White Shark Interest Group Podcast

Episode 13 of the White Shark Interest Group Podcast, Facebook's' largest White Shark specific group, covering science, conservation, news, photography, video and debate.

We are once again joined by the legendary Rob Lawrence (African Shark Eco-Charters, BBC, NatGeo, Discovery Channel, Shark Week) for an on the ground update on the shark populations in South Africa, specifically False Bay.

Copy /Paste "news" articles keep reappearing claiming the role of the Orcas attacking Great White Sharks is the main factor in their numbers declining these past years. So Rob gives us further updates and insight, and once again generously shares his knowledge of the area, being the man who has travelled to Seal Island, False Bay more than anyone else alive today.

This is a MUST LISTEN podcast and a rare chance to spend time in the company of a true pioneer and advocate in the shark world.

Join us at the White Shark Interest Group with the thousands of other shark advocates to EDUCATE, CONSERVE, and PROTECT these amazing Great White Sharks.

Rob and his team at African Shark Eco-Charters can be found at: https://ultimate-animals.com/

Join the White Shark Interest Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/whitesharkinterestgroup/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whiteshark_interestgroup

Website: http://whitesharkinterestgroup.com/

Episode 12 of the White Shark Interest Group Podcast, Facebook's' largest White Shark specific group, covering science, conservation, news, photography, video and debate.

Do you ever hear those reports of someone in the water with sharks, who claim friendly dolphins showed up and helped send the shark away? Or reports of dolphins ramming sharks with their noses?

Is there any truth to this? Are dolphins somehow in tune with their land based mammal human friends? Or is there something else going on?

Our resident admin, and shark and dolphin expert, the mighty Drew Scerbo chats to Melissa and Ricardo about all things marine mammals and their relationships with sharks.

There is SO MUCH education in this podcast and some truly JAW DROPPING revelations about dolphins and sharks!

Join us at the White Shark Interest Group with the thousands of other shark advocates to EDUCATE, CONSERVE, and PROTECT these amazing Great White Sharks.

Join the group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/whitesharkinterestgroup/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whiteshark_interestgroup

Website: http://whitesharkinterestgroup.com/

Episode 11 of the White Shark Interest Group Podcast, Facebook's' largest White Shark specific group, covering science, conservation, news, photography, video and debate.

This episode features the team discussing how we reconcile loving the movie Jaws so much, with the direct negative impact it had in throwing the "monster shark" image to the masses, while at the same time advocating for positive shark messages and protection through education. Is it OK, as a shark advocate, to like the movie Jaws?

For the first time on our podcasts we welcome fellow admins Anna and Drew to the conversation, and entertain you while we debate, with clips from the film, the music, and some serious shark advocacy discussion amongst the trivia, fun and sheer passion for all things sharks....and Jaws!

We do not claim copyright of any the audio from the film used this podcast, and only do so with respect and fair use in mind.

Do you love sharks and are passionate about protecting them? Do you also love Jaws? How do you reconcile the two?

Join us at the White Shark Interest Group with the thousands of other shark advocates to EDUCATE, CONSERVE, and PROTECT these amazing Great White Sharks.

Join the group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/whitesharkinterestgroup/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whiteshark_interestgroup

Website: http://whitesharkinterestgroup.com/

Episode 10 of the White Shark Interest Group Podcast, Facebook's' largest White Shark specific group, covering science, conservation, news, photography, video and debate.

This episode features group founder Dirk Schmidt turning the hosting tables on group admin Ricardo Lacombe to learn How To Make A Shark Film!

Ricardo discusses the step by step process from inception to pre-production to shooting to post-production and eventual release of the documentary Great White Shark Legend (co-directed by Rachel Lacombe), a documentary which aims to dispel the myths around White Shark behavior as portrayed in the media. The film features prominent South African shark experts such as Rob Lawrence, Alison Kock, Brandon Kilbride and the groups own Dirk Schmidt.

What does it take as an independent film-maker on a low budget to find your way to producing and directing a film about Great White sharks? Ricardo shares his experiences, stories, attitudes to sharks, and offers advice and invitation to anyone with a story to tell about sharks! YOU too can make a shark film and this podcast will delve into how.

This feature length episode features clips and music from the film in a real insight into writing and filming a fresh look at the misunderstood apex predator, the Great White Shark, and you can continue the story!

Great White Shark Legend is available on

Amazon Streaming (US) https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B08679VR9S/

Amazon Streaming (UK) https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/video/detail/B0867F2JZR/

Vimeo-On-Demand (Worldwide) https://vimeo.com/ondemand/greatwhitesharklegend

The trailer can be viewed HERE.

Clips referenced in the podcast: 

Early pitch post-it note walkthrough: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2YWMZFVeOM&t=2s

African Shark Eco-Charters promo videos: https://vimeo.com/channels/africansharkecocharters

GoPro Experience: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FigM5CvfCQ

Ricardo and Rachel on BBC: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSduSZUmuUE

Join us at the White Shark Interest Group with the thousands of other shark advocates to EDUCATE, CONSERVE, and PROTECT these amazing Great White Sharks.

Join the group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/whitesharkinterestgroup/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whiteshark_interestgroup

Website: http://whitesharkinterestgroup.com/

Episode 9 of the White Shark Interest Group Podcast, Facebook's' largest White Shark specific group, covering science, conservation, news, photography, video and debate.

This episode features Melissa speaking with shark attack survivor Dave Pearson, about his experience, the aftermath and trauma for all involved, and the social media comments and victim blaming following an incident or attack.

Dave is the founder of Bite Club, a support group for survivors of attacks and bites, as well as for the families and friends of victims following a tragic incident.

He also established Beyond The Bite, a support organisation serving many purposes for anyone involved in shark attacks, from helping to get surfers back in the water, to covering costs of families who need to travel to the site of a loved ones attack.

This is a MUST LISTEN for all shark advocates as Dave and Melissa discuss how advocates can really help in the aftermath and reporting of an incident, and how shark advocates can become human advocates at the right time it is needed most.

A real eye-opener of an episode.

Bite Club can be found on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/501367279913000/

Join us at the White Shark Interest Group with the thousands of other shark advocates to EDUCATE, CONSERVE, and PROTECT these amazing Great White Sharks.

Join the group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/whitesharkinterestgroup/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whiteshark_interestgroup

Website: http://whitesharkinterestgroup.com/

WIN a GoPro HERO8 Black camera and help Educate, Conserve and Protect!

As we are putting some finishing touches to our next guest and discussion episodes we wanted to take time out to reflect on the amazing response we have had to our podcast so far.

Our message of Educate, Conserve, Protect is being spread wider thanks to your interest, involvement and interaction so we wanted to give something back to YOU.

Included in this podcast (so you have to listen!) are a series of questions relating to our previous 7 episodes...and all you have to do is have a listen, and submit your answers and you will be in with a chance to win a GoPro HERO8 Black camera!

5 Runner Ups will receive a Digital Download copy of the documentary Great White Shark Legend also!

There are a few rules of course:

You must be a member of the White Shark Interest Group on Facebook

Join us at the White Shark Interest Group with the thousands of other shark advocates to EDUCATE, CONSERVE, and PROTECT these amazing Great White Sharks.

Join the group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/whitesharkinterestgroup/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whiteshark_interestgroup

Website: http://whitesharkinterestgroup.com/

Episode 7 of the White Shark Interest Group Podcast, Facebook's' largest White Shark specific group, covering science, conservation, news, photography, video and debate.

This episode features Ricardo and Dirk speaking with the White Shark pioneer Rob Lawrence - the man who practically put False Bay, South Africa on the map for White Shark breaching behavior.

If you have ever seen an image from South Africa of a white shark breaching from the water, be it on Airjaws, Nat Geo, BBC, Shark Week, or any photographs online and in books, you have Rob Lawrence to thank. He has worked behind the scenes with all those film crews and photographers to get them to where those sharks are, on a regular basis.

With his highly successful company African Shark Eco-Charters he has worked with hundreds of thousands of people to visit and dive with Great Whites and see the natural predation behavior that False Bay is famous for.

This is a MUST LISTEN podcast and a rare chance to spend an hour in the company of a true pioneer and advocate in the shark world.

Join us at the White Shark Interest Group with the thousands of other shark advocates to EDUCATE, CONSERVE, and PROTECT these amazing Great White Sharks.

Join the group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/whitesharkinterestgroup/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whiteshark_interestgroup

Website: http://whitesharkinterestgroup.com/

Episode 6 of the White Shark Interest Group Podcast, Facebook's' largest White Shark specific group, covering science, conservation, news, photography, video and debate.

This episode features Ricardo speaking with South African Surfer, Photographer, Dive Master and Life Saver - Brandon Kilbride, about the surfing mentality of catching waves in known Great White Shark hotspots off the coast of Cape Town and the surrounding area.

What is like to be out on the water at sunrise in full knowledge that Great White Sharks WILL be around you? What goes through the surfers mind about sharks while enjoying the ocean life? Brandon recounts several incidents and encounters and discusses his observations of Great White Sharks from working nine seasons as a cage dive master in False Bay, and then heading home to swim in the same waters he just saw massive sharks predating on seals!

This is a must-listen rare insight into the accounts of a surfer, knowledgeable on our favorite animal, the Great White Shark - from spending time IN the water with them.

Join us at the White Shark Interest Group with the thousands of other shark advocates to EDUCATE, CONSERVE, and PROTECT these amazing Great White Sharks.

Join the group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/whitesharkinterestgroup/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whiteshark_interestgroup

Website: http://whitesharkinterestgroup.com/

Episode 5 of the White Shark Interest Group podcast, Facebook's' largest White Shark specific group, covering science, conservation, news, photography, video and debate.

This episode features Javier, Melissa and Ricardo discussing the potential contradiction between loving sharks and marine life, with the act of fishing! Can the two be reconciled? Do people fishing have a role to play in shark conservation particularly? Also the subject of aquariums, sparked by a recent post on massive Whale Sharks in aquariums, and again the contradiction between advocating for healthy oceans and sharks but putting them behind glass for people to pay money to stare at.

Also a sneak peek into some upcoming guest episodes and who to expect in the coming weeks! Dive in and check it out.

Join us at the White Shark Interest Group with the thousands of other shark advocates to EDUCATE, CONSERVE, and PROTECT these amazing Great White Sharks.

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Our website can be found here, and we are also on YouTube!

Episode 4 of the White Shark Interest Group podcast, Facebook's' largest White Shark specific group, covering science, conservation, news, photography, video and debate.

She offers exciting insight into working in the world of sharks and oceanography, in many roles, and her positive attitude to the ocean is inspiring!

Kathryn and her work can be found in these places:

Official website:

Facebook / Twitter / Instagram:

Friends For Sharks:

Her amazing artwork can be seen on Instagram:

Her book "No Damage" is available on Amazon:

and "Patches" is also available on Amazon: