Swimming with Sharks
Transcript: „For most of history, man has had to fight nature to survive; in this century he is beginning to realise that, in order to survive, he must protect it“ -Jacques Cousteau- Business English Coach BA Hons Business & Environmental Mngt Entrepreneur PADI Master SCUBA Instructor Shark Conservation What is a Shark? U.S. led the world in shark attacks at 36, Australia (14) South Africa (8) Vietnam (6) Egypt (6). Top 4 most dangerous What are the odds of being attacked by a shark? 0.000000015% Slow recovery when stocks are protected 1/3 of all fins imported to Hong Kong come from Europe Spain is largest supplier others: Norway Britain rance Portugal Italy 9$ billion Illegal Fishing fish extracts in concentrations of 1 part in 10 billion Lost the scent swims in a wide S shape Ampullae de Lorenzini irritation and rumours much ado about nothing busybodies less sustainable- generous promises establish resistance against pressure exert reasonable pressure back direct and control boundries talk openly appeal to emotions take vertical position show dominance and psychological size Respect of the environment Great Understanding Deliberate planning individual accountability HUMBLE When the right approach is followed sensitive to fluctuations in electrical fields confident Swimming Formative directing touch Head touch Appearance Sharks Not as adapted as the rest of it`s senses Shark? upper side of the head 50% of worlds catch water pressure towards them teaches you to be What Keep species fromdepleteing food source assess overall situaton Mother Nature calm Touch SENSES Test bites layer of mirrored crystals No nutrition 26 million sharks caught unrecorded 300 million people eat Shark fin soup Serene Tasteless Keep the OCEANS delicate BALANCE DIVING Navigation Who am I? Ruthless "Cascading" 10 millionths of a volt TOUCH touching the gills wounded prey Film Tiger Shark Million Dangerous Management Situations Bycatch REGULATORS of the OCEAN Hearing THREATS sweat Loan Shark Actual contact 3 per second Duties What can we learn? Shark Skin South Africa internal ears Facing the fear of what might happen Distant touch contact Taste highly responsive vibrations Zambezi Slow to recover from decline Sharks cowardice avoid confronting problems cover errors to avoid conflict Dangerous Competitors kept at a distance by: Fins sell for $30-$15,000 3 Sharks per second Primal Fears Eat what there is most of Sharks finned for high profit Tracking prey head moves from side to side nose an object 90% of sharks wiped out regionally e.g. 93-99% large sharks off North America destroyed- tiger sharks, bull sharks, hammerhead Talk about..... Fragile populations- unregulated Shark depletion Only 5% of Sharks body is used design reduces drag ""Natural" Leadership Coaching Can sense Lateral Lines What species of Shark? STOP FACE GUIDE PUSH MOVE GILL Test bites 3/4 White shark attacks are not fatal Watch This! Tiger sharks frequency / erratic behaviour Rapid declines NOT ABANDONED Threats Overfishing Boom and Bust movements of creatures Great White What are the chances? Which prey? TRUST composition of governing body (upper mangt to Board who is the informal leader where are the sensitive areas how are people accepted / rejected? what formal and informal rules prevail? do and dont`s man is the killer prestige wealth Back-stabbing Small number of young the truth is...... Media blood Sand paper Demand has skyrocketed since Asia has become more prosperous Detects minute bioelectrical impulses Depletion of all Scallops Kept at Distance by Oceanic Importance 400 species Shark Encounters Taste and Smell of Prey around 20 considered dangerous around 1500 Correct Leadership Behavior Diving Don`t move Take a Vertical position controlled, solutio-orientated active approach to problems critical situations people and pitfalls Not designed for heavy predation 100 Correct Behaviour muscle movement of potential prey Hardest Challenge Important Information Hammerhead Rays under the sand becomes Lack of Understanding When boundries are crossed: secure the hierarchy warnings actions with examples 4.4 are FATAL Sick or Injured Top of the food chain Flight Behaviour Uncontrollable Rods and Cones ? detect frequency sounds -1000 herz Attracted by behavioural patterns Roll back the eyes Biological Vulnerability will stop at nothing to achieve their own goals (profit). Bull Shark e.g. baiting Fear Why protect them? Slow growth and Maturity "the genocide of a species" 1 Bowl upto $100 Tonic Immobility clapping, fidgeting, kicking, rapid movement Hong Kong handles 50-80% of World Trade Major Suppliers: Europe Taiwan Indonesia singapore USA India Japan Mexico UAE Only built over time Tapetum lucidum give shark room to manouver Keep Calm pulse down echo map of surroundings FEAR remain where you are stand vertically ensure your territory don`t exhaust the situation go into hibernation think things over consider strategical actions Greedy 50 attacks per year Shark Finning cannot buy