Image & text by @shawnheinrichs // 🎉🦈 SWEEP FOR SHARKS & RAYS! 2 mako species, 6 guitarfish species and 10 wedgefish species all have earned the final vote confirming their @CITES Appendix II listing at #CoP18. There is now hope for these 18 depleted species. 💙🦈 #Repost @bluespherefoundation // BREAKING NEWS: Mako sharks have earned the final vote confirming their @CITES Appendix II listing at #CoP18. It was with your passion and support that we were able to shine a spotlight on the endangered mako shark and help them earn protections critical to this species' survival. We applaud Canadian Ministers @jonathanwnv and @cathmckennaottcen who, with the encouragement of @RichardBranson and @ShawnHeinrichs, changed their votes from "NO" to "YES" in support of this listing. This is the power of a movement for a healthy and abundant ocean. Together, we are #TurningTheTide 🌊🦈 Photo by @ShawnHeinrichs #CITES4Sharks #WorthMoreAlive #LawsForJaws #CoP18 #CoP18Sharks #mako #makoshark #shark @vulcaninc @sealegacy @lonelywhale @candace.crespi @paulnicklen @cristinamittermeier @thelifeofrileynz @thewcs @sharkconservationfund (at Geneva, Switzerland) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1uiIu4JzLo/?igshid=1d7ocsq58w27v










