Designated in 1993 by the United Nations, today is the International Day of Biological Diversity (https://www.cbd.int/idb/2019/) which aims to increase awareness of issues surrounding biological diversity. According to the Convention of Biological Diversity, an agreement created by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), biological diversity means: "...the variability among living organisms from all sources including,…
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American Shark Conservancy is a 2019 Conservation Village Partner of the Rock the Ocean’s Tortuga Music Festival
Not every nonprofit has the opportunity to reach tens of thousands of people with their message in a single weekend but that is exactly what we get to do as part of Rock the Ocean’s Conservation Village at this year’s Tortuga Music Festival, April 12-14, 2019 on Fort Lauderdale Beach! This Epic music event has…
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Bass Pro Shops Supports Shark Research
Sometimes, support comes to us in unexpected ways. We are always writing grant proposals to fund our specific projects. And I do mean always. We get a specific as we can in each budget line item but sometimes, when a project has never been done before, you are not entirely sure what you need until…
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ASC attends Florida State shark meetings
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission held a Commissioner’s Meeting this past December 12 th and 13 th, 2018 to listen to the public’s input on important agenda issues. One of the agenda items discussed was the potential for regulations regarding shore-based shark fishing. So the ladies of ASC packed up and hit the…
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