“Diving with sharks is an unforgettable experience.” I can still remember the first time I stuck my head in the water and saw a reef shark gliding by right under my fins. At first I gasped, and then all I could do was stare at the graceful animal swimming by without paying any attention to […] Lees verder
Felix Petersma is an Econometrics student and dive master from Amsterdam with a keen interest in the biology of marine life and sharks. Felix was a big help with the organization of Dutch Caribbean Shark Week in the Netherlands and a good friend of the Save Our Sharks campaign. To start off, tell us something about yourself! I am a […] Lees verder
Sjef Mathijssen is the owner of the charter boat Quo Vadis and one of the captains that dedicates himself to tagging starry smooth hounds in the Dutch Eastern Scheldt. First off, tell us more about yourself! My name is Sjef Mathijssen, I am 54 years old, married and living in Colijnsplaat (the Netherlands). That is also were my boat, […] Lees verder
From June 3-11, 2017, sharks were celebrated all throughout the Kingdom with the organization of Dutch Caribbean Shark Week. With numerous events and activities catering to kids and adults alike, the plight of sharks and their importance to the world’s oceans were highlighted. Aruba Shark Week in Aruba started with a wonderful lecture and movie […] Lees verder
“Sharks are not always the biggest fish in the pond.” As far as size goes, sharks are definitely the largest fish. With whale sharks growing to over 15 meters, basking sharks growing up to 10 meters, and the Greenland shark and great white grow larger than 6. But that doesn’t mean they are necessarily on […] Lees verder
“Sharks are the guardians of coral reefs.” Have you ever seen those before-and-after pictures, where once epic coral structures providing a colorful background for the dreamiest underwater scenery have now turned into bleak, white, and barren grounds with little to no fish left? That is when happens when coral reefs are damaged. Coral reef ecosystems can […] Lees verder
On Sunday evening, the third edition of the Dutch Caribbean Shark Week concluded with a sunset shark dive on Saba. The week was an initiative of the Save Our Sharks Sharks campaign, organized simultaneously in the Netherlands, Saba, St. Eustatius, St. Maarten, Aruba, Bonaire, and Curacao. The goal of Dutch Caribbean Shark Week was to […] Lees verder
Yesterday, during Dutch Caribbean Shark Week on Saba, a kick-off meeting was held for a special project in collaboration with Saban fishermen aimed at reducing the bycatch of sharks in the local lobster fisheries. The new project is funded by the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs and is part of the implementation of the Yarari reserve for sharks and marine mammals […] Lees verder
Linda Ferwerda is the founder and editor of the online magazine DuikeninBeeld who has an endless passion for diving and writing. We asked her several questions about her involvement with the Save Our Sharks project and Dutch Caribbean Shark Week. For starters, tell us about yourself I am the founder of DuikeninBeeld, a Dutch online platform for divers, made by […] Lees verder
“Sharks contribute to healthy marine ecosystems.” Shark research is a relatively young field in science and there is still a lot of missing information about even the basic biology of many shark species. So topics as complex as the effect of declining sharks on their surrounding ecosystem are extremely difficult to investigate. There seems to […] Lees verder
