#oceanasharkfintradeban

[jimabernethy]

Image by @jim_abernethy // Great Hammerheads once roamed our oceans in huge numbers...now only a small fraction remains mostly due to the demand for shark fin soup! The shark fin industry trade must be banned if we are to save our oceans as well as our planet! Our own existence here is dependent on it as we are all connected! Please use the link in my bio and help us ban the very destructive Shark Fin Trade here in Florida and the US. @jim_abernethy @wildlifevoiceinc @sealegacy #TurningTheTide #lovesharks #finbannow #oceanasharkfintradeban #savesharks #saveoceans #bethechangetheworldneeds #missionblue #bethevoice #sharks #greathammerhead #saveplanetearth #jimabernethysscubaadventures (at Tiger Beach) https://www.instagram.com/p/B3HgZdmJ9dJ/?igshid=14nsi2k40my4n

[wildlifevoiceinc]

Image by @jim_abernethy // Great Hammerheads once roamed our oceans in huge numbers...now only a small fraction remains mostly due to the demand for shark fin soup! The shark fin industry trade must be banned if we are to save our oceans as well as our planet! Our own existence here is dependent on it as we are all connected! Please use the link in my bio and help us ban the very destructive Shark Fin Trade here in Florida and the US. @jim_abernethy @wildlifevoiceinc @sealegacy #TurningTheTide #lovesharks #finbannow #oceanasharkfintradeban #savesharks #saveoceans #bethechangetheworldneeds #missionblue #bethevoice #sharks #greathammerhead #saveplanetearth #jimabernethysscubaadventures https://www.instagram.com/p/B3eVysEhqCW/?igshid=472m2mgw8z83

[angelsofthesea2015]

#Repost @artofscuba @angels.of.the.sea 🌍❤️ #Repost @jim_abernethy #angelsofthesea SAVE THE SHARKS! Hi friends! We need your help! Please help me push this very important petition to END the shark fin trade in the United States once and for all! We can all make a difference when we act together. Please SIGN the @oceana #FinBanNow petition by CLICKING THE LINK IN MY BIO and tag your friends so they do the same! #sharkfinban #oceanasharkfintradeban #saveprotectedanimals #savesharks #saveocean #conservation #conservationist #sharksaver #marineprotectedzones #mpa #startwithonething #racingextinction #ops #saveplanetearth #saveplanet #sharksofinstagram #fin #finfree #missionblue #naturephotography #nature #ilovesharks #underwater #beautiful #friendofnature #gorgeous #epicimages #jimabernethysscubaadventures

[jimabernethy]

Image by @jim_abernethy // Emma the Tiger Shark over purple tube sponge at Tiger Beach, Bahamas! Emma is very pregnant and doing well! Hurricane Dorian didn't seem to affect Tiger Beach wildlife, other than shifting a lot of sand! Join us soon to see this beautiful gentle giant as well as her kind, the hammerheads, bulls, lemons, Caribbean reef sharks and Nurse sharks! DM me your contact info and I'll email you more information! Hope to meet you soon as well as introduce you to our beautiful friends in the sea! Shark species are at a tiny fraction of what they once were! We need to end the shark fin trade here in Florida, the US and worldwide! Please help by going nbbn to our wildlife conservation campaigns at the link in my bio! Thanks so much to all that already have! @jim_abernethy @sharkallies @wildlifevoiceinc @sealegacy #TurningTheTide #FinBanNOW #worthmorealive #FlFinBan #NoFinFl #StopTheFinTrade #Bethechangetheworldneeds #lovesharks #tigershark #oceanasharkfintradeban #shark #sharkphotography #sharkweek #bethechangetheworldneeds #savesharks #bethevoice #tigerbeach #love #beautiful (at Tiger Beach) https://www.instagram.com/p/B4kYMzspS7I/?igshid=y46eitvil25f

[jimabernethy]

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A gorgeous Great Hammerhead from Tiger Beach last week swims amongst the vibrantly colored Tiger Beach reefs! Great Hammerheads arrived early this year and we expect to have them through May like the last few years! Late fall through early spring Great Hammerheads, Tigers, Bulls, Lemons, Nurse and Reef Sharks are the standard locals at Tiger Beach! When you add vibrantly colored reefs, crystal clear water and shallow water (nitrox) for extended bottom bottom times, it is a no brainer why Tiger Beach is quite simply the very best shark diving worldwide! Join me soon to see these magnificent creatures! More info in Web site link in bio! Sadly just 50 miles from Tiger Beach in Florida, the critically endangered Great Hammerheads are dying mostly due to Land Based Shark Fishing, even though they are being released! Hammerheads cannot survive the fight! Please help me put andvend to this needless slaughter by going to www.floridasharks.org link in my bio, to see how you can help immediately to put an end to this needless slaughter! @jim_abernethy @sea_legacy #TurningTheTide @oneprotest @WildlifeVOICE #oceanasharkfintradeban #lovesharks #FinBanNOW #finfree #beautiful #shark #sharkexpeditions #Bethechangetheworldneeds #epic #gorgeous #worthmorealive #shark #epicencounters #greathammerhead #hammerhead #lovesharks (at Tiger Beach) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bqw4CSOh6We/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=a28uc3lblasc

[jimabernethy]

The iconic great hammerhead shark which is found in all oceans, now is at just a small fraction of what their numbers were just 50 years ago, mostly due to the shark fin trade industry! You can help take the US off the list as the 7th worst shark killing nation by supporting Oceana's US Shark Fin Trade Ban! Save the sharks! Join us soon to see this species as well as tigers, lemons, bulls and reef sharks! @jim_abernethy @sealegacy #TurningTheTide #finbannow #oceanasharkfintradeban #epic #lovesharks #hammerhead #shark (at Tiger Beach, Bahamas) https://www.instagram.com/p/BqRZBv0B0uD/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1qva9zqlg1hky

[jimabernethy]

An Oceanic White Tip shark cruises past our Shark Expedition vessel Shear Water at the best place worldwide for Oceanics, Cat Island Bahamas! I discovered this site around 2004 and have enjoyed the Oceanic shark interactions ever since! Join us to see them upclose for yourself! As a conservationist focusing on sharks, the species that exemplifies shark populations crashing worldwide best, is the Oceanic Whitetip Shark! Cousteau's scientists claimed this species to be the most prolific animal on the Planet over 100 lbs in weight just 50 years ago. Today no ocean boasts more than 1% of that population! We must end the war on sharks just to take their fins for a bowl of soup! Best way to do that here in United States...please sign, share and distribute Oceana's US Shark Fin Trade Ban petition! https://www.change.org/p/congress-ban-the-trade-of-shark-fins-in-the-u-s @jim_abernethy #lovesharks #oceanasharkfintradeban #epic #finbannow #splitimage #sharks #jimabernethysscubaadventures (at Jim Abernethy's Scuba Adventures & Marine Life Art Gallery)

[jimabernethy]

White Shark once ruled our oceans in temperate waters maintaining the health and balance of our oceans! Today over 90% of all large sharks have been killed just for their fins...for a bowl of soup! The shark fin trade has ruthlessly slaughtered all sharks for way to long! Our oceans are failing for this as well as many other reasons such as #globalwarming and #onetimeuseplastics just to name a few. We must correct our actions, as this is our only home, Earth! What we do in the next 10 years will determine the next 10,000! Let's eliminate the United States involvement in the shark fin trade by supporting Oceana's US Shark Fin Trade act! Let's take the US off the list as the 7th worst shark killing nation! @jim_abernethy #lovesharks #finbannow #oceanasharkfintradeban #jimabernethysscubaadventures

[jimabernethy]

Great White Shark! So sad how this magnificent creature is only at a fraction of the numbers we once had! If you haven't had the opportunity to see these magnificent beautiful sharks, definitely put it on your Must Do list! Let's all work harder to save sharks while we still can. I urge everyone to sign the petition from Oceana banning the shark fin trade in the US, as well as the Florida petition banning the shark fin trade in Florida! USA is the 7th worst nation for shark fin soup and Florida is the worst state in the United States! Save the Sharks! @jim_abernethy #lovesharks #oceanasharkfintradeban #greatwhite #shark #jimabernethysscubaadventures Link to Shark Fin Trade Ban below: https://act.oceana.org/page/6748/action/1?_ga=1.224013403.1523970717.1485886605 (at Jim Abernethy's Scuba Adventures & Marine Life Art Gallery)

[jimabernethy]

Sandbar shark comes in for a close inspection off the coast of Florida! Florida is the worst state of all of the US for killing sharks! United States is the 7th worst country in the world for killing sharks! We must support Oceana US Shark Fin Trade Ban to end these needless killings! @jim_abernethy #saveocean #oceanasharkfintradeban #savesharks #overfishing #needlessslaughter (at Jim Abernethy's Scuba Adventures & Marine Life Art Gallery)

[jimabernethy]

The Great Hammerhead was once the regal nomad of all tropical oceans, now less than 10% of the population is left! We must end the slaughter of sharks worldwide! Best way to do this in the US is to support & share Oceana's US Shark Fin Trade Ban! Save the Sharks! @jim_abernethy #lovesharks #oceanasharkfintradeban #FinBanNOW #jimabernethysscubaadventures (at Jim Abernethy's Scuba Adventures & Marine Life Art Gallery)

[jimabernethy]

For many years this 17ft tiger gentile giant was my closest shark friend in the Bahamas, prior to Emma! This gorgeous and friendly Tiger Shark...White Spot was killed by trophy hunters within weeks of when Tiger Beach location was revealed by another shark operator. These trophy hunters applied for a world record with her weighed and measured carcass! The local marina where she was weighed cut her down thinking she was pregnant after the KILLERS went to the bar. Two of the pups were still alive and were set free. The rest were already dead. My great friend Dr. Guy Harvey disqualified the attempted trophy. Since then I have honored her life by placing this image of her, on the side of my shark expedition vessel "Shear Water" to inspire all that know her story to help me save sharks! Why do we still allow and give trophies for the needless killing of our beautiful wildlife? Please help me end this needless practice by sharing this post! The many stories like this bring great sadness to me, however they also inspire me to save the few we still have! Join me to meet the beautiful Tigers, Great Hammerheads, Bulls, Lemons, Caribbean Reefs and Nurse sharks at Tiger Beach! Link in bio! Unfortunately we have not managed our planets wildlife responsibly and if we don't correct our mistakes and allow sharks and other wildlife to rebound from being needlessly slaughtered, even our own exhistance is in Peril, as we are all connected! Sharks are essential to keeping our oceans healthy and in balance! The oceans are the heart of our planet! Over 50% of the air we breath and 70% of the protein we eat comes from the ocean. Without our the ocean all life on this planet will die. Many issues for this planet caused by man need to be corrected asap! Please be the change the world needs to survive! Best immediate way to save sharks here in the US...Support Oceanas Shark Fin Trade Ban! https://www.change.org/p/congress-ban-the-trade-of-shark-fins-in-the-u-s @jim_abernethy #savesharks #endtrophyhunting #oceanasharkfintradeban #saveplanetearth #savesharks #lovesharks #savenature #jimabernethysscubaadventures (at Jim Abernethy's Scuba Adventures & Marine Life Art Gallery)

[jimabernethy]

I'm always amazed at the ecosystems that stay with the larger animals of the sea! Here small jacks stay just in front of a Caribbean Reef Shark! Sadly over 90% of all sharks have been killed in the last 40 years. We must end the slaughter! @jim_abernethy #shark #savesharks #lovesharks #protectwhatyoulove #bethechangetheworldneeds #oceanasharkfintradeban (at Jim Abernethy's Scuba Adventures & Marine Life Art Gallery)

[jimabernethy]

Great White Shark up close! So sad how this magnificent creature is only at a fraction of the numbers we once had! If you haven't had the opportunity to see these magnificent beautiful sharks, definitely put it on your Must Do list! Let's all work harder to save sharks while we still can. I urge everyone to sign the petition from Oceana banning the shark fin trade in the US, as well as the Florida petition banning the shark fin trade in Florida! USA is the 7th worst nation for shark fin soup and Florida is the worst state in the United States! Save the Sharks! @jim_abernethy #lovesharks #oceanasharkfintradeban #jimabernethysscubaadventures Link to Shark Fin Trade Ban below: https://act.oceana.org/page/6748/action/1?_ga=1.224013403.1523970717.1485886605 (at Jim Abernethy's Scuba Adventures & Marine Life Art Gallery)

[jimabernethy]

Eye of the Tiger Shark, Eyes are the window to the soul! This Tiger eye shot was taken with 100mm macro lens. The Tiger Shark is known worldwide...EMMA! Despite what most people say about Tiger Sharks or even sharks, my nearly 2 decades of back to back week long shark expeditions has shown me and my crew these,are sentient creatures like dogs and cats that actually enjoy affection. Watch "Tales by Light" on Netflix to see for yourself! Please support and share Oceana's US Shark fin trade ban! I believe it's the best thing you can do in the United States right now to take the US off the list as the 7th worst shark killing nation. @jim_abernethy #lovesharks #oceanasharkfintradeban #jimabernethysscubaadventures (at Jim Abernethy's Scuba Adventures & Marine Life Art Gallery)

[jimabernethy]

Beautiful Caribbean Reef Shark below my ocean home for the last 2 decades! Sad that during my lifetime we have allowed over 90% of all large sharks to be killed mostly for shark fin soup! Please support, sign and share #oceanasharkfintradeban to help remove United States from the list, as the 7th worst shark killing nations! @jim_abernethy #saveoceans #savesharks #bethevoice #finbannow #bethechangetheworldneeds #jimabernethysscubaadventures (at Jim Abernethy's Scuba Adventures & Marine Life Art Gallery)