Save the Whales : Reloaded

Earthrace , with over 75 other

The New Zealand Shark Alliance

The NZSA is an umbrella group

kidney cancer .

Pete says , “ I know in Earthrace we managed

Colin Riddell has been working for his beloved Australian dugongs and sea turtles for ten years . For most of that time , he ’ s been a lone voice but thanks to his dedication , more and more people all over the world are taking notice and more importantly , taking action .

www . dugongandturtles . webs . com

leading animal protection and environmental groups and businesses have committed to this campaign .

The new global alliance was announced following the World Whale Conference in 2012 at the same hotel in Brighton , UK where the original moratorium on whaling was signed in 1982 .

The Alliance has identified three key areas that it

of NGOs unified in a campaign to prohibit shark finning in NZ waters .

The alliance , which includes Earthrace , is fighting to bring New Zealand shark legislation in line with other countries .

Over one third of countries around the world have banned shark finning . New Zealand is one of the few countries that condone this barbaric

23,497 nautical miles in 60 days 23 hours 49 minutes to take the world record for circumnavigating the globe in a powerboat .

Believe me , Earthrace was not a comfortable boat to be in , stripped down for speed as she was . At least our remarkable engines did most of the work and I certainly wasn ’ t on my own .

Darryl is rowing , single-handed , across the Pacific Ocean , between California and Hawaii – a

will work on initially :

practice , and remains one of the top twenty ex-

distance of 2,400 nautical miles . I rowed 24

The Global Shark Conservation Initiative is a group of shark lovers that began on facebook . It now has over 3,000 followers . TGSCI initiates and coordinates shark conservation campaigns worldwide , and encourages groups to work together in order to mobilise a greater number of voices in campaigns to protect sharks , to promote awareness and to provide support to world leaders , lawmakers and legislators working towards the ultimate objective of protecting populations of all shark species globally . www . facebook . com / TGSCI

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The Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary

New Zealand ’ s Coastal Waters – save the Maui ’ s and Hector ’ s dolphins

Loro Parque , Tenerife – where orca Morgan is held

www . savethewhalesreloaded . org

“ If you do not seek out allies and helpers , then you will be isolated and weak .”

Sun Tzu , The Art of War

porters of shark fin to Hong Kong . Globally , there is real concern that shark finning is contributing to a serious population decline of sharks .

www . nzsharkalliance . org . nz

Rowing 4 Reefs

In 2014 , 27 year old Brit , Daryl Farmer , plans to row , single-handed , across the Pacific to raise awareness of ocean issues including threats to sharks , coral reefs and from pollution . He is also raising awareness of the early signs of

miles the other day and was totally bushed .

It took a fraction of the time Daryl expects to be at sea – anywhere up to 90 days apparently . I can ’ t imagine how unpleasant rowing that far and being on the ocean alone for that long will be like .

By taking on this challenge , I reckon he ’ s got 10 times the courage I have . Either that , or he ’ s nuts .”

Everyone in Earthrace Conservation supports him wholeheartedly and we ’ ll be following him every step of the way . www . rowing4reefs . co . uk