Marine Life & Conservation
BSAC divers start to get Hacked Off! with shark fin soup
BSAC marine partner Bite-Back has reported an increase in its Facebook and Twitter supporters since the news that BSAC is supporting its Hacked Off! campaign was announced.
BSAC is encouraging its divers and snorkellers to get involved in Bite-Back’s bid to make the UK the first country to go ‘shark fin soup free’ by writing to local restaurants who serve the dish to drop it from their menu.
So far Bite-Back has encouraged more than 20 restaurants to stop serving the soup, but there is still a lot of work to do. With the support of BSAC and its members, the marine conservation charity is confident that it will achieve its aim.
Just one month in to the partnership, and Bite-back founder Graham Buckingham said the feedback from BSAC divers has been encouraging.
“Those we met at the recent London International Dive Show were clearly shocked at the number of UK restaurants serving shark fin soup and wanted to know more about helping end the trade – which is exactly the response we wanted. At the same time the number of Bite-Back Facebook and twitter supporters has jumped considerably which is a wonderful boost to communicating our campaign message across the country. Everything points at the start of a great relationship.”
GET INVOLVED:
You can help Bite-Back and BSAC to make the UK shark fin soup free in four simple ways:
1. Visit YouTube and watch Bite-Back’s award-nominated 45 second commercial ‘Fin – Help End the Horror’ and share it with your friends
2. If you are a Facebook user, please like Bite-Back. You can also download the Hacked Off! logo and make it your profile picture
3. Check out the Hacked Off! restaurant map and if there is a local restaurant that you know is serving shark fin soup but isn’t yet on the map, let Bite-Back know
4. If there are restaurants near to you that are listed on the Hacked Off! map, download the celebrity-signed letter and send to the restaurants concerned. Even better, get your whole club involved and ask each member to send a letter.
For full details on the Hacked Off! campaign, click here.
The Shark Trust is excited to announce that, for two more days only, all donations, large or small, will be doubled in the Big Give Green Match Fund!
Donate to Basking in Nature: Sighting Giants
The Shark Trust is hoping to raise £10k which will be doubled to £20k. This will go towards Basking in Nature: Sighting Giants. And they need YOUR help to reach they’re goal.
The Shark Trust’s citizen science project is to monitor and assess basking sharks through sightings; encouraging data collection, community engagement, and promoting nature accessibility. This initiative aims to enhance health and wellbeing by fostering a deeper connection with British Sharks.
Campaign Aims
- Increase citizen science reporting of Basking Sharks and other shark sightings to help inform shark and ray conservation.
- Provide educational talks about the diverse range of sharks and rays in British waters and accessible identification guides!
- Create engaging and fun information panels on how to ID the amazing sharks and rays we have on our doorstep! These can be used on coastal paths around the Southwest. With activities and information on how you can make a difference for sharks and rays!
- Promote mental wellbeing through increasing time in nature and discovering the wonders beneath the waves!
Donate, and double your impact. Click Here
Marine Life & Conservation
Leading UK-based shark conservation charity, the Shark Trust, is delighted to announce tour operator Diverse Travel as a Corporate Patron
Corporate Patrons provide a valuable boost to the work of The Shark Trust. The Trust team works globally to safeguard the future of sharks, and their close cousins, the skates and rays, engaging with a global network of scientists, policymakers, conservation professionals, businesses and supporters to further shark conservation.
Specialist tour operator Diverse Travel has operated since 2014 and is committed to offering its guests high quality, sustainable scuba diving holidays worldwide. Working together with the Shark Trust will enable both organisations to widen engagement and encourage divers and snorkellers to actively get involved in shark conservation.
“Sharks are truly at the heart of every diver and at Diverse Travel, we absolutely share that passion. There is nothing like seeing a shark in the wild – it’s a moment that stays with you forever!” says Holly Bredin, Sales & Marketing Manager, Diverse Travel.
“We’re delighted to celebrate our 10th year of business by becoming a Corporate Patron of the Shark Trust. This is an exciting partnership for Diverse and our guests. We will be donating on behalf of every person who books a holiday with us to contribute towards their vital shark conservation initiatives around the world. We will also be working together with the Trust to inspire divers, snorkellers and other travellers to take an active role – at home and abroad – in citizen science projects and other activities.”
Paul Cox, CEO of The Shark Trust, said:
“It’s an exciting partnership and we’re thrilled to be working with Diverse Travel to enable more divers and travellers to get involved with sharks and shark conservation. Sharks face considerable conservation challenges but, through collaboration and collective action, we can secure a brighter future for sharks and their ocean home. This new partnership takes us one more valuable step towards that goal.”
For more information about the Shark Trust visit their website here.
For more about Diverse Travel click here.
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