• Associacao Portuguesa para Estudo e Conservacao de Elasmobranquios (APECE) - The Portuguese Association for the Study and Conservation of Elasmobranchs (in Portuguese and English).
• Association Pour l'Etude et la Conservation des Sélaciens (APECS) - The French Association for the Study and Conservation of Elasmobranchs (in French and English).
• Deutsche Elasmobranchier-Gesellschaft (DEG) - The German Elasmobranch Society facilitates communication between all German and German-speaking Chondrichthyan specialists, enthusiasts and the general public.
• Florida Musuem of Natural History Shark Pages - With links to the IUCN/SSC Shark Specialist Group and International Shark Attack Files (ISAF).
• Hai-Stiftung - The Swiss based Shark Foundation in a non-profit organisation.
• HAI Norge - A non-profit organization to advance research about cartilaginous fishes and to promote public knowledge about  their habitat and conservation needs.
• Irish Elasmobranch Group - A non-profit organisation with the aim of promoting research, education and conservation of sharks, skates and rays in Irish waters.
• Pelagic Shark Research Foundation - The mission of PSRF is to develop and assist projects that contribute to a better understanding of elasmobranchs, with an emphasis on those which contribute to their conservation and management.
• Save Our Sharks - Save Our Sharks was created by an individual to spread awareness about shark conservation.
• Sharklife - SHARKLIFE is a registered non-profit organisation based in South Africa.
• The American Elasmobranch Society - The A merican Elasmobranch Society is a non-profit organization that seeks to advance the scientific study of living and fossil sharks, skates, rays, and chimaeras, and the promotion of education, conservation, and wise utilization of natural resources.
• Uno Squalo Per Amico - Uno squalo per amico is an EEA member based in San Marino Republic.
• Canadian Shark Conservation Society - A committed group of students, researchers, and shark lovers whose purpose is to conserve and protect sharks through research, education, and public awareness programs.

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Environmental Conservation Organisations

• British Association of Nature Conservationists (BANC) - Challenging nature conservation with analysis, comment and new ideas.  Publisher of ECOS journal.
• Bite Back - Campaigning for shark and marine conservation
• Coral Cay Conservation - Providing resources to help sustain livelihoods and alleviate poverty through the protection, restoration and management of coral reefs and tropical seas.
• Fish4ever - An email-based marine conservation site whereby you can contribute to saving the oceans by clicking rather than donating
• Greenfish - A group of passionate saltwater and freshwater anglers who promote conservation and are concerned about the sustainability of fisheries.
• Magic Snorkel - The Magic Snorkel is a great website for divers to not only support shark & marine conservation, but also save themselves money off diving, equipment & insurance. The Magic Snorkel’s aim is to raise money to support marine conservation agencies and help them to protect the world’s fragile diving environments.
• The Marine Conservation Society - the UK charity dedicated to protecting the marine environment and its wildlife
• Project AWARE - Conserving underwater environments through education, advocacy and action
• TRAFFIC - The wildlife trade monitoring program of WWF, IUCN and World Conservation Union
• The World Wildlife Foundation - Providing education on the plight of endangered animals
• WWF - World Wide Fund for Nature - International site linking to WWF's global network
• Oceanwatch - In close co-operation with the world's yachting and diving communities OceansWatch undertakes marine conservation projects and offers humanitarian aid to coastal communities in developing countries.
• Save Our Seas Foundation - The Save our Seas Foundation is a non-profit Swiss foundation with headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. Its purpose is to implement and support diverse programmes aimed at education, protection and conservation of the marine environment around the world.
• Not on our Menu - The Underwater Channel have launched the anti shark finning campaign "Not on our Menu." Sign the online petition    Watch the campaign video

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Shark Pages

• Elasmodiver - Informative shark website covering all aspects of shark natural history created by Andy Murch (Shark Diver Magazine Photographer).
• Fiona's Shark Links Galore
• International Shark Attack File - The International Shark Attack File is a compilation of all known shark attacks that is administered by the the American Elasmobranch Society and the Florida Museum of Natural History.
• Mediterranean Sharks - A Mediterranean Shark site created by Ian Fergusson.
• ReefQuest Centre for Shark Research - The ReefQuest Centre for Shark Research is dedicated to shark and ray conservation through its scientific research and public education programs.
• Sharks in Australian Waters - Australian Government Department of the Environment and Heritage.
• The Natal Shark Board - The Natal Sharks Board (NSB) is a service organisation that protects beach users in KwaZulu-Natal against shark attack.
• Seventy Million Sharks short - Created by filmmaker and shark lover Stephen van Vuuren. He is currently working on an IMAX film.
• Shark Weekend - Discovery Channel’s longest-running annual programming event this year features five premieres, hosted by Discovery personalities and filmed by some of the world’s leading underwater cinematographers, and provides viewers with fascinating facts about sharks and the latest in shark behaviour and conservation. 
• www.shark-references.com - An online database containing ca. 7.300 papers (ca. 4.900 about recent sharks and rays, 2.400 about fossil sharks and rays).

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• Basking Shark - Florida Musuem of Natural History. 
• The European Basking Shark Photo-id Project - Shark Trust.
• Freshwater Shark (Glyphis spp) - Australian Government Department of the Environment and Heritage.
• Great White Shark - Florida Musuem of Natural History.
• Great White Shark - Australian Government Department of the Environment and Heritage.
• Grey Nurse Shark (Sandtiger Shark) - Australian Government Department of the Environment and Heritage.
• Mako Shark - Florida Musuem of Natural History.
• Megamouth - Florida Musuem of Natural History.
• Mermaid's Purse/Shark, Skate & Ray Eggcases - Shark Trust.
• Sawfish - Australian Government Department of the Environment and Heritage.
• Sawfish Recovery Team - Florida Musuem of Natural History.
• Spiny Dogfish - Florida Musuem of Natural History.
• Whale Shark - Shark Trust.
• Whale Shark - Florida Musuem of Natural History.
• Whale Shark - Australian Government Department of the Environment and Heritage.

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Photo-Identification

• The Whale Shark Project
• European Basking Shark Photo-ID Project
• Oceanic Whitetip Shark - Longimanus Project.

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Reference, Resources and News

• Archives of SHARK-L 
• Beesker - Shark Trust is recommended by Beesker as the world's best website on Sharks!
• Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)
• Discovery Channel News
• Earth Invest - a directory of adopt-an-animal schemes and other ecologically-friendly companies.
• Elasmo.com - Life and times of long dead sharks (fossilized shark information and research).
• FishBase - Detailed information on fish including population dynamics, genetics, morphology, trophic ecology, physiology, ecotoxicology, reproduction.
• FISHonline - The MCS' Good Fish Guide online.
• IUCN Red List - IUCN - World Conservation Union - Red List of Threatened Species.
• Sharks in the News - Shark Trust.
• All Tropical Fish - Saltwater Fish, Corals and Freshwater Fish. Provides information on marine fishkeeping, corals, invertebrates and freshwater fish. Offers fish forums, community and article and photo upload.

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Jobs

• Aquatic Network - Information service for the aquatic world - conservation,fisheries,limnology,marine science and engineering.
• Countryside Jobs - Find out what conservation jobs are currently on offer.
• Green Directory - Green jobs, news and products.
• New Scientist - Vacancies listed on-line with email alerts.
• The Environment Post - A magazine publishing a definitive list of vacancies on 7th and 21st of each month.

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Shark Research Organisations

• Bimini Biological Field Station - The BBFS Sharklab is a world famous facility owned and operated by shark biologist Dr. Samuel H. Gruber.
• Department of Zoology, University of Hawaii - This lab is headed by Dr. Tim Tricas and focuses on behavioral ecology and sensory biology of sharks, rays and coral reef fish.
• Exercise Jurassic Shark - Exercise Jurassic Shark is a Tri-Service adventurous training expedition to Cocos Island, Costa Rica.
• Fish Behavioural Ecology group at the Marine Biological Association 
• Global Shark Assessment - Dr. Myers and colleagues launched the Global Shark Assessment in October of 2003 to assess how global shark populations have changed since the beginning of industrial scale fishing, and to make predictions about how these populations will respond to global climate change and to different methods of fishing.
• Mote Marine Laboratories (Centre for Shark Research) - Mote Marine Laboratories are an independant non-profit research institution based in Florida
• Neil 4 Sharks - facilitates collaboration with researchers, educators, students, conservationists, media and shark enthusiasts, and promotes public awareness.
• ReefQuest Centre for Shark Research - The ReefQuest Centre for Shark Research is dedicated to shark and ray conservation through its scientific research and public education programs.
• South African White Shark Research Institute
• South Florida Student Shark Program (SFSSP) - a collaborative, multi-disciplinary research and education program. 

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• Bimini Biological Field Station
• Coral Cay Conservation - Providing resources to help sustain livelihoods and alleviate poverty through the protection, restoration and management of coral reefs and tropical seas.
• Green Volunteers - The World's No. 1 Source of Conservation Volunteering Opportunities! Worldwide wildlife and conservation voluntary work... nearly 500 projects listed: short or long-term, marine or terrestrial, many with no or low cost...to protect a variety of habitats and species.
• ReefQuest Centre for Shark Research
• South African White Shark Research Institute
• TheSite.org - TheSite.org is a guide to life for 16-24 year-olds.  With articles on travel, free-time activities, getting involved in your community and a range of other topics, a question and answer service and a buzzing online community, TheSite.org tells it like it is.
• Quest overseas - You have an opportunity, don't waste it. Quest Overseas journeys into the heart and soul of South America and Africa.Your gap year is an opportunity to experience a different world, whether it be part of a project, expedition or combined trip - be part of something extraordinary.

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Aquaria

• Blue Reef Aquarium - Take the ultimate undersea safari and discover the marine life from the local coastline continuing your safari to the underwater tunnel below the Caribbean, coral reef.
• National Marine Aquarium, Plymouth - The National Marine Aquarium is the charity dedicated to raising awareness of the oceans, the challenges they face and the ways in which we can all help ensure they have a sustainable future.
• NAUSICAA - National Center of the Ocean, located in Boulogne-sur-Mer, France.
• The Deep, Hull - An environmental and educational charity dedicated to understanding and protecting the world's oceans.
• Underwaterworld Hastings - Underwater world offers an unforgettable marine experience unique to Hastings.

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• Another Way Travel - Another Way Travel has been set up alongside local people, businesses, NGOs and local organisations to offer educational holidays, schools programmes and volunteer placement programmes that are designed to be beneficial to the communities and provide an exciting, engaging, educational and fulfilling trip to our clients.
• Eco-Club
• Ecotourism Australia - Ecotourism Australia's Mission is about growing, consolidating and promoting ecotourism and other committed tourism operations to become more sustainable.
• Ecotourism Internet
• Eye to Eye Marine Encounters - Eye to Eye Marine Encounters teams up with world-class marine scientists to offer the ultimate in adventure diving on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea.
• Reef and Rainforest Tours - Tailor Made Natural history and Eco-tours to the furthest parts of the globe.
• Travel Quest: Specialist Travel Listings - Ethical and ecotourism holidays and vacations.

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• Dive Magazine
• Dive Tribe - The aim of the group is to promote scuba, conservation communication and friendship amongst all diving operations.
• DiveStyle - DiveStyle Diving is a PADI 5 Star IDC diver training centre based in Reading.
• Diving with Sharks - Shark diving links and resources from all around the world.
• Greatest Dive Sites - Everything about diving and the dive sites in the world.
• The International Technical Diving Agency (ITDA) - The ITDA offer a Shark Speciality Diver course.  
• Of Road and Sea - The first comprehensive travel guide for the Mozambique coastline.
• Scuba Diving Directory - Your Portal to Scuba Diving Resources Worldwide.
• Shark Cornwall - Our aim is to provide a new economically viable shark eco-tourism opportunity that will promote effective shark conservation, and will increase public awareness of the truth about sharks and the threats they face from man.
• Shark Diver Magazine
• Sharky Scuba Phuket - An eco-friendly scuba diving company in Phuket, Thailand spreading the word on shark conservation and helping to protect the underwater environment.
• Watersports Supplies - For all your watersports requirements!
• Australian Underwater Federation - This link will take you to the Australian Underwater Federation (AUF) website. The Shark Trust does not support spear-fishing however we do acknowledge the valuable work of the Great Australian Shark Count that is being run by the AUF to monitor threatened species and educate divers and snorkellers about underwater fishing activities.
• Shark Bookings - A shark diving and booking office based in Gansbaai, South Africa.
•  Freelance PADI Course Director - PADI Course Director Steve Martin offers PADI, EFR, DSAT Scuba Diving and First Aid Instructor Development Courses, Technical Scuba Diver Training, UK and Europe. 
• Travelling Diver - Stunning diving guides to the most popular recreational diving regions. Formatted with an integrated logbook format, they have detailed diving information, maps, dive notes, marine species and more, making them ideal for holiday divers.
• Scubadvisor - Written by divers for divers, our reviews rate safety, standard of equipment, care for the environment and much more.
• Brighton Shark Dive - scuba dive in the warm clear marine waters of the 700-000 litre Ocean Tank and get up-close and personal with Sharks at Brighton Sealife Centre!

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Photography and Filmography

• Cinemaquatics - Information, articles, streaming films from John and Sune Nightingale.
• Foto Search Stock Photography - more than 2 million images from 140 quality stock photography publishers.
• Fredrik Myhre - A Photographer mainly focusing on Underwater Photography.
• Kirsty Clark Photography - Wildlife Photography
• Marine Wildlife Photography - A professional stock photo agency specialising in pictures of marine life from every ocean.
• Oceanic Dreams - Freediver and photographer Wolfgang Leander has captured the beauty of some of the ocean's most graceful creatures.
• Scubazoo - A team of dedicated underwater cameramen and photographers telling 'The Whole Story' of the marine environment.
• Wetface - Underwater photography.

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Merchandise

• Blue Ray T-Shirts - A new contemporary company offering a huge range of totally bespoke t-shirts.
• Fourth Element - Fourth Element have launched a series of snazzy t-shirts to highlight the threats faced by sharks while allowing you to cut a serious dash at the same time.
• Freakfish - Merchandise to get in the water with!
• MadMermaids Scuba - MadMermaids Scuba is against Killing Whales and Shark Finning and sells T-Shirts saying this loud and proud. 
• Reef Jewelry - Beautiful marine themed jewellery.
• Seabed Informatics - A source of marine sciences and nautical books, ebooks, software and consultancy.
• Shark Sculpture - A limited edition Shark Sculpture in walnut of an Oceanic Whitetip Shark, specially commissioned by Honey and McAlpine.

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Fun Pages and Youth

• No Fish In My Dish! - Read Jason Kelly's new book online.
• Shaark Cartoons - Freelance cartoonist Phil Watsons' very funny shark cartoons.
• Sharky Jones - Information on sharks for kids, parents and teachers.
• Sharky Sharkeson's blog - The online blog of a juvenile Mako Shark.
• Travelling Natural History - A new concept in education and learning.
• Zoom Sharks - Shark Information aimed at a younger audience and teachers.

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