Gili Shark Conservation

Selamat Idul Fitri ⭐️🌙 We wish all the locals of #GiliAir and Muslims of all other places a Happy Eid. #IdulFitri or #Lebaran is the celebration of the end of Ramadan. It is a two-day long celebration rich with traditions. 🎉🎉 #respectthelocals #eidmubarak

We follow the law of the ocean. Are you on Team Ocean with us? 🌊 💙 Reduce your impact 💙 Act sustainably 💙 Get engaged #marineconservation #actnow #noplanetb #teamocean

Animals consume and retain higher amounts of #mercury each step up the #foodchain... This is another brilliant reason why we shouldn't eat #sharks, as they are at the top of the food chain. 🦈 #sharkconservation #donteatsharks

Today is #HugYourCat Day 😸 As goofy as it sounds, this is surprisingly applicable for the #GiliIslands. Here, there are no dogs, only cats and many of them. It's simply a cat-paradise, so we don't go one day without hugging our #cats.

Did you know that we created our own #PADISpecialty? The Scientific Diver Specialty! 🔍🤓 "Everyone who joins the Gili Shark Conservation Project will earn something that only a few divers in the world have earned." #marineconservation #volunteer gilisharkconservation.com/what-it-means-…

Always look on the bright side... #sharkfinning #sharkawareness #savethesharks #sharkconservation

Are you ready to take the leap and pursue your #dreamjob in #marineconservation? 🐢🦈 Don't worry, we promise to catch you! 🙌 #sharkconservation #noplanetb

Normally we use our #drone to capture time-lapse photos of the beaches and the coral reef, but who says you can't also use it for a little bit of fun? 🎉🎉 #giliislands #surfaceinterval #flips

And remember - little by little, a little becomes a lot. 🙌 The most important thing is to not wait for change to happen. And keep being #crazy 😂😂 #makechange #bethechange #becrazy

Whitetip #reefshark pups are often found in rocky overhangs, where they seek safety from #predators, including other #sharks, during daylight. And they always have company as they are not the only ones trying to stay alive when others are on the hunt. 👀 #savethesharks

Time for a snap talk about #snappers 🐟 Snappers are extremely important for the #GiliIslands because they provide a source of income for the local #fishermen. 🎣 But did you know that snappers themselves are fierce #predators?

"Everyone here is my brand of crazy" - Julia Julia just finished her #DivemasterCourse with us and did absolutely amazingly 👏👏 #scientificdiver #volunteer #marineconservation #divemaster

This is a test of trust between two best friends: the diver and the ocean. Will she catch him? Always! 💙 #backrollentry #letsgodiving #scubadiving #divingindonesia

Say hello to this school of Bluestripe snapper 👋 Besides looking beautiful, the #snapper family are also valuable fish for their meat. We consider #sustainablefishing to be of fish that are bigger than 30 cm. This way, the fish has had a chance to reproduce. 🙌

Today is 'No Tobacco Day'. 🚭 #Tobacco often comes in the form of a cigarette with a filter. This filter, once used, contains thousands of toxins. If you put the used filter in 1 liter of water together with 1 fish... That #fish would die. #notobaccoday all year 🙌

Through excretion, fish recycle the nutrients they take in, providing the fertilizer that #seagrass and #algae need to grow. 🙌 But fish provide different types of nutrients. That's why it's important to maintain a healthy fish community. 💙 #foodweb #marinelife #foodchain

🦈⚛ SHARK TRIVIA ⚛🦈 How many million years ago did the first #prehistoric shark appear? a) 70 million years b) 260 million years c) 510 million years #savethesharks #sharksarefriends #perfectevolution #theansweris #c

We've collected the best advice, from previous Shark Warriors, on how to achieve your dream of a career in #marineconservation. 🐟🐢🦈 "A degree won’t get you a job, that’s only half the part! – Stephanie – field assistant at CSIRO" #sharkconservation gilisharkconservation.com/7-ways-to-purs…

This cleaner #shrimp will wave its antennae around to attract customers. It's quite convenient to have a cleaning job in the #ocean, as animals with this occupation are often respected and avoid predation. 🙌 #marineconservation #uwphotos

The picture is getting clearer and clearer... #Sharks aren't bloodthirsty killers! 💙 #savethesharks #apexpredators #welovesharks