A Solution to “Shark Porn” – 2009

Shark Porn-(noun) Creative activity (writing or pictures or films) of no literary or artistic value other than to stimulate an intense fear of all species of sharks. While the industry gets behind yet another protest of Discovery Channel Networks, circulating a petition demanding an end to Shark Porn programming – this blog is asking industry members to take a hard look at ourselves. It is our industry who have become the enablers of Shark Porn and that has to end. Organically, a few operators have made a stand by turning away productions, but this is the exception not the rule. We would like to propose the following to combat Shark Porn and industry involvement in productions that show sharks in an ultimately unrealistic and negative light. The Contract For Sharks 1. The identification of what constitutes Shark Porn. Written guidelines for better programming for operators and production companies. 2. A “Contract For Sharks” signed by participating commercial shark operations that openly declares participating operators will not enable Shark Porn productions via their dive sites. 3. A logo for websites with a small educational component for the public and certification of the same. 4. Public awareness and outreach via participating operators emails lists and press releases. Shark Week programming does not have to be what it has become. Lack of imagination and a complacent shark diving industry has made it so. The changes start with us, those that profess to care about sharks, those that are involved in shark conservation. The “Contract For Sharks” does not stop participating operators from working with film crews or conducting business with Discovery Networks. It does allow participating operators to conduct better business with a strong industry leadership…for the benefit of sharks. Anyone interested? [ This is an external blog. Read complete blog here... ]…

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