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Post subject: THE PETER BENCHLEY SHARK CONSERVATION AWARD
 Posted: Oct 23, 2006 - 07:59 PM
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Joined: Dec 31, 1969
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THE PETER BENCHLEY SHARK CONSERVATION AWARD
As a memorial to the late Peter Benchley, an eloquent spokesman for conservation of sharks, the Shark Research Institute (SRI) has established an annual award in his honor. The award will be presented on May 8, 2007 at the Explorers Club in New York. The event will be hosted by Peter's close friend and SRI president, Stan Waterman, who will present the cash grant and a film made by the Benchley family for this award which highlights Peter's work in the field of shark conservation..
Peter was much more than our benefactor, colleague and friend, he was a eloquent advocate for shark conservation. In the 1970s, his fictional best-seller, JAWS (which Spielberg made into a blockbuster movie) generated a fear of sharks simply because so little was known about them. By the 1980s, the fear had given away to curiosity, resulting in an unprecedented amount research on sharks. And so, in the 1990s, as sharks became target species for Asian markets, scientific data were available to combat threats to sharks — data which existed because of the fascination in sharks that Peter had sparked. Throughout his life, Peter remained a spokesman for sharks and an ardent shark conservationist. This award is given to honor Peter's memory and ensure continuation of his conservation efforts on behalf of sharks.
"Shark populations are in precipitous decline worldwide, yet sharks play a vital role in the health of the marine ecosystem, the life support system of our planet," says Dr. Leonard J.V. Compagno, Director of SRI and author of Sharks of the World. This award will recognize those individuals or projects that are achieving significant results in shark conservation.
Award applications and guidelines may be downloaded at http://www.sharks.org/benchleyaward/index.htm
For further information and images please contact the Shark Research Institute (609) 921-3522
Marie Levine
Executive Director, Shark Research Institute
PO Box 40
Princeton, New Jersey 08540
USA
T: 609-921-3522, F: 609-921-1505, marie@sharks.org |
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