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Shark Night and the White Shark Cafe

2/20/2023

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After the successful "shark night" at the unofficial White Shark Cafe in North Beach San Francisco, I've switched to selling my original shirt designs on T-Spring.  I gave away a few crates worth of shirts that night to promote the cafe and thus ran out of all physical inventory.
If popular demand requires it, I might start screen printing again, but until then please order on Spring.  And let me know which shirts you love the most.

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Stupid Things People Say About Sharks: Vol 1

6/20/2020

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It's waaay overdue and I'll never get to all of them so finally here is my first offering of the most annoying things I here over and over and over again. Read the full write up and get details on the shirt contest here.
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Racism and Sharks?

6/5/2020

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This is a short clip from a longer video I made in 2018. While analyzing shark bite data I encountered accusations that bite incident numbers are actually higher than what gets reported due to a global conspiracy by shark huggers to hide the facts. Looking further into I ended up finding evidence that I believe to be contrary to that claim...even in apartheid-era South Africa the deaths of black people (who they didn't even bother to identify with names) were still recorded. So I guess black lives didn't matter enough to give them names but did matter enough to go in the record book against sharks.'Sharks, Racism, and Coverups' is a bonus material video for the larger project 'Victory Over Sharks', both of which can be viewed here:whitesharkvideo.com/racism #sharkbite #racism #coverups #blacklivesmatter #doblacklivesmatter #victoryoversharks #sharkbites #statistics #sharkbitestatistics #coverups #conspiracies #sharkculling #southafrica

A post shared by Skyler Thomas (@whitesharkvideo) on Jun 5, 2020 at 8:39am PDT

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Miyoko's: Official Cheese of Sharks

3/12/2020

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Vegan shark trip featuring Miyokos. #vegan4sharks #vegan #shark #cagedive #guadalupe
​Miyoko has long been a leader and game changer in the effort to create a more compassionate AND delicious world.  Now she's part of yet another game-changing effort; coming on board as the official cheese of the first-ever plant-based shark ecotourism trip. 
The menu on this live-aboard trip will prove that you don't have to sacrifice great food in your effort to become a more environmentally friendly version of yourself. 
Vegan shark trip featuring Miyokos. #vegan4sharks #vegan #shark #cagedive #guadalupe
Vegan shark trip featuring Miyokos. #vegan4sharks #vegan #shark #cagedive #guadalupe
Vegan shark trip featuring Miyokos. #vegan4sharks #vegan #shark #cagedive #guadalupe
Vegan shark trip featuring Miyokos. #vegan4sharks #vegan #shark #cagedive #guadalupe
Walk the walk of animal advocacy and join us on this amazing trip to Isla Guadalupe, viewing great white sharks in warm, blue, Mexican waters!
Vegan shark trip featuring Miyokos. #vegan4sharks #vegan #shark #cagedive #guadalupe
Vegan shark trip featuring Miyokos. #vegan4sharks #vegan #shark #cagedive #guadalupe
Vegan shark trip featuring Miyokos. #vegan4sharks #vegan #shark #cagedive #guadalupe
Vegan shark trip featuring Miyokos. #vegan4sharks #vegan #shark #cagedive #guadalupe
Hosted by shark diving veteran and photographer Mike Bolton and conservation filmmaker Skyler Thomas.

Full details at whitesharkvideo.com/sharktrip

Photos by Maarten Jozef Billen and Skyler Thomas

#plantbased #whitesharks #sharkecotourism #vegan4sharks #noplastic #guadalupe #cagediving #sharktrip #ecotourism #liveaboard #vegan #dairyisscary
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360s, Drones, and Sharks

3/9/2020

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#skylerthomas #sharks #guadalupe #whitesharks #sharktrip #cagedive #greatwhite
​Guadalupe 2019 I tried three new cameras; the Mavic 2 Zoom aerial drone, the Power Vision Power Ray underwater drone, and the Insta 360 One. You can skip ahead to any of these sections.

The underwater drone was awkward and nerve-wracking so I pulled it quickly. The 360 camera got incredible shots both at the surface and down in the submerged cage.
The Mavic 2 provided some nice aerial angles, but nothing incredibly better than in past years.
#skylerthomas #sharks #guadalupe #whitesharks #sharktrip #cagedive #greatwhite
All footage property of Skyler Thomas 
Special thanks to Servando for his expert wrangling to save the 360 
Music by Tyler Newman / Solid Grey Sky
Cover photo by Maarten Jozef Billen
 

White Shark Video: It's like Shark Week...except it's good for sharks.
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What's He Saying?

1/20/2020

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​Analyses of great white shark footage shot by Skyler Thomas shows us there are many fine details in communication that we might be overlooking.
Analyses of great white shark footage shot by Skyler Thomas shows us there are many fine details in communication that we might be overlooking.
Analyses of great white shark footage shot by Skyler Thomas shows us there are many fine details in communication that we might be overlooking.
What would your guess be as to what this shark is saying? Once again slowing down footage reveals there is even more taking place with the shark's body language than at first glance. One of the good things about observing white sharks in deeper water is the opportunity to see body language that you might not see up near the surface. As he approaches from a distance we can see that this shark is holding his mouth agape, not just a little bit to breathe, but really wide open. Next we can see that the upper teeth are exposed and remaining in that position as the shark swims by, which is not how the white shark typically looks while it is swimming. ​
Consider the majority of shark footage; even though their teeth are on our minds, the mouth is usually only slightly open and the teeth can't be seen very well, in fact the upper teeth can't usually be seen at all unless the shark is in the act of biting. With white sharks the upper jaw actually unhinges and rotates forward during the biting process so to see the upper teeth and jaw exposed in a non-biting scenario indicates a very specific effort to display those teeth. Next we see a display featuring the gills, referred by some as gill fluffing. Regardless of what you call it, the gills are definitely being used in a display of some sort (twice in this case). I've been referring to this shark as a he, which was not easy to discern at first because the claspers are relatively small and held tight against the body; it was only during the gill fluffing that the claspers lowered enough to be seen. OK, so back to the question. If you had to guess, what message do YOU think that shark is trying to convey?
All footage shot by Skyler Thomas.
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#sharkbodylanguage #whiteshark #display #threatdisplay #gillfluffing #jawpopping #sharkcommunication #whiteshark #greatwhite #whitesharkvideo #skylerthomas #wsv
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Doomsday Behavior

1/10/2020

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Facing this dark future, how should we behave? The answer is simple - we should be doing what we already should have been doing - the right thing.
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I can't go onto Facebook without plummeting into total despair at each and every headline that manages to outdo the previous one I already thought was as unbelievable as it could get.  When faced with what seems like almost certain doom there are many excuses to spend the remainder of one's lifetime pursuing dark paths.  Or we could spend it being the best version of ourselves that we can be... which is what we all should have been doing from the beginning.  
Why do we have to be talked into or tricked into doing "the right thing" rather than simply choosing it because...well, it's the right thing?  Isn't it profoundly obvious that attempts to convince people to act with kindness require an alternative incentive other than simply the act of engaging in kindness?  Why do we have to be shown that our own doom is directly linked to the exploitive manner by which we treat other life on this planer rather than just realizing that exploiting other life on this planet is wrong?  Why is compassionate behavior looked down on while the cold-hearted pursuit of money is a character trait that is praised?  

Predictions of the end of days have haunted most of my adult life...with the first rumors of scientists predicting a breaking point decades before "climate change" was a household phrase. But we ignored each and every warning each and every decade because "doing the right thing" was less and less of an admirable characteristic to pursue according to society's changing value system. 

Imagine if you were faced with 6 months of life left to live.  Really dig deep into your imagination and envision there's absolutely no way around it.  You'll remain healthy the entire time, but it will come to an abrupt end exactly 6 months later no matter what you do.  Would that finality embolden you to be cruel and reckless?  Perhaps. At least for a time.  But perhaps you would also realize there is more fulfillment in spreading kindness and compassion than could ever be accomplished through cruelty and selfishness.
Why is that a revelation?  How can basic acts of decency be strange rather than normal? It sounds like insanity, but it is the insanity of reality and why we are where we are.  
Imagine a version of the human race that didn't alter each and every moral decision based on financial implications.  Imagine a version of the human race that didn't close its eyes to the cruelty and destruction behind habits of convenience.  What if that version of us simply said, "No, that's wrong."  
Of course, this concept becomes ambiguous because people define right and wrong according to what fits their current lifestyle.

There's a version of right and wrong that doesn't require a lengthy speech to try to justify that version.  There's a version of right and wrong that would have inspired the innocent, youthful version of yourself rather than furthering the robotization of your former individuality.  There's a version of right and wrong where something suffers unnecessarily as a consequence of your decision and there's a version where that doesn't happen.  All the grey area in between those versions consists of the lies of a morally decayed society.
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If, when faced with doom, we choose to be even more exploitive, selfish, and cruel perhaps that's an indication that we were always doomed.  If we chose kindness of selflessness what would that look like?  And what if we went that path a hundred years ago? Perhaps this conversation would belong in a science fiction novel rather than a blog about our actual situation.
#doom #climatechange #future #selfishness #behavior #humans #kindness #morality
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Willing to Give Up the Cages?

12/19/2019

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​Are we willing to give up the cages?  I find myself spending more time watching the sharks from the top deck of the boats I go on than from within the cages themselves.  It's certainly not the same, but equally mesmerizing watching the sharks move through the water from above.

Since cage collisions seem to the biggest source of concern for the sharks what about getting rid of the cages completely? Raised platforms could still extend over the back and side decks in order for the bait handlers to attract the sharks within sight of the spectators, but now there wouldn't be anything for the sharks to collide with.

Of course, since diving outside the cage is illegal, the removal of cages means people would have to sacrifice seeing the sharks face to face, and for many tourists, "looking a great white in the eye and surviving" is just too high of a priority to give up; an essential part of checking this particular event off their bucket list.  And there's nothing to back up the notion of "surviving" this encounter (no matter how terrible of a show you've seen on Shark Weak that claims otherwise).  The divers aren't in any danger.  As we've seen too many times it is the sharks that are at risk of injury, and even when they do get in the cage all they want to do is get out.

But don't get me wrong, the desire to see the white sharks face to face isn't without merit. Watching them glide past you, especially when they look at you, is a fantastic experience and it saddens me to suggest taking that opportunity away from people.  But maybe that's what it will take to move forward in the industry.  Necessity is the mother of innovation.  Maybe we'll see some new types of viewing enclosures created if the existing cages are banned?

And even if cages were banned, would that stop people from going on these trips? The list of ways to see white sharks first-hand is pretty limited so my guess is, no. People would still head out to see the sharks.  Heck, at the Farallones people don't see them from the cage or the top deck and that doesn't stop tourists from going there.

What's your answer? Are you willing to give up the cages?
#cages #cagediving #cagealternatives #topside #sharkdiving #sharkecotourism #guadalupe #mexico #southafrica #australia #farallonislands #farallones
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A New Kind of Shark Trip

12/8/2019

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​Whether it's a beach resort, ocean-front restaurant, or a boat trip, it drives me crazy seeing those businesses provide products that are major enemies of the very environment that attracted their customers.  When I confront the business owners on this matter the response usually falls into two categories: 1. They don't want to lose customers by not catering to conveniences they are accustomed to (like plastic straws and bottled water) or 2. The cost of doing the right thing will hurt their profit margin too much.
​Well, on this, my first-ever time hosting a shark trip, I will receive zero profit while carrying the burden of covering the cost of the charter.  Even then it was difficult to find a boat willing to "go against the grain" and try this plan out.  Once again, for fear of scaring away potential customers that would think it was too extreme not to provide meat and bottled water for a few days.  That's how spoiled we are as humans - that collectively we reject temporarily giving up things that are no more than pleasures and conveniences...even for just a couple of days...even if it's in the name of saving the very things that brought them.  
​Too bad.  It's time to spank the children and be responsible parents.
My goal is to start a trend in the industry and show people that doing the right thing really isn't so bad.
Vegan Shark Trip #vegan #sharktrip #cagediving #guadalupe
Vegan Shark Trip #vegan #sharktrip #cagediving #guadalupe
​Actions speak louder than words.  If customers observe behavior that contradicts inspiring words, the real message they go home with is, "It's OK not to do my part.  That blaring alarm is for everyone else, not us.

Guests are not required to be vegan, they simply need to be willing to experience incredible food for a few days and leave their single-use plastics behind.  
Vegan Shark Trip #vegan #sharktrip #cagediving #guadalupe
Yes, I realize sharks are not vegan.  I realize one species of fish is used to attract a different species, so a perfect divorce from exploitation hasn't been achieved yet.  But I'm not going to reject steps toward progress because perfection couldn't be achieved on the first try.  Until we figure out how to observe sharks without using fish carcasses to attract them at least the humans on board can participate in a more responsible diet and learn ways to apply this to their daily lives back home. At least we can stop providing single use plastics for the sake of convenience and to meet the demands of the customers.  

In the future ecotourism boats will universally stop catering to bad behavior and will instead lead by example...like they already should.

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Sustainable Fishing...And Other Distractions from Progress

12/8/2019

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​There were strong reactions to my footage of sharks being offloaded by fishermen in South Africa (that video can be found at the bottom of this post) and it made me wonder about the things we choose to accept and the things we choose to condemn, because that footage doesn't hold a candle to fishing I've seen in the United States.  And sadly, I know I haven't witnessed anything close to the true horror of industrial fishing.
​But to watch dumpsters full of dead sharks unloaded nonstop for an hour from a boat that we consider "small"...an operation we refer to as "small scale"...a practice with the label "sustainable"...is a chance to ask if we are honest with ourselves at all and how willing we are to look the other way rather than consider changing.
Consider how many games and distractions we are offered to focus on rather than considering the only solution that is guaranteed to actually help.
Examples:

"Make sure you are buying from a sustainable source." 
As if any of us knows how to investigate that other than taking the distributor for their word. As if 'sustainable' isn't a shockingly abused term that has no real meaning in the first place. Instead of playing that game we COULD just stop consuming any potential product of the destructive industry. But we won't.
"Cutting edge research is looking into ways to reduce by-catch". 
Great, someone is doing research, so I guess we can go back to our usual destructive behavior.  OR we could just stop consuming products that support the destruction of our oceans.  But we won't.
"New research attempts to reduce fishing debris entanglements." 
OR we could stop contributing to the industry.
"New research will try to limit fishing vessels during certain times of the year"
(even as more fishing licenses are sold to other countries to rape the ocean).  OR we could stop participating in the destruction.
"New regulations attempted for super trawlers"
Super trawler shouldn't exist. Period. 
"A shark fin ban will undermine the shark fishing industry" (even as shark populations slip toward extinction globally).  Yes, that's an actual argument from a 'shark scientist' employed by the department of commerce. Good ol' David Shiffman.  
  • "New hooks are being tested..."
  • "New migration data reveals..."
  • "New petition attempted..."
  • "New methods could reduce whale collisions..."
  • "CITES lists another endangered species (that will be ignored)..."
  • "Mercury level tests suggest new results..."
  • "New types of fish farms might not be as harmful in the future..."
  • "Data suggests orcas might be plagued by noise pollution, not starvation..."
  • "Dolphins and seals are eating too many fish..."

The list could continue as long as I was willing to retype all the different headlines out there that enable us to keep eating from our depleted ocean while feeling better about it.  The lesson here is that would rather listen to these things than give up something we enjoy.  The bottom line is that we aren't willing to give up something we don't even require for the sake of the ocean's future.  That says everything anyone ever needed to know about why the planet is doomed.  
​The answer to our salvation won't be found in a peer-reviewed scientific paper unless that paper reveals the cure for human selfishness and greed.

Stop playing the consumer game and start being part of the solution.  As the New York times was bold enough to recently state, "The only way to save the ocean is to stop eating fish".
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