Shark Savers was founded in 2007 by six long-time divers driven by a shared passion – to save the world’s dwindling shark and ray populations. Today, more than 25,000 members from 99 nations share that passion.

Focusing on action and results, Shark Savers programs result in saving the lives of sharks and rays. By leveraging professional experience and expertise, Shark Savers brings this important issue to the masses in many compelling forms, motivating people to stop consuming sharks and shark fin soup, and working for the creation of shark sanctuaries and other protections.

Shark Savers' Mission: Save sharks and rays

Sharks populations are being destroyed worldwide
Tens of millions of sharks are killed annually, one third of shark species are threatened with extinction, and some populations have plummeted 90% in recent decades.  

Overfishing of sharks is being driven primarily by the trade in shark fins, one of the world’s most expensive seafood commodities. Because they take many years to mature and produce so few offspring, sharks simply cannot withstand this fishing pressure.

Sharks are very valuable ALIVE to all of us
Sharks are much more valuable alive than to the seafood or shark fin trades. They are critical to ocean health, maintaining healthier, more plentiful ocean life, providing direct benefits to coastal communities. Shark dive tourism can also bring substantial and ongoing economic benefits.

See 'Our Programs'.