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Guy Harvey Shark Documentary Provides Valuable information about Misunderstood Ocean Predator
[Photo caption: (L to R) Dick Dodge, Ph.D.; Guy Harvey, Ph.D., George L. Hanbury II, Ph.D., and Irvin Lippman at the Museum of Art.]
Huge and passionate crowds attended the screenings of marine artist and conservationist Guy Harvey’s shark documentary held at the Museum of Art | Fort Lauderdale and Nova Southeastern University’s Miniaci Theater. The series, This is Your Ocean: Sharks, features Harvey, Ph.D., renowned marine artist Wyland, and marine life photographer, diver, and shark expert Jim Abernethy.
Shown on Oct. 19 and 20, the 40-minute film delivered a powerful message of saving sharks, which are the victims of the worldwide shark fin trade. Roughly 38 million sharks are slaughtered for their fins each year to produce the delicacy of shark fin soup. The film chronicled an expedition that Harvey, Wyland, and Abernethy took in the Bahamas to swim, observe, and photograph a variety of sharks, including a 14-foot tiger shark affectionately named Emma. NSU President George L. Hanbury II, Ph.D., made opening remarks at both screenings.
“The ban on commercial shark fishing and exportation of shark by-products is a huge step in the conservation of sharks worldwide,” said Harvey, who created the impressive shark mural at the Don Taft University Center. “Healthy oceans are essential for life on our planet. It is our collective responsibility to conserve the marine environment and maintain the biodiversity of our oceans.”
The documentary, which promotes global shark conservation, also highlighted the misconceptions and myths surrounding sharks. A panel discussion followed the film featuring Harvey; Abernethy; the film’s executive producer, George Schellenger; NSU Guy Harvey Research Institute Director Mahmood Shivji, Ph.D.; and shark researcher Michael Heithaus, Ph.D., director of the School of Environment, Arts and Society at Florida International University.
Read more about This is Your Ocean: Sharks at http://www.thisisyourocean.com/thefilm.html and watch the trailer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPdZVnkoMCM.
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- Harvey holds an underwater camera during a research expedition.
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- Legendary Cayman Island-based marine artist and conservationist Guy Harvey, Ph.D., moderates a panel discussion after the screening of This is Your Ocean: Sharks.
