(Run by ANDREW C.R. COBB 8075 and KEVIN MACLEAN 10856)

ANDY COBB" ECO DIVING C.C
(24-years of recorded shark behavior, over 900-hours logged with shark only. The Shark project Ambassador to South Africa. Working Committee member of the IFAW Africa Shark Conservation Working Group. Field work logging shark data for NSB since 1983 to Date}

· Held at Aliwal Shoal, during the long weekend around 22 – 25 September

· Lectures held in the conference room of Sea Fever Lodge, Umkomaas

· Qualification minimum standard: Scuba Diver.

· 6 hours lectures

· 3 dives with shark.

· Course Notes supplied

· Sew on Tab

· Specialty Certificate

· Specialist Card

· Three nights Sea Fever Lodge Accommodation, bed and breakfast

Objectives:
To respect and appreciate the shark as an animal to enjoy whilst scuba diving and appreciate the need to conserve shark.

Subjects Covered:
(Lectures with notes and with a Power Point presentation)

1. The fears, myths and sense of revenge.

2. The evolution of Chimaeras and the elasmobranchii in comparison to man.

3. Chordate definition of the Selachi and Batoids.

4. The anatomy of a shark and its senses.

5. The adaptation and range of sharks senses.

6. Shark the regulator.

7. Shark behavior.

8. Specific details about Great White and the Ragged Toothed Shark.

9. The Natal shark nets and related issues.

10. The Natal Shark Board repellent and all issues related.

11. Divers behavior with sharks.

12. Shark conservation issues local and international.

Dates: around 22 – 25 September each year