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Sites that are related to sharks or ocean conservation that are worth visiting.
Elasmo Research is rich in information about shark biology and evolution. It's well-written, is fascinating, and is vast in its knowledge. Written and illustrated by R. Aidan Martin. Read more about Aidan in Acknowledgements.
Sharkwater is an incredible movie by Rob Stewart that will change how you view sharks and alerts us to the problem being caused by the shark fin industry. Soon available in DVD in the United States.
 Sea Shepherd Conservation Society is committed to the eradication of pirate whaling, poaching, shark finning, unlawful habitat destruction, and violations of established laws in the World's oceans. Sea Shepherd assists national and international bodies in the enforcement of international law under authority of the United Nations World Charter for Nature.
Save our Seas Foundation is a non-profit Swiss foundation headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. SOS Foundation's mission is to increase awareness, protection, preservation and conservation of the global marine environment, the world's greatest shared natural resource. SOS implements and supports diverse programs of education, protection and conservation of the seas all around the world.
 AfriOceans Conservation Alliance (AOCA) is a non profit organisation based in South Africa, focused on shark conservation, and sponsored by the Save Our Seas Foundation. AOCA promotes the conservation and sustainable utilization of marine resources, in particular its sharks, through compelling education and awareness campaigns, and pioneering scientific research projects.
 WildAid 's mission is to end the illegal wildlife trade within our lifetimes. To achieve this WildAid uniquely focuses on raising awareness to reduce the demand for threatened and endangered species products and to increase public support for wildlife conservation.
Conserve our Ocean Legacy (COOL) is a non-profit campaign to build support for ocean and fish protection. People who care about healthy oceans have an opportunity to make an impact as the government charts a new course, and Shark Savers supports COOL and their efforts to protect and restore America’s living oceans.
The Animal Welfare Institute has an anti-shark fin soup campaign in the United States which we support. Look at their site for a list of restaurants in your area that are serving shark fin soup.
Monterey Bay Aquarium has long been focused on promoting healthy oceans, and is of particular interest to us for their White Shark Research Project and their very valuable Seafood Watch, which gives fish eaters guidance as to which fish are safe to eat and are sustainably harvested (and which aren't).
Mote Aquarium and it's Center for Shark Research, dedicated to the scientific study of sharks and their relatives, the skates and rays.
The Shark Alliance is a not-for-profit coalition of non-governmental organizations dedicated to restoring and conserving shark populations by improving European fishing policy. We recommend downloading and reading Shark Alert , the Shark Alliance's report revealing Europe's impact on shark populations.
Shark Research Institute (SRI), is an organization that sponsors and conducts research on sharks and promote the conservation of sharks.
 Neil4Sharks is the personal website of Neil Hammerschlag and is intended to facilitate collaborations among teachers, scientists and students as well as promote shark conservation.
CocosAware is a volunteer organization that patrols the Cocos, Costa Rica marine preserve to deter illegal poaching.
 SharkProtect.eu is a shark enthusiast site in Germany and is in German.
 The South Florida Student Shark Program is a multi-disciplinary research and education program for students focusing on the study and conservation of coastal Floridian shark species, mangrove fish habitat and the Florida watershed.
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