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Rodney Fox to speak at this year’s Fins Attached Marine Research and Conservation annual fundraiser
Fins Attached, a US-based organisation that conducts research, promotes conservation, and provides education for the protection of the world’s marine ecosystem, has announced that World-famous shark attack survivor, film-maker and leading conservationist Rodney Fox will be the guest speaker at its annual marine research and conservation fundraiser this year.
Fox was viciously attacked around the chest and hand by a great white shark during a spearfishing competition in 1963, and suffered near fatal wounds which required extensive surgery and 462 stitches. 2013 marked the 50th anniversary of the gruesome shark attack at Aldinga Beach in South Australia.
Rodney, who was born in South Australia on the 9th November 1940 and is married with three children and seven grandchildren, has become one of the world’s most prominent campaigners to protect one of the most feared predators – the great white shark.
Rodney developed the first underwater shark proof observation cage to explore the natural wonders of the great white shark. He has organised dozens of expeditions for tourists and led trips to make over 60 films and documentaries featuring great white sharks and other Australian sea creatures. Today, the cage is paramount in obtaining footage for Hollywood blockbusters, research, photography and providing tourists with the ultimate shark experience where they can get up close to the species.
Rodney is currently a speaker on the world stage educating swimmers and divers about the great white shark. He is also an experienced actor, film producer, photographer, consultant, expedition guide and professional diver. The Rodney Fox Shark Experience – a shark museum – is behind a unique collection of shark memorabilia, which is currently part of a world tour called “Planet Shark – Predator or Prey.”
The Fox Shark Research Foundation has also been established to inspire the appreciation and understanding of great white sharks through research and education. The latest documentary on Rodney’s 50 years with sharks is under production and his book “Seven Tenth’s Water – Sharks, The Sea and Me,” was released in Australia in November 2013.
The event will take place from 4pm – 7pm on Saturday 15th November 2014 at the Denver Art Museum in Denver, Colorado in the US. You can find out more about the event and how to get tickets here.
Over the next 12 months, specialist scuba holiday company Dive Worldwide will be supporting Bite-Back Shark & Marine Conservation with donations collected from client bookings to any one of its stunning dive destinations around the world. The independently-owned operator expects to raise £3000 for the UK charity.
Manager at Dive Worldwide, Phil North, said: “We’re especially excited to work with Bite-Back and support its intelligent, creative and results-driven campaigns to end the UK trade in shark products and prompt a change in attitudes to the ocean’s most maligned inhabitant.”
Bite-Back is running campaigns to hold the media to account on the way it reports shark news along with a brand new nationwide education programme. Last year the charity was credited for spearheading a UK ban on the import and export of shark fins.
Campaign director at Bite-Back, Graham Buckingham, said: “We’re enormously grateful to Dive Worldwide for choosing to support Bite-Back. The company’s commitment to conservation helps set it apart from other tour operators and we’re certain its clients admire and respect that policy. For us, the affiliation is huge and helps us look to the future with confidence we can deliver against key conservation programmes.”
To launch the fundraising initiative, Phil North presented Graham Buckingham with a cheque for £1,000.
Visit Dive Worldwide to discover its diverse range of international scuba adventures and visit Bite-Back to learn more about the charity’s campaigns.
MORE INFORMATION
Call Graham Buckingham on 07810 454 266 or email graham@bite-back.com
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