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SharkFest returns to Bristol this May

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Do you love the ocean? Do you enjoy photography, scuba diving, freediving or travel? Would you like to get into marine biology or conservation as a career? Do you want to help protect the environment? Do you want to learn more about sharks and rays in the UK? Are you looking for a family-friendly way to spend your Saturday? Is it a rainy day in Bristol and you want to try something new?

If you answered YES to any of these questions, you should come to SharkFest this May!

Date: Saturday 12th May

Time: 10am – 5pm

Location: The Station, Bristol

Tickets: £10 and under 16’s go free!

SharkFest UK brings together global conservation organisations, scientists, divers, surfers, teachers, artists, film-makers, families and shark fanatics; to encourage collaboration, positivity and active participation in marine conservation. The goal is for shark conservation to have a bigger impact on the world stage through public education and partnerships between global efforts. Together we are stronger!

In the Speakers Room you can hear talks from: The Shark Trust, Basking Shark Scotland, Marine Megafauna Foundation, Sea Shepherd, City to Sea, The Blowfish, Blue Ventures, Manta Trust, Ghost Fishing UK and Fin Fighters.

In the Exhibition Areas you will be able to participate in activities and chat with people from Fins Attached, Ghost Fishing UK, The Fins United Initiative, WWF, Fin Fighters, Zero Green, Wild Nature Press & Marc Dando, Shark Guardian, Love the Oceans, Cape RADD, In Deep diving centre, Wise Oceans, OceanFox dive centre (presenting Shark School by Erich Ritter), Manta Trust, The Shark Trust, Basking Shark Scotland, Blue Ventures, City to Sea and Surfers Against Sewage.

You can also expect children’s activities, short films and lots of ocean optimism!

Tickets and exclusive event t-shirts are available via the Facebook event page or Eventbrite.

Nick and Caroline (Frogfish Photography) are a married couple of conservation driven underwater photo-journalists and authors. Both have honours degrees from Manchester University, in Environmental Biology and Biology respectively, with Nick being a Fellow of the Royal Photographic Society, a former high school science teacher with a DipEd in Teaching Studies. Caroline has an MSc in Animal Behaviour specializing in Caribbean Ecology. They are multiple award-winning photographers and along with 4 published books, feature regularly in the diving, wildlife and international press They are the Underwater Photography and Deputy Editors at Scubaverse and Dive Travel Adventures. Winners of the Caribbean Tourism Organization Photo-journalist of the Year for a feature on Shark Diving in The Bahamas, and they have been placed in every year they have entered. Nick and Caroline regularly use their free time to visit schools, both in the UK and on their travels, to discuss the important issues of marine conservation, sharks and plastic pollution. They are ambassadors for Sharks4Kids and founders of SeaStraw. They are Dive Ambassadors for The Islands of The Bahamas and are supported by Mares, Paralenz, Nauticam and Olympus. To find out more visit www.frogfishphotography.com

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