Organizations 231
Manta Trust. Focuses on the worldwide conservation of manta rays and
their habitats (www.mantatrust.org).
Oceania Chondrichthyan Society (OCS). Australian-based organization
that promotes education, conservation and scientific study of chon-
drichthyan fishes; see its website at http://www.oceaniasharks.org.au.
Pew Environmental Initiatives, Global Shark Conservation Campaign.
The campaign works to influence fishing nations and treaty organiza-
tions, declare shark sanctuaries, and advocate for international shark
conservation (www.pewenvironment.org/campaigns).
Project AWARE. International organization of scuba divers that promotes
underwater conservation, focusing particularly on sharks and marine
debris (www.projectaware.org).
Sea Shepherd Conservation Society. International organization that works
to defend marine wildlife, including sharks. Its shark page and links be-
gin at http://www.seashepherd.org/sharks.
Shark Advocates International. “Safeguarding sharks through sound con-
servation” (www.sharkadvocates.org).
Shark Alliance. Global, not-for-profit coalition of nongovernmental orga-
nizations dedicated to restoring and conserving shark populations by
improving shark conservation policies (www.sharkalliance.org).
Shark Foundation. Swiss-based conservation organization (www.shark.ch).