This May we began work on a 3 part series call “Gathering of Giants – Whale Sharks of the Meso-American Reef”. In three special locations along the Meso-American reef, whale sharks gather in numbers during certain times of the year, …
CNN Planet In Peril – Shark Finning Segment
CNN’s latest installment of the Planet in Peril focuses on shark finning, and the shark fin trade. There is no animal on earth more vilified than the shark.
Pop culture references and annual, over-hyped reports of attacks on swimmers or …
CNN Planet In Peril – AC360 Blog
Program Note: CNN’s award-winning Planet in Peril returns this year to examine the conflict between growing populations and natural resources. Anderson Cooper, Dr. Sanjay Gupta, and Lisa Ling travel to the front lines of this worldwide battle.
We devote …
Aqua-Trek Ultimate Shark Encounter Project
Aqua-Trek runs a unique shark diving and eco-tourism operation in Pacific Harbor Fiji. As pioneers of shark eco-tourism in Fiji, they have years of experience introducing guests to some of the “fiercest” predators in the ocean. The dive has been …
Silver Bank – Conserving Whales Project
Over the past century most whale species have been hunted to the brink of extinction. Commercial whaling was banned by the International Whaling Commission in 1986 yet over 25,000 whales have been hunted since then. With nations such as Japan, …
Bahamas – Reef Tigers
One can never get enough of Jim Abernethy and his ladies…in this case 10 to 15 foot tiger sharks. Having just wrapped up the initial shoot of Shark Angels in November with Jim on the Shear Water, I needed to …
Misool Eco Resort – Documenting Progress
I returned to Raja Ampat to continue documenting the vast treasures of this amazing archipelago. This time we focused on some of the hidden treasures that only a lucky few have had the opportunity to explore. Among these were the …
Blue Sphere Media Launches Shark Angels
32 years after Jaws™ showed a defenseless woman being dragged underwater and devoured by an insatiable monster, three women have come together to debunk that fictitious image.
Join Julie Andersen, director of Shark Savers, Alison Kock, marine biologist for …
Dive Photo Guide – Misool Eco Resort Feature
Editor’s Note: Jason Heller
Raja Empat is truly one of the top destinations in the world for shooting extremely healthy reefs and marine biodiversity. Currently, there is only one land based option in the entire region. The only way to …
South Africa – Sardine Run
For years I had dreamed about returning to South Africa to experience the Sardine Run. I was born in Durban, South Africa and spent the first six years of my life there before moving to the United States. I have …