Shark Task Force

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission voted to protect Tiger Sharks and three types of Hammerhead Sharks in state waters. George Schellenger has more in this report from Key Largo.  Why wait a whole year, for just one week on sharks?

George Schellenger takes you behind the scenes of diving with Whale Sharks off the coast of Mexico. For more information on sharks, check out SharkTaskForce.com -- Why wait a whole year, for just one week on sharks?

The Shark Task Force is proud to be a part of a new film featuring the first ever planned and organized night dive with Oceanic Whitetip Sharks without a cage. We've dove with these incredible animals before - this time we meet them at night on their terms. We're working on the film with AllFinsOn.com - a production company founded by Robert Cantrell. He's eager to bring back films depicting adven...

As we think about World Ocean Day, George takes time out to take us to lunch and to take a swim with a whale shark. For more on sharks, check out  sharktaskforce.com. Why wait a whole year, for just one week on sharks?

In this special edition of the Shark Task Force, Dr. Guy Harvey interviews Wendy Benchley, the widow of Peter Benchley, author of Jaws. They talk about the impact of the movie 3 decades later, how shark catch and kill tournaments are becoming catch and release tournaments and why healthy oceans need sharks. For more information on the Guy Harvey Ocean Foundation, visit guyharvey.com.  For more on...

George C. Schellenger and Jim Abernethy wrap up the showing of This is Your Ocean: Sharks, in Washington, D.C. And really, why wait a whole year, for just one week on sharks? For more on This is Your Ocean: Sharks, check out  thisisyourocean.com. For more on saving sharks - check out sharktaskforce.com

Real sharks are heading inside the beltway this Friday, May 20, 2011 for Celebration of the Seas. "This is Your Ocean: Sharks" will be featured at the Carnegie Institution for Science at 8pm.  Join scheduled guests Dr. Sylvia Earle, Jim Abernethy and George C. Schellenger for this award-winning film. For more information about this free event, visit: http://www.bluefront.org/blue_vision_blog/bvs3/...

In the new shark documentary, "This is Your Ocean: Sharks"  photographer and artists Jim Abernethy, Wyland and Guy Harvey strive to paint a new picture of sharks. A picture of a creature which plays a critical part in the ocean - and a creature in trouble. Director George C. Schellenger gives us this preview. For more on "This is Your Ocean: Sharks" - check out   http://www.thisisyourocean.com For...

As we celebrate the World Premiere of "This is Your Ocean: Sharks" - it's time to meet Emma, the 14-foot Tiger Shark we first met several years go. Once you take a swim with her, you'll never see sharks the same way again. "This is Your Ocean: Sharks" featuring Wyland, Guy Harvey and Jim Abernethy debuts at the Newport Beach Film Festival, Friday, April 29, 2011. Directed by George C. Schellenger.

Here's a look at a clip from This is Your Ocean: Sharks. A new documentary seeking to shatter the public perception of sharks once and for all. Director George C. Schellenger explains how getting close leads to respect. Questions on sharks? Check out the Shark Task Force, because, why wait a whole year, for just one week on sharks?

After a long break, the Shark Task Force is back with this exclusive trailer. This is Your Ocean: Sharks follows the expedition of Jim Abernethy, Dr. Guy Harvey and Wyland as they set out to protect sharks. Directed by George C. Schellenger. This is Your Ocean: Sharks premieres this April 29, 2011 at the Newport Beach Film Festival. We'll be back soon because, why wait a whole year, for just one w...

Sharks find help from an angry chef; some bi-partisain support in Washington, D.C.; and a break in the Bahamas. Those are just some of the stories we're following this week on the SharkTaskForce. Why wait a while year, for just one week on sharks?

A one of a kind evening in Las Vegas leads to a victory for sharks. Find out more in this edition of the Shark Task Force. Special thanks to Shark Savers, Wetpixel, Jim Abernethy's Scuba-Adventures, Shark Diving International, Blue Sphere Media, Wyland and Stan Waterman. For more on Shark Savers, check out SharkSavers.org. We'll see you next time, because - Why wait a whole year, for just one week...

A recent death and several injuries in the Red Sea are being blamed on a type of shark - the Oceanic Whitetip. Officials believe the Oceanic Whitetip Sharks were attracted close to shore near Sharm El-Sheikh after a boat dumped dead cattle into the water. Some environmentalists say the sharks moved closer to shore, due to a lack of food. This time on the Shark Task Force, we take a closer look at...

George C. Schellenger, Executive Producer of the Shark Task Force, teams up with Guy Harvey, Wyland and Jim Abernethy for a one of a kind look at sharks -- Though the eyes of three marine artists racing against the clock. This is Your Ocean: Sharks - focuses on the Bahamas and Florida - and the critical need for conservation. Here's the trailer for the documentary. For more on sharks - or to watch...

A recent report that a seafood company in the Bahamas is considering shark finning has sparked worldwide concern. The Bahamas is one of the last shark strong holds - bringing people from around the world to witness these creatures. But if Sunco Wholesale Seafood LTD starts shark finning - the very nature of the Bahamas will be changed forever. For more on sharks, check out the sharktaskforce.com. 

The past 12 months have been a very busy time for the Shark Task Force. Here's a look back at the adventures we've had and the people we've met. There's so much more work to be done to protect sharks, and we're just getting started. Why wait a whole year, for just one week on sharks? For more on Sharks, check out SharkTaskForce.com.

On the Shark Task Force, we witness amazing life underwater around the world. When we face the death of something so incredible, the impact is deep. For more on sharks, check out www.sharktaskforce.com.

Some people hype sharks - but at least one island in the Caribbean has turned sharks into a reason to celebrate. In this edition of the Shark Task Force, we head to the Mexican Caribbean and the island of Isla Mujeres to explore the world of the Whale Shark. Why wait a whole year, for just one week on sharks?

By now, you may know the story of Emma, a 14-foot Tiger Shark in the Bahamas. She's quickly becoming the most photographed large wild predatory shark in the world. But is it enough to save the species?  And, some ask, how much is too much? For more on sharks, check out sharktaskforce.com, because why wait a whole year, for just one week on sharks?

  This time on the Shark Task Force - we look back at the movie Jaws 35 years later - for better or worse? Steven Spielberg had a major impact on people in very different ways. We'll see you next time because, why wait a whole year, for just one week on sharks? Clips courtesy Universal.  

This time on the Shark Task Force, we head to the Pacific Ocean to swim with Giant Manta Rays. Are these incredible creatures the next target for Shark Fin Soup?  For more information on sharks and ocean conservation, check out SharkTaskForce.com.  We'll see you next time because - why wait a whole year, for just one week on sharks?

This time on the Shark Task Force, meet the Blue Shark ( Prionace glauca). Of all the sharks we've seen, we think this shark is the most stunningly beautiful. It's found off the coast of every continent except Antarctica. For more on sharks, check out www.sharktaskforce.com . 

In 1969, the Oceanic White Tip was described as "perhaps the most abundant large animal, large being over 100 pounds on the face of the earth." In some spots - estimates are this shark has been wiped out by man, by as much as 99%. It's hard to accurately estimate what's happened to the Oceanic White Tip. This time on the Shark Task Force, we start a special series and meet this incredible creature...

The Shark Task Force once again looks at Lionfish in the Atlantic - everything from a new $700,000 grant to look at the problem, to some who say it's not a problem - to those who say we need to eat the problem. Special thanks to LionfishHunter.com. For more on lionfish, sharks and the ocean in general, check out SharkTaskForce.com.  We'll see you next time, because, why wait a whole year, for just...