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  Start A Campaign -- Please click on any of the Campaign Categories below to find information and materials to help you start a shark conservation campaign. And feel free to contact us for help.
  
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  Participate in a Current Shark Conservation Campaign -- Please contact Shark Safe Network to let us know about other campaigns you'd like us to promote.
  
  Restaurants / Grocery Stores / Online:
  
  Los Angeles Shark Safe Restaurant Campaign:
  Shark Safe Network Volunteer, Kevin Sullivan, is organizing a comprehensive effort in the LA area to get shark fin soup off the menus there. Contact us to find out how you can get involved.
  
  San Francisco Shark Safe Restaurant Campaign:
  Shark Safe Network Volunteer, Bruce Watkins, is organizing a comprehensive effort in the San Francisco area to get shark fin soup off the menus there. Contact us to find out how you can get involved.
  
  Shark Free Santa Barbara Campaign:
  Jonathan Gonzalez has created this campaign to get Shark Fin Soup and other Shark products off the menus and out of the grocery stores in the Santa Barbara area. See the list of "Sharks Sold Here" restaurants and "Shark Free Alternatives" (www.sharkfreesb.com) Contact SharkFreeSB to get involved in this campaign.
  
  Support this Oceanic Defense campaign -- Tell Albertson's to stop selling meat from Endangered Thresher Sharks
  http://oceanicdefense.blogspot.com/2009/07/oceanic-defense-launches-petition.html
  
  Shark Rescue Hong Kong - "The End?" A call to end the shark trade in Hong Kong: Order this unique T-shirt and also receive a postcard addressed to Hong Kong's Chief Executive urging him to protect sharks and the health of our oceans. Just sign the card, add postage and mail it.
  More Info -- http://www.sharkrescue.com/home.html
  
  Stop Selling shark byproducts on eBay - Sponsored by: Sharklovers boycott ebay:
  Alibaba stopped the sale of shark fins on their site. EBay should follow suit by halting the sale of shark products like jaws, shark skin wallets, etc.
  http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/no-more-ebay-shark-byproducts
  
  Sportfishing / Tournaments:
  
  2009 Shark Kill Tournaments:
  Destin Rodeo - Shark Saturdays -- Destin, FL -- Every Saturday in October -- This seems to be the last one of the season thankfully. Please get involved to put an end to Shark Saturdays. There's no reason Destin can't have the Rodeo without the Shark Saturdays. This event is targeting bull, tigers, makos and hammerheads - all of which are on the IUCN list of Threatened Species. Hammerheads are globally Endangered - Very High Risk of Extinction - and Makos are Vulnerable - High Risk of Extinction. Yet Destin is promoting the killing of these animals every weekend in October - for a $250 prize!!! Please contact us for more details on how to participate.
  
  2010 Shark Kill Tournaments:
  Recruiting local volunteers for 2010 tournaments in the following areas. Let's get an early start for 2010 and make Shark Kill Tournaments a thing of the past. Please contact us if you would like to get involved. We would also like to hear from you if you have exact dates and details for any of these 2010 tournaments and if you know of any other tournaments not listed here.
  
  Florida:
  
  Sarasota -- Marina Jack's Shark Tournament -- May
  
  Port Charlotte (from Sanibel to Tampa) -- Fishin' Franks - June - this one is not well publicized, but it's big.
  
  Pensacola -- Outcast Mega Shark Tournament - August
  
  Destin -- Destin Rodeo - Shark Saturdays -- Every Saturday in October
  
  Maine:
  
  Saco, ME - Downeast Maine Shark Tournament - August
  
  Maryland:
  
  Ocean City, MD - Mako Mania Shark Tournament - June
  
  Ocean City, MD - Ocean City Shark Tournament - June
  
  Massachusetts:
  
  Oak Bluffs, MA - Oak Bluffs Monster Shark Tournament - July
  
  New Jersey:
  
  Cape May, NJ - South Jersey Shark Tournament - June
  
  Manasquan, NJ - Mako Mania of New Jersey - June
  
  New York:
  
  Long Island, NY and Jersey Shore -- Noreast Mako - Thresher Big Dog Shootout - June - July
  This is an Internet organized tournament with weigh stations throughout New York and New Jersey - partial list:
  
  Freeport, LI, NY - Woodcleft Fishing Station
  
  Cape May, NJ - Canyon Club Marina
  
  Center Moriches, LI, NY - Senix Marina
  
  Babylon, NY - Babylon Fishing Station
  
  Montauk, LI, NY - Star Island Yacht Club
  
  Oceanside, NY - Bay Park Fishing Station
  
  Bay Shore, NY - Burnett's Bait and Tackle
  
  Freeport, LI, NY - Hudson Anglers Shark Tournament - June
  
  Freeport, LI, NY - Woodcleft Fishing Station Shark Tournament - June
  
  Bayshore, NY - Bayshore Tuna Club Mako Tournament - June
  
  Center Moriches, LI, NY - Great Gun Anglers Shark Tournament - June
  
  Montauk, LI, NY - Star Island Mako & Thresher Tournament - August
  
  Montauk, LI, NY - Star Island Yacht Club Shark Tournament -- June
  
  Montauk, LI, NY - Montauk Boatman's and Captain's Charity Shark Tournament - July
  
  Montauk, LI, NY - Montauk Marine Basin Shark Tournament - June
  
  Rhode Island:
  
  Block Island, RI - Block Island Sharkfest Tournament -- June
  
  Wakefield, RI -- Annual Snug Harbor Shark Tournament - July
  
  Newport, RI - Newport Monster Shark & Tuna Tournament -- August
  
  Supplements:
  
  Help Bob Timmons convince NOW Foods to stop selling Shark Cartilage and Shark Liver Oil - See also Materials (link) for a sample letter:
  http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=143203097124
  
  Sea Shepherd Supporters - Call to action against GNC - General Nutrition Center
  - GNC is one of the largest nutritional supplement suppliers in the world, and they're selling a product called "Natural Brands - Shark Cartilage". Details and sample letter included on this page:
  http://seashepherds.ning.com/group/SharkShepherds/forum/topics/call-to-action-against-gnc
  
  Cosmetics:
  
  No Cosmetics Campaigns currently in effect.
  
  Events / Education:
  
  Shark Awareness Week - Windsor, UK - Aug 31 - Sept 6, 2009
  http://www.aquatic-element.co.uk/Shark%20Awareness%20Week(2009).html
  
  Shark Savers Fan Appreciation Night with the Riversharks, Camden, NJ - Sept. 16, 2009
  http://www.sharksavers.org/get-involved/events.html
  
  Australian Marine Conservation Society - Art for Sharks and Big Marine Parks - Brisbane, Australia - Sept. 25, 2009
  http://www.customercommunity.com.au/communities/Newsletter.asp?issue_id=1373&t=1984407
  
  Great White Shark Festival - Gansbaii, South Africa Oct. 16-17, 2009
  http://www.safarinow.com/destinations/gansbaai/events/Great-White-Shark-Festival-2009.aspx
  
  Media:
  
  Year of the Shark Discovery Petition
  http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/Boycott-Shark-Week
  
  Legislation:
  
  Florida Coastal Sharks in Peril - Lemon sharks are being targeted as other fishery regulations tighten. Please help to convince the FWC that lemons sharks and other vulnerable coastal sharks need stronger protections. (Lemon Shark pdf file)
  http://sharksafe.blogspot.com/2009/09/floridas-lemon-sharks-need-our-help.html
  
  Shark Savers Petition to the Maldives for banning shark fishing: The Maldives has declared a ban to shark fishing. This is the rare 'positive' petition. Please sign this letter to thank them and to encourage them to completely implement this ban.
  http://www.sharksavers.org/en/get-involved/sign-these-petitions/407-petition-to-the-maldives-for-banning-shark-fishing.html
  
  Shark Savers Petition to Palau: Stop Senate Bill 8-44 that opens up shark fishing: This petition, urging the government of Palau to reject a bill to allow commercial shark fishing has been re-opened. The bill has not yet been defeated.
  http://www.sharksavers.org/en/get-involved/sign-these-petitions/542-petition-to-palau-stop-senate-bill-8-44-on-shark-fishing.html
  
  Shark Savers Petition: Remove shark nets in South Africa: Shark nets are gill nets installed in tiered patterns by KwaZulu-Natal Sharks Board (KZNSB). The purpose is to reduce the shark populations and keep them away from people swimming at the beaches. However, there are better ways to protect swimmers that don't indiscriminately kill sharks and other marine life.
  http://www.sharksavers.org/en/get-involved/sign-these-petitions/562-petition-remove-shark-nets-in-south-africa.html
  
  Remove Shark Nets - from Queensland and New South Wales, Australia: Shark nets are also installed in QSD and NSW, Australia killing sharks as well as whales, dolphins, turtles and other marine life. Please sign this petition.
  http://www.removesharknets.com/
  
  Support the Shark Conservation Act of 2009
  http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/618227620
  
  AfriOceans Conservation Alliance Petition - Improve protections for sharks in South Africa
  http://www.aoca.org.za/petition.php
  
  Shark Allies Campaign - Support Shark Conservation in Hawaii
  http://www.whysharksmatter.com/
  
  Shark Allies Campaign - Support Hawaii Shark Encounters
  http://www.whysharksmatter.com/
  
  Dorsal Friends - Ban Shark Fin products in LA County:
  http://www.thepetitionsite.com/4/stop-shark-finning
  
  Shark Trust / Shark Alliance petition for stronger shark fishing regulations:
  Spain is the world's leading supplier of shark fins to the Hong Kong market. Between October 10-18, at the European Shark Week, Fishery Ministers from all over Western-Europe will be present to discuss finning regulations for the future. Please sign this very important petition which will be handed over to Prime Minister Zapatero of Spain, to stop Spain from preventing more stringent regulations (as they have done in the past). http://www.europeansharkweek.org/petition09/default.asp?page=sign&lang=1

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