| Sharklife.co.za has been fighting an ongoing for the | | | | the authorities to act and get unscrupulous |
| protection of the Zambezi shark on Protea Banks | | | | charters to stop their slaughter. |
| but has been informed that a fishing charter is still | | | | Local dive charter African Odyssea has witnessed |
| trophy fishing for these sharks. | | | | the drastic decline in the Zambezi shark population |
| Sensational Fishing Charters is the only charter in | | | | on Protea Banks. One could expect to see up to |
| the area to actively advertise and promote shark | | | | 20 or more individual sharks on a single dive when |
| trophy fishing. | | | | diving began there in 1994 and this season 2005 |
| It takes Zambezi sharks over 20 years to reach | | | | there are an estimated 7 individual Zambezi's left |
| breeding maturity. Should this slaughter be allowed | | | | on the reef. |
| to continue we fear that the entire Zambezi | | | | Each of these 7 sharks is a national treasure |
| shark population of Protea Banks will soon be | | | | attracting thousands of divers each year to |
| gone. Currently the only sharks seen on Protea | | | | Protea Banks not to mention their vital |
| Banks that have any form of protection, are the | | | | importance to the ecology of the reef. |
| Great White and Spotted Ragged-tooth. Many | | | | To voice your protest or support, e-mail |
| other species, like the Zambezi, are in desperate | | | | Sensational at Please cc SHARKLIFE at |
| need of protection and we need your help to get | | | | grant@sharklife.co.za. |