This past December Justin Ebert, Taro Smith and I were out in the Misool region of Raja Ampat diving and filming with Andy Miners in the new marine protected area (MPA). Since the MPA is very new, there is and …
Scuba Diving Magazine – Shark Finning Story
This past December Justin Ebert, Taro Smith and I were out in the Misool region of Raja Ampat diving and filming with Andy Miners in the new marine protected area (MPA). Since the MPA is very new, there is and …
DiveFilm Podcast – Sharkfin Frontier
The latest DiveFilm Podcast Video, Episode 37, is now live. “Shark Fin Frontier” by Shawn Heinrichs is a very powerful film that portrays the tragic decimation of sharks and shark populations by humans and the shark fin industry. Beautiful images …
Amazon.com Pulls Shark Fin Products
Victory! Today, Amazon has pulled all shark fin related products from their offering. No official statement has yet been made by the company; however it appears that they have chosen the ecologically responsible path.
Wetpixel brought this issue to the …
Raja Ampat – Misool Eco Resort
Trip update & photos: Justin Ebert
In early December, Shawn, Taro, and I had the opportunity to visit the site of the future Eco Misool Resort and meet with Andrew Miners. Many of the infrastructural items that will make transport
Socorro Island – Silky Shark
We were hanging at 15 feet on our safety stop, having just completed yet another wonderful and action packed dive in Revillagigedos (more commonly known as Socorro). Led by our fearless dive master Ray from our ship the …