THE STORY OF DEEP BLUE

When I saw DEEP BLUE for the first time, there was just

one thought in my mind: HOPE. A shark of that size is at

least 50 years old and that tells me protection and

conservation efforts are really working. DEEP BLUE has

been spared from longlines and the inherent dangers of being

in the wild, and somehow she has found her way in the vast

ocean. During November and December, we have seen

several White Shark pregnant females like DEEP BLUE in

Guadalupe Island feeding on seals, satisfying their needs to

feed their pups.

They remain in this protected area for a few months but now

there is a new challenge. This amazingly enormous female is

carrying several little baby White Sharks, just waiting to be

swimming free in the Ocean. When White Sharks are about

to give birth, they get close to the shore and deliver their

pups in shallow areas, known as nursery grounds, which are

full of food and free of predators. Unfortunately, these areas

are close to shore and are very vulnerable to several human

threats and DEEP BLUE, her pups and fellow White Sharks

need your help!

NEW BORN

Baby white sharks are

caught in lines and nets in

shallow waters used as

nursery grounds

PREGNANT FEMALES

Pregnant females close to

the shore are an easy target

for gill nets that kill them by

asphyxiation

ILLEGAL TRADE

The very high value of

White Shark teeth, jaws

and fins mean that bycatch

of this species is

very likely

THREATS TO WHITE SHARK POPULATIONS

WHO WE ARE: PELAGIOS KAKUNJA

Pelagios-Kakunjá is a non-profit organization that seeks to understand

movements and migratory patterns of marine top predators. We aim to

generate baseline information for the regional management and

implementation of conservation strategies for sharks and other top

marine predators in the Mexican Pacific. Our main goal in Guadalupe

Island is to tag the pregnant White Shark females and determine the

nursery grounds there are being used near shore in order to give the

Mexican Government the tools to protect them.

Your donations to help save the White Sharks are tax deductible in the

United States, Mexico, and other countries. If you are willing to helps

us to protect these majestic animals in the DEEP BLUE OCEAN please

make a donation on the following link:

http://pelagioskakunja.org/en/donate/

When you make a deposit or an electronic transfer, please

send a confirmation email to contacto@pelagioskakunja.org

WE THANK YOU AND THE SHARKS THANK YOU!