Shark Free Marinas Regional Ambassador Program - Powered By Oceanic Defense.org

Strategic eco partnership reaches legions of Facebook eco minded

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San Diego, CA, October 5, 2009 -- (Sharkfreemarinas.com)—The Shark Free Marinas Initiative began as a clarion call to protect shark species by concerned sport divers. It has grown to include support from major sport fishing media, personalities, and industry voices from Florida to Fiji.

Milestones include Matava, Fiji which announced a stunning total of 20 regional marinas who had gone “shark free”. Thanks in most part to local Stuart Gow who used the initiative’s website tools to approach and convince local marinas that going shark free was good for tourism, sustainable fishing, and most of all Fiji’s sharks.

This month the SFMI was featured in Sport Fishing Magazine and a full page op ed by Editor Doug Olander. PADI’s Sport Diver Magazine dedicated a full page to the Shark Free Marinas as well educating divers worldwide to the crisis of sport caught sharks.

The Shark Free Marinas Initiative would like to announced a strategic media alliance with OceanicDefense.org and the launch of the Regional Ambassador Program. Luke Tipple, the SFMI's Director says:

The Shark-Free Marina Initiative concept is a real world example of open source conservation. The Regional Ambassador program responds to the desire of real people to be heard and make a difference in their community. By specifically focusing on Marinas the SFMI goal is very clear and can be incorporated into every budding conservationists strategy to protect our oceans. Our alliance with similarly minded groups like Oceanic Defense allows us to reach out to potential Ambassadors and give them the tools to enact change.

The Regional Ambassador program already boasts over 50 members and 900 fans of it's Facebook site found at www.facebook.com/sharkfreemarinas