protecting sharks, by employing shark fishermen

DNA MATCHING GREAT WHITES IN INDONESIA

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in 2023 we saved more than 600 sharks by repurposing shark fishing vessels…

Project Hiu operates under the idea that conservation should be approached with compassion and that both the sharks & the men that fish them are falling victim to an international trade for shark fins. Working with & not against the shark fishing community, we began a revolution that will not only redefine shark fishermen and re-write their stories but create a future where they have a choice.

Project Hiu is a rapidly growing fleet of hand built shark fishing vessels in Lombok, Indonesia, with crew leaving life as fishermen behind and moving into tourism. We have placed ten shark tags on the first ever tagged tiger sharks in Indonesia, built a water tank to provide clean water for the school of the fishing community & and sent two shark fishermen to university for opportunities outside fishing… all through the help of our crew.

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Hear the story of how an Australian shark conservationist befriended a shark fishermen & all round legend and began Project Hiu, now a full time tourism operation in Lombok, Indonesia, helping sharks & community.

80% OF THE shark SPECIES caught IN INDONESIA ARE EITHER CONSIDERED ENDANGERED, VULNERABLE OR NEAR THREATENED.

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Stopping off at pink beach for sunset 🦈 #pinkbeach #lombokisland #savesharks #projecthiu
Our little shop in Lombok was just a dream at one point... it was our only way to bring in Tourists that haven't heard of us just to have enough money to hire our boats! Since then the merch sales have added an extra boat each month and so many of yo
It's crazy that an animal can be so heavily hunted for a small part of its body for no health benefit but only a status symbol. That the lives of locals are risked to fish these animals to support foreign trades. This fin belonged to our tagged shark
Sit back & relax, get cosey in a bean bag, we have a 20 minute ride to the baby shark nursery, one of the shark fishermen will be brining you coffee or tea, the boat is there because of you, everything you pay for your day trip going to Project H
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2025 internship applications are almost here! Whether you want to be here for a short time or a long time, we have options for everyone that let you dive into the true work of shark conservation. Come be apart of our crew and be apart of our mission
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