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Great Australian Shark Count- largest in the world
- Introduction and Benefits
The AUF has been funded by the Commonwealth Community for an 18 month project "Monitoring of threatened species and education of underwater fishing activities". Community Monitoring will give recreational divers and fishers some facts about what they do and also provide information for management. It will complement other Commonwealth initiatives for monitoring Grey Nurse Sharks.
Updated results
The Great Australia Shark Count Project has set a new world record. It has over 7500 sighting (as of September 2008) and is the largest community shark count in the world, with more sharks than the multi-award winning Ecocean whale shark project, which has 6100 sightings of whale sharks over 10 years (http://www.whaleshark.org/index.jsp?langCode=en). It is also significantly larger that the global Shark Trust, which has about 300 sightings since 1997 (http://www.sharktrust.org/sd/) .
Early results
The Great Australia Shark Count Project has set a new world record. It has over 7500 sighting and is now the largest community shark count in the world, with more sharks than the multi-award winning Ecocean whale shark project, which has 1100 sightings over 10 years. It is also significantly larger that the global Shark Trust, which has about 200 sightings since 1997.
"Great to see the Australian Underwater Federation skindivers documenting their sightings of sharks. We all know that many sharks are in serious trouble, here and world wide,” - Ron Taylor AM, film-maker, author.
Have a look at our first summary report Community monitoring of reef sharks from the Coral Sea and Great Barrier Reef (download)
- Possible benefits for you to be involved
- FREE Fantastic Fish Calendars for 2008
- Opportunity to win FREE "Great Australian Shark Count" wetsuit and t-shirt
- Opportunity to win dive trip (Undersea Explorer)
- Be part of the AUF team of committed volunteers
- Learn more about sharks and the marine environment
- Make a difference to future management
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Supporters - we need your help
We want all divers to record the sharks they see at any time so we can make a difference
We have some great supporters and we want more to get involved
We are also organising dedicated shark counting weekends
- 7-8 June 2008
- 6-7 September 2008
- 15-16 November 2008
Have your say
Complete this survey of sharks and diving (download)
You may also wish to provide a donation or other incentive
Please contact our Executive officer, Michael Rupnik on 0400367424 or shark@auf.com.au to discuss
Media links
Australian newspaper
Courier Mail
ABC News
Sydney Morning Herald
Sydney Morning Herald- weekend
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