{"id":122,"date":"2014-10-26T22:33:24","date_gmt":"2014-10-26T22:33:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/whaletimes.org\/?page_id=122"},"modified":"2021-10-19T02:31:14","modified_gmt":"2021-10-19T02:31:14","slug":"fintastic-friday-giving-sharks-skates-and-rays-a-voice-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/whaletimes.org\/?page_id=122","title":{"rendered":"Fintastic Friday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/whaletimes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Fintastic-Friday-WhaleTimes-Image-Courtesy-Paulo-Maurin-NOAA-wb-lg.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-123\" src=\"http:\/\/whaletimes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Fintastic-Friday-WhaleTimes-Image-Courtesy-Paulo-Maurin-NOAA-wb-lg.jpg\" alt=\"Fintastic Friday WhaleTimes Image Courtesy Paulo Maurin NOAA wb lg\" width=\"308\" height=\"232\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whaletimes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Fintastic-Friday-WhaleTimes-Image-Courtesy-Paulo-Maurin-NOAA-wb-lg.jpg 637w, https:\/\/whaletimes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Fintastic-Friday-WhaleTimes-Image-Courtesy-Paulo-Maurin-NOAA-wb-lg-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/whaletimes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Fintastic-Friday-WhaleTimes-Image-Courtesy-Paulo-Maurin-NOAA-wb-lg-624x470.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 308px) 100vw, 308px\" \/><\/a>WhaleTimes created\u00a0<em>Fintastic Friday: Giving Sharks, Skates, and Rays a Voice to help raise <strong>awareness<\/strong> and encourage <strong>advocacy<\/strong> to protect elasmobranchs<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/whaletimes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Fintastic-Friday-SKATE-Courtesy-NOAA-Ocean-Explorer-wbsm.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-671 size-medium alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/whaletimes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Fintastic-Friday-SKATE-Courtesy-NOAA-Ocean-Explorer-wbsm-300x198.jpg\" alt=\"Fintastic Friday SKATE Courtesy NOAA Ocean Explorer wbsm\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whaletimes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Fintastic-Friday-SKATE-Courtesy-NOAA-Ocean-Explorer-wbsm-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/whaletimes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Fintastic-Friday-SKATE-Courtesy-NOAA-Ocean-Explorer-wbsm.jpg 448w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>This special annual holiday is\u00a0celebrated worldwide, and it&#8217;s\u00a0THIS\u00a0*Friday <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\">May 13, 2022<\/span><\/span>.<\/h2>\n<p>WhaleTimes\u00a0believes kids are the future of sharks. No one is louder and more enthusiastic than a kid who cares. Not only do we want kids kids from all over the world\u00a0cheering, SAVE THE SHARKS on this special holiday, we want them cheering for sharks every day.<\/p>\n<p>How can you help sharks? Let people know you care. Here are a few ways:<\/p>\n<p><strong>ZONE IT!<\/strong> Let&#8217;s make the ocean one giant shark conservation zone!\u00a0Start small. Make your room, house, school, even grandma&#8217;s rocking chair a shark <a href=\"http:\/\/whaletimes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/CopyrightWhaleTimesShark-Conservation-Zone-Poster-no-date-WhaleTimes-websm.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignleft wp-image-392\" src=\"http:\/\/whaletimes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/CopyrightWhaleTimesShark-Conservation-Zone-Poster-no-date-WhaleTimes-websm-232x300.jpg\" alt=\"CopyrightWhaleTimesShark Conservation Zone Poster no date WhaleTimes websm\" width=\"106\" height=\"137\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whaletimes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/CopyrightWhaleTimesShark-Conservation-Zone-Poster-no-date-WhaleTimes-websm-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/whaletimes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/CopyrightWhaleTimesShark-Conservation-Zone-Poster-no-date-WhaleTimes-websm.jpg 336w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 106px) 100vw, 106px\" \/><\/a>conservation zone. Just print and post our shark conservation sign. Ask your friends, &#8220;Are you zoned, then tell them where to get their sign.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/whaletimes.org\/?attachment_id=395\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-395\">WhaleTimes Fintastic Friday Shark Conservation Zone Poster (yellow background)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/whaletimes.org\/?attachment_id=394\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-394\">WhaleTimes Fintastic Friday Shark Conservation Zone Poster (no background)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_396\" style=\"width: 139px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/whaletimes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Copyright-WhaleTimes-Lifesize-Thank-You-sm.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-396\" class=\"wp-image-396 \" src=\"http:\/\/whaletimes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Copyright-WhaleTimes-Lifesize-Thank-You-sm-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Kids in Oregon signing Big as Life Thank you for Dr. Dean Grubbs\" width=\"129\" height=\"129\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-396\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kids in Oregon make a thank you for\u00a0Dean Grubbs,\u00a0Florida State University Coastal and Marine Lab.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>SAY THANK YOU IN A <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">BIG<\/span> WAY! <\/strong>Scientists are helping to save sharks. Thank them with\u00a0 a big as life thank you. Draw your favorite shark, skate, or ray&#8230;make it life size if you can &#8211; from a small carpetshark to a giant angelshark. Sign it, have your friends sign and mail it to your favorite scientists.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/whaletimes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Fintastic-Friday-Sharks-in-the-Park-Rally-Sign-Copyright-WhaleTimes-Inc.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-675 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/whaletimes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Fintastic-Friday-Sharks-in-the-Park-Rally-Sign-Copyright-WhaleTimes-Inc-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Fintastic Friday Sharks in the Park Rally Sign Copyright WhaleTimes Inc\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>SHARKS IN THE PARK. <\/strong>To<strong> c<\/strong>elebrate Fintastic Friday, how about a <em>Sharks in the Park<\/em> party? Kids around the world are saving sharks by sharing their love and enthusiasm with rallies, signs, and their voices. Make your own rally sign. It&#8217;s easy. Here are the instructions: <a href=\"http:\/\/whaletimes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Fintastic-Friday-Sharks-in-the-Park-Rally-Sign-Activity-WhaleTimes-Inc.pdf\">Fintastic Friday Sharks in the Park Rally Sign Activity WhaleTimes Inc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>TAKE THE\u00a0*&#8221;FINTASTIC FRIDAY FIN PLEDGE&#8221;\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/whaletimes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Fintastic-Friday-PLEDGE-800x487.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1562\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1562 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/whaletimes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Fintastic-Friday-PLEDGE-800x487.jpg\" alt=\"Fintastic Friday PLEDGE 800x487\" width=\"444\" height=\"269\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whaletimes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Fintastic-Friday-PLEDGE-800x487.jpg 800w, https:\/\/whaletimes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Fintastic-Friday-PLEDGE-800x487-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/whaletimes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Fintastic-Friday-PLEDGE-800x487-768x466.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 444px) 100vw, 444px\" \/><\/a>Pledge to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Eat sustainable seafood. If you cannot easily trace the path from the sea to your plate, find another source.<\/li>\n<li>SPEAK UP to change laws if your country supports or allows the sale of shark fins, the finning fishery (killing sharks for their fins) or other fishing practices that kill sharks without restraint.<\/li>\n<li>SPEAK UP to change laws if your country does not try to minimize by-catch (getting caught in nets set for other species) or other fishing practices that kill sharks, skates, or rays with little regard.<\/li>\n<li>Support shark, skate, and ray research and conservation efforts. The more we know the better we can protect them.<\/li>\n<li>Share your &#8220;Fintastic Friday Fin Pledge&#8221; photo with your friends, family, classmates, and WhaleTimes (a photo of you holding your hand on your head like a fin).<br \/>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/whaletimes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Fintastic-Friday-PLEDGE.pdf\">Fintastic Friday PLEDGE<\/a> in pdf format\u00a0to share with friends<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>SHARE THE BEAUTY OF YOUR FAVORITE SHARK, SKATE, OR RAY\u00a0<\/strong>Create and share some <a href=\"http:\/\/whaletimes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/WhaleTimesAwesomeSharkArt.pdf\">WhaleTimes Awesome SharkArt<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>SPREAD THE WORD\u00a0<\/strong>Share or like Fintastic Friday\u00a0on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/WhaleTimes-Inc\/772596496140922\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WhaleTimes Facebook page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SUPPORT RESEARCH: <\/strong>Meet just a few people working to save sharks:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Mahmood Shivji: <\/strong>Dr. Mahmood Shivji, <a href=\"https:\/\/cnso.nova.edu\/research\/labs\/shivji.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nova Southeastern University<\/a>, just unlocked the genome sequence for the great white shark! Here is an article: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurekalert.org\/pub_releases\/2019-02\/nsu-gws021319.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Great White Shark Genome Decoded.<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Dave Ebert:<\/strong> There are more than 500 species of sharks, and many of them have been identified by <a href=\"https:\/\/psrc.mlml.calstate.edu\/current-research\/Lost-Sharks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dr. David Ebert <\/a>from the Pacific Shark Research Center. Dr. Ebert&#8217;s current research focuses on &#8220;Looking for Lost Sharks.&#8221; He travels worldwide to learn more about little known species and discover new species. Find out more about his research at:<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/psrc.mlml.calstate.edu\/current-research\/Lost-Sharks\/<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Rachel Graham:<\/strong> This Friday is an important holiday: Fintastic Friday: Giving Sharks, Skates and Rays a Voice. Someone giving sharks a voice is Dr. Rachel Graham with<a href=\"http:\/\/www.maralliance.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> MarAlliance<\/a>. She is one of the amazing scientists I was lucky enough to include in MISSION: SHARK RESCUE. To learn more about Rachel and her research and efforts to save sharks and other animals visit MarAlliance (www.maralliance.org) .<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Dean Grubbs:<\/strong> Dr. Dean Grubbs, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.marinelab.fsu.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Florida State University Coastal and Marine Laboratory<\/a>, studies deep-sea sharks including\u00a0bluntnose sixgill sharks (Hexanchus griseus), bigeye sixgill sharks (H. nakamurai), deepwater stingrays (Plesiobatis daviesi), and short-spined spurdogs (Squalus mitsukurii). He also studies <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinelab.fsu.edu\/research\/fishecology\/grubbs-sawfish\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">sawfish<\/a>\u00a0 and other animals. You can learn more about his important research and help support his research at:\u00a0www.marinelab.fsu.edu\/aboutus\/supportfsucml<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Check out <strong>Dr. Johann Mourier&#8217;s<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0website\u00a0at the <a href=\"http:\/\/thefishlab.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Behavior, Ecology, and Evolution of Fishes Laboratory<\/a>. You may have read about him in the MISSION: SHARK book and his cool use of a drone to count sharks,\u00a0his discovery that blacktip reef sharks\u00a0have friends or other important\u00a0research that helps us understand and protect sharks. Dr. Mourier\u00a0is now in Australia studying the social life of Port-Jackson sharks as well as their movements. We can&#8217;t wait to hear what he discovers.\u00a0 You can help support the research, even adopt a shark. Find out more <a href=\"http:\/\/thefishlab.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Behavior, Ecology, and Evolution of Fishes Laboratory<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><em>You don&#8217;t have to have a PhD in science to save sharks. There are many citizen scientists stepping up to the plate trying to make a difference.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">When Jackie and Graham Hall discovered that no one was studying &#8212; or protecting the basking sharks they saw off the coast of the Isle of Man, they stepped up to the plate in a big way. They created <a href=\"http:\/\/www.manxbaskingsharkwatch.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Manx Basking Shark Watch<\/a> and started with a citizens science then added tagging, DNA studies, photo ID and more.\u00a0 Find out more at: www.manxbaskingsharkwatch.org\/<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Avid diver Jason Holmberg wanted to help researchers identify and track whale sharks. He teamed up with shark experts and other scientists to create software that could identify whale sharks by their spot patterns.\u00a0 Together they launched <a href=\"http:\/\/www.whaleshark.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">whaleshark.org<\/a>. Whaleshark.org encourages divers from around the world to submit their whale shark photos. With the help of these citizen scientists, whaleshark.org has collected more than 53,000 photos. Find out how to support whale shark research or submit your own whale shark photo: www.whaleshark.org<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><em>What can you do to help sharks? How can you put your talents\u00a0 to work to save sharks?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/whaletimes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Mission-Shark-Rescue-cover.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1400 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/whaletimes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Mission-Shark-Rescue-cover-235x300.png\" alt=\"Mission Shark Rescue cover\" width=\"106\" height=\"135\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whaletimes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Mission-Shark-Rescue-cover-235x300.png 235w, https:\/\/whaletimes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Mission-Shark-Rescue-cover.png 260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 106px) 100vw, 106px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em><strong>Learn more about saving sharks. <\/strong><\/em><\/span>Discover more about sharks, meet some amazing scientists who study them, and discover\u00a0other ways\u00a0you\u00a0can help save\u00a0sharks.\u00a0Read\u00a0National Geographic Kids <span style=\"color: #5a0cc7;\"><strong>MISSION SHARK RESCUE: ALL ABOUT SHARKS AND HOW TO SAVE THEM, <\/strong>available now Amazon, Barnes &amp; Noble, National Geographic Books, or your favorite book seller.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>You might also like<strong><em> Everything Sharks<\/em> (2018, 2011)<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/whaletimes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/NGKEverythingSharksCover-sm.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-3540\" src=\"http:\/\/whaletimes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/NGKEverythingSharksCover-sm-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"104\" height=\"123\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whaletimes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/NGKEverythingSharksCover-sm-255x300.jpg 255w, https:\/\/whaletimes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/NGKEverythingSharksCover-sm.jpg 583w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 104px) 100vw, 104px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong><em>How will you celebrate and protect sharks, skates, and rays?<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/whaletimes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Copyright-WhaleTimes-Inc-LOGO-All-Rights-Reserved.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-309 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/whaletimes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Copyright-WhaleTimes-Inc-LOGO-All-Rights-Reserved-300x112.jpg\" alt=\"Copyright WhaleTimes Inc LOGO All Rights Reserved\" width=\"300\" height=\"112\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whaletimes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Copyright-WhaleTimes-Inc-LOGO-All-Rights-Reserved-300x112.jpg 300w, https:\/\/whaletimes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Copyright-WhaleTimes-Inc-LOGO-All-Rights-Reserved-1024x383.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>Let&#8217;s save sharks by celebrating them!<\/em> <\/span><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Happy Fintastic Friday\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WhaleTimes created\u00a0Fintastic Friday: Giving Sharks, Skates, and Rays a Voice to help raise awareness and encourage advocacy to protect elasmobranchs. This special annual holiday is\u00a0celebrated worldwide, and it&#8217;s\u00a0THIS\u00a0*Friday May 13, 2022. WhaleTimes\u00a0believes kids are the future of sharks. No one is louder and more enthusiastic than a kid who cares. Not only do we want &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/whaletimes.org\/?page_id=122\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":4,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"full-width-page.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-122","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whaletimes.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/122","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/whaletimes.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/whaletimes.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whaletimes.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whaletimes.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=122"}],"version-history":[{"count":39,"href":"https:\/\/whaletimes.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/122\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3980,"href":"https:\/\/whaletimes.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/122\/revisions\/3980"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whaletimes.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=122"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}