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CaboRon
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Need People To Swim With Sharks In Baja
L.A. nonprofit looking for people to swim with sharks in Baja
A Los Angeles-based nonprofit organization is looking for people willing to swim with sharks.
Iemanya Oceanica is organizing a shark-tagging research expedition to Baja California next month and is seeking up to 20 scuba divers/snorkelers from
Southern California to help.
Iemanya -- named after a Brazilian goddess of the sea -- partnering with the CICESE Research Institute in Baja and Dr. Rachel T. Graham, a world-
renowned shark scientist, will travel to a known population of whale sharks in Bahia de Los Angeles on the Sea of Cortez side of Baja California.
Their goal is to apply satellite tags to two to three whale sharks during the five-day expedition, departing from the Los Angeles area on Oct. 15.
Iemanya Executive Director Laleh Mohajerani said the expedition has three goals, the first being to track the sharks' feeding, breeding and calving
habits.
"The second reason will enable us to add them to the 'family' of sharks that we feature on our AdoptAShark.com Web site to expand consumer knowledge
about sharks," she said. "And lastly, these efforts play into a global effort to increase public awareness of the urgent need for protecting our
oceans through selecting sustainable seafood in their diets."
Whale sharks are the largest living fish species on the planet. They can grow to up to 40 feet long, weigh up to 15 tons and live up to 70 years.
Although they have very large mouths, they are harmless, feeding solely on plankton, which are microscopic marine
plants and animals.
The expedition will be filmed by professionals from Dokument Films in Los Angeles, using their experience at increasing public awareness of nonprofits
through the use of professional productions for educational purposes.
Sponsored by Redondo Beach-based Body Glove International, National Scholastic Surfing Association champion Holly Beck will join the team to learn
more about preserving the oceans in which she spends most of her time.
Additional details and application forms for the expedition can be found at www.Iemanya.org.
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monoloco
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If it was great whites I'd recommend MrBillM!
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wessongroup
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Ahhhh roger that, inbound at my.....
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Wow...can you imagine what they went through to get the permits to do all that??? Sounds like an interesting project and fun to participate in.
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MrBillM
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Swimming with Kin ?
The only Downside to wishing Baracki Man would be one of those in the school is that they'd simply accept him as one of their own.
However, Sharks DO Eat their Own, White meat and Dark.
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Bajahowodd
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Neatly baited hook, there, mono. Nice to know that some things never change.
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airmech
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Costs $1600 per person and its non-profit. yeah right. what a rip!
Both optimists and pessimists contribute to the society. The optimist invents the aeroplane, the pessimist the parachute.
— George Bernard Shaw
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shari
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Gosh Skeet...I understand if you disagree with this project...but what makes you think CISESE and Dr.Rachael would buy dope?
Do you have proof of these criminal allegations?
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wessongroup
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By the way has anybody heard of "ACORN"
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shari
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skeet...no i would not pay money to this program/scam...whatever
but I do know many fine people who operate non profit organizations who are not on dope.
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It seems to me that, for years now, a group associated with a Mexican university was heavily involved in studying the Bahia whale sharks, including
tags and tracking. I discussed their program with Doc about five years ago. He was impressed with it and supported it. As I recall there used to be
a link to their website on Doc's Camp Gecko website but I don't see it now.
carpe diem!
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Skeet/Loreto
It is well known that many of the socalled Non profits that deal in this area are and have had Smokin DOPE Parties while leading unsuspecting people
to the socalled unprotected Animal.
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Oh JEEEEEEZO
I'm drowning in my own laughter. Somebody help me. The only
thing funnier than Skeet would be a picture of Skeet working on a bong.
Well known?
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shari
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well Skeet, Juan's uncle, who is a fishing guide to feed his family..will take out folks who want to see a whale shark in person...and I can guarantee
he doesnt smoke dope....please dont paint everyone with your broad brush.
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Von
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Dam! thought it was free i was going to sign up right now~~
READY SET.....................
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Paulina
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Skeet/Loreto
shari: My statement on DOPE using was to all People in general who go out and bother the Sharks for the sake of making Money. Or any other
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Skeet,
We go out to see the Whale Sharks almost daily during the summer. Sometimes we take our friends with us. When my friend and I were swimming with the
whale shark in the photo below, we weren't using DOPE then, nor did we before or after our encounter.
To the best of my knowledge the Pangueros in Bahia who take tourists out for "the sake of making money" as you put it, aren't high either.
That is quite a broad statement you are making there.
No Dope on Dern here either...
\"Well behaved women rarely make history.\" Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
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airmech
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Von
Dam! thought it was free i was going to sign up right now~~ |
Yeah, I thought it was free too until I went to the website and saw the 1600 dollar price tag! I wonder if they received grant money from the
government to do this study and then turn around and charge people twice the cost of actually doing it.
That is unless the dope is included. lol. or better yet; I want to try whatever skeets on.
Both optimists and pessimists contribute to the society. The optimist invents the aeroplane, the pessimist the parachute.
— George Bernard Shaw
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Your all on dope, mary j juana, reefer, smoke, weed, green, puff the magic dragon, cannabis, cheech, chong, rips, and plants
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Sure glad we saved $1638 each last year in La Paz. Gas money & beer seems a MUCH more reasonable price to snuggle up with whalesharks!
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Whaleshark excursion
I think this idea is fine. No problem.
I'm a scuba diver and have never, ever had the privilege of an encounter with a whale shark-- yet!
Bahia de Los Angeles is on my list. This brings tourism to Baja and will help with research into the migratory patterns and life cycles of these
fabulous creatures.
Diving has taken me to far-away lands and the experiences with large pelagics such as the Giant Manta Ray of Yap are among my most treasured memories.
And about the price? It costs. Ain't cheap, and its worth every penny!
I give 'em a Thumbs Up.
[Edited on 9-28-2009 by Mulegena]
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Von
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Paulina, Awesome pictures and experience!
READY SET.....................
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