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		<title>Kids caring about sharks, part two: Ocean Hero Robin Culler teaches shark conservation</title>
		<link>http://oceans4ever.com/2010/07/25/kids-caring-about-sharks-part-two-ocean-hero-robin-culler-teaches-shark-conservation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 01:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alexa &#38; Cindy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ &#8221;SHARKS&#8230;what? No way! I HATE sharks and I don&#8217;t want to know anything more about them!&#8221;
That is just the response I got from Pat, over three years ago. Today, Pat is one of my most avid Shark Finatics.
&#8220;We fear what we don&#8217;t know.&#8221; It so holds true with the world of sharks.
At one time or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Role of Non-Governmental Organizations in Shark Conservation</title>
		<link>http://oceans4ever.com/2010/07/25/the-role-of-non-governmental-organizations-in-shark-conservation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Jul 2010 12:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alexa &#38; Cindy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[  All week long during the Sharktakular, we&#8217;ve heard guest posters encourage us to educate ourselves and those around us about sharks and shark conservation by forming groups, joining groups, and getting out there ourselves and making a difference. But we aren&#8217;t all &#8221;.orgs&#8221; with nonprofit, government-recognized status, so how can we really help?
Sonja Fordham, president of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>David Shiffman on How to Get there: part three of a three-part series on shark conservation</title>
		<link>http://oceans4ever.com/2010/07/24/david-shiffman-on-how-to-get-there-part-three-of-a-three-part-series-on-shark-conservation/</link>
		<comments>http://oceans4ever.com/2010/07/24/david-shiffman-on-how-to-get-there-part-three-of-a-three-part-series-on-shark-conservation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jul 2010 12:50:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alexa &#38; Cindy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ By WhySharksMatter
 
It’s easy to dream big and come up with impossible goals. It’s much harder to draw a realistic map showing how to get from where we are to where we want to be.
 
Most of you reading this already don’t eat shark fin soup, and many of you don’t eat foods with high shark bycatch. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Shark Films: A Filmmaker&#8217;s Responsibility to Conservation</title>
		<link>http://oceans4ever.com/2010/07/23/shark-films-a-filmmakers-responsibility-to-conservation/</link>
		<comments>http://oceans4ever.com/2010/07/23/shark-films-a-filmmakers-responsibility-to-conservation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 23:00:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alexa &#38; Cindy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sharks on film &#8211; it&#8217;s an almost irresistible combination that can all but ensure the filmmaker a big hit, with wide viewership &#8211; but only if done in an all-to-familiar and irresponsible manner. We&#8217;ve been down that road, and it doesn&#8217;t work for sharks &#8211; and it shouldn&#8217;t work for us.
We&#8217;re very lucky to have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Ocean Portal&#8217;s Top Five Reasons to Revere &#8211; Not Fear &#8211; Sharks</title>
		<link>http://oceans4ever.com/2010/07/23/the-ocean-portals-top-five-reasons-to-revere-not-fear-sharks/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 14:22:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alexa &#38; Cindy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Is it Friday already?
Then let&#8217;s TGIF!
We can&#8217;t think of a better way than with this Sharktakular Top 5 list from our friends at the Smithsonian Ocean Portal. 
If you haven&#8217;t visited what we affectionately refer to as &#8221;the OP,&#8221; get on over there right now &#8211; but please allow yourself some browsing time, because you will be lost in their comprehensive ocean science and conservation [...]]]></description>
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		<title>You&#8217;re never too young &#8211; kids caring about sharks, part one</title>
		<link>http://oceans4ever.com/2010/07/22/youre-never-too-young-kids-caring-about-sharks-part-one/</link>
		<comments>http://oceans4ever.com/2010/07/22/youre-never-too-young-kids-caring-about-sharks-part-one/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 23:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alexa &#38; Cindy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You&#8217;re never too young to start caring about sharks.
We&#8217;d like to introduce you to Alexa&#8217;s cousin,  Avery Jean. She&#8217;s four, and is learning about the ocean in her preschool class. She made a poster for Sharktakular to express her feelings.
&#8220;I love all ocean animals, and sharks bring balance to aquatic life,&#8221; Avery say. &#8221;They&#8217;re very important and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>David Shiffman on The Goal: part two of a three part series on shark conservation</title>
		<link>http://oceans4ever.com/2010/07/22/david-shiffman-on-the-goal-part-two-of-a-three-part-series-on-shark-conservation/</link>
		<comments>http://oceans4ever.com/2010/07/22/david-shiffman-on-the-goal-part-two-of-a-three-part-series-on-shark-conservation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 12:00:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alexa &#38; Cindy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today, David Shiffman puts forth his take on where we go from here to turn the tide on practices that put shark populations at risk, including finning, bycatch and David&#8217;s personal roadmap for how to help sharks. 
By WhySharksMatter
It’s easy to become discouraged when considering the enormity of the problem, but we must not give up. We must focus on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Not just for yucks: Phil Watson on the role of humor in shark conservation</title>
		<link>http://oceans4ever.com/2010/07/21/not-just-for-yucks-phil-watson-on-the-role-of-humor-in-shark-conservation/</link>
		<comments>http://oceans4ever.com/2010/07/21/not-just-for-yucks-phil-watson-on-the-role-of-humor-in-shark-conservation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 23:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alexa &#38; Cindy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Phil Watson is an Australian cartoonist, surfer, and the mastermind behind the website Shaaark! that showcases his cartoons, animations &#8211; and even a free iPhone app. All this silliness - that sends Alexa into peels every time she sees any of his work &#8211; came out of Phil&#8217;s self-professed love-hate relationship with sharks, when he decided to &#8220;make [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oceana’s Q&amp;A with Shark Biologist Michelle McComb</title>
		<link>http://oceans4ever.com/2010/07/21/oceana%e2%80%99s-qa-with-shark-biologist-michelle-mccomb/</link>
		<comments>http://oceans4ever.com/2010/07/21/oceana%e2%80%99s-qa-with-shark-biologist-michelle-mccomb/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 12:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alexa &#38; Cindy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[
Hello, Sharktakular readers!
I’m Emily Fisher, online editor at the ocean conservation organization Oceana, and I wanted to share with you one of my favorite things from our website so far this year &#8212; and it happens to be about sharks.
I interviewed shark biologist Michelle McComb of Florida Atlantic University for the latest issue of our [...]]]></description>
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		<title>David Shiffman on The Problem: part 1 of a 3 part series about shark conservation</title>
		<link>http://oceans4ever.com/2010/07/20/david-shiffman-on-the-problem-part-1-of-a-3-part-series-about-shark-conservation/</link>
		<comments>http://oceans4ever.com/2010/07/20/david-shiffman-on-the-problem-part-1-of-a-3-part-series-about-shark-conservation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 12:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alexa &#38; Cindy</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://oceans4ever.com/?p=1189</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By WhySharksMatter
 
Sharks consistently rank near the top of lists of American’s greatest fears. In reality, they have much more to fear from us than we do from them. Because of our actions, many species of sharks are on the verge of extinction. A recent International Union for the Conservation of Nature Shark Specialist Group report [...]]]></description>
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