          Sylvia Earle’s Mission Blue Voyage with Fisher Stevens - Producer of this year’s Oscar


          winner for Best Documentary, The Cove. 



03/10: Living Ocean’s Bull Shark footage will play in an upcoming National Geographic film,


          named “Hooked V” with Hoff Productions.



02/10: Living Ocean on expedition to the Galapagos Islands with Nautilus Productions.  See


          Gallery here.



02/10: Living Ocean lemon shark photo is on the cover of the February issue of Bay Crossings

       

          Magazine.



01/10: Living Ocean on location in Cocos Island, Costa Rica with Nautilus Productions.  See a


          few shark images from the trip here.


01/10: REQUIEM chosen to play at the San Francisco Ocean Film Festival on Saturday,

          February 6.  Check it out at Theatre 39. 



01/10: Living Ocean filming Hawaiian Spinner Dolphins for a new film called Dolphin Dance

          with a group from New York.


12/09: Living Ocean filming underwater footage for an Atlantis Submarines commercial with

          YNR Marketing -  Big Island, Maui & Oahu


11/09: Living Ocean donated 2 Anti-Shark Finning Billboards in China for $100.

          It’s fast, effective and easy.  See how you can donate your Billboards here.


11/09: Living Ocean on location for two weeks in St Lucia with Nautilus Productions.


10/09: Living Ocean becomes the 76th member of the Shark Alliance - a coalition of

          non-governmental organizations dedicated to the conservation of sharks.


10/09: Read Bryce’s commentary for the Honolulu Advertiser in regards to the “Bait and    

          Kill” vs “Bait and View” issue in Hawaii.  Read article here.


07/09: REQUIEM will play this month at the Birch Aquarium at Scripps in San Diego.  It is a        

          featured film during Shark Week this year and will play daily from July 18th through

          July 24th.  Read the press release here.


07/09: PangeaSeed, a Japanese organization dedicated to shark awareness, recently    

          interviewed Bryce regarding his thoughts on sharks and what the people of Japan

          should know about sharks.  Read interview here.


06/09: “REQUIEM is, without a doubt, the best conservation-minded shark documentary I

          have ever seen.” - David Shiffman of Southern Fried Science.  Read the most

          recent movie review of our shark film, REQUIEM, from the Blue Ocean Film Festival.

          Read review here.



05/09: Nausicaa Aquarium in France is now using footage of Hawaiian Cleaner Shrimp

          cleaning Bryce’s teeth in an educational animation at the Aquarium.




 

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