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Sharkschool - Fifth Edition in Shagra
Our next SharkSchool with Dr. Erich Ritter will take place from 14 - 16 and 18 – 20 November 2010 in Shagra Village. SharkSchool 2009 was again a success. Erich’s seminars are not only educational, but also entertaining. This time participants were treated to beautiful video footage of all shark behaviors that Erich Ritter explained during his course. During the dives he focused on putting the lessons to practice. Most important message however: between SharkSchool 2007 and 2009 a horrifying 175,200,000 sharks were killed, while only around 80 shark accidents were reported with only 3 deadly victims worldwide. Only understanding of Shark behavior will make us humans understand that these beautiful animals are not vicious killers and that they should be protected before it is too late. When the sharks die, the seas will die! Get to know them before it is too late.
SharkSchool course package 350 euro
The package includes 4 x 2 hours daily workshops about sharks by Dr. Erich Ritter, 6 boat dives to Elphinstone by daily boat and SharkSchool certification card. Important! The SharkSchool course package has to be booked on top of a 5 or 6 day diving package. The maximum number of participants is limited, so book now at your local travel agent!
Requirements
To join SHARKSCHOOL and dive on Elphinstone the guest must have at least Advanced Open Water level and 50 logged dives. The workshops will be given in English, so participants have to be able to understand English.
Contents of the workshop program
During the 4-day program that was developed by Ritter, the participants learn all they need to know about the behaviour of different species of sharks and how to be a safer diver while diving with them. Key goal of the program is to make the participants aware that there is no such thing as shark attacks, only shark accidents. There are no dangerous sharks, only dangerous situations, knowingly or unknowingly created by humans because they do not understand shark behavior. Ritter therefore focuses on understanding of shark behaviour and “just having fun and enjoy hanging out with the great buggers (sharks)”. The course takes place during the season of the Longimanus on Elphinstone. During the program you will make 6 dives on Elphinstone, at least one of these dives will be with Ritter or his assistant.
The workshop program covers:
- Biology (senses, mating, birth and juveniles),
- Ecology & Food Chain
- Shark-Human Interaction ADORE-SANE (Interaction concept of Dr. Erich Ritter)
- Myths, fears and phobias
- Long lining, Finning, Nets, Trade & Sales / Stop Finning, Stop Sales
- Longimanus special
Booking status (updated weekly):
Workshop 1 - 14th till 16th NovemberWorkshop 2 - 18th - 20th November
Max. number of participants is 20. This schedule will be updated weekly.
Dr. Erich Ritter
Erich Ritter is Chief Scientist of Shark Research Institute, Princeton, NJ, USA and has his own research and diving centre on the Bahamas.