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Colin
Munro Photography
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Stock,
fine art and commissioned photography
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Life
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Newly landed small, immature, night sharks (Carcharhinus signatus) being finned and gutted on the beach , Senegal, West Africa. |
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Shark fiining for the Asian market is a highly lucrative trade for many poorly paid fishermen throughout the World. It is however a major factor in the drastic decline recorded in many shark species. Night sharks are small, nocturnal schooling sharks. They are found in coastal waters throughout the central Atlantic. The IUCN considers them to be vulnerable and decreasing throughout much of their range. Data on the West African population is currently lacking; however there is an intense artisanal shark fishery. Shark species are known to be in decline worldwide; in West Africa shark landings are reported to have declined steeply between 2002 and 2008 (briefing by the Sub-regional Fisheries Commission, West Africa, Sep. 2008) .Information dated November 2009. |
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| Links: IUCN Red List , Shark Alliance, | |
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See earlier Life in Peril pics:
pic 1
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All images
copyright Colin Munro. Unauthorised use prohibited
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| Contact me: | colin@colinmunrophotography.com |
| +44(0)7535680507 | |
Colin Munro Photography, marine, underwater and commercial photography, advertising, surf photography, yacht photography, ship photography, design photography, portrait photography, fine art photography, band and music photography, artist and promotional photography,event photography, stock photography. Photographer based in Exeter, Devon, Southwest UK, working Worldwide. Colin has been an underwater photographer for over 20 years and a professional diver and dive supervisor for over 30. Although specialising in underwater photography Colin also undertakes a considerable amount of topside marine photography, including advertsing photography of yachts, fishing vessels, watersports and watersports equipment. Working with high end digital cameras in underwater housings allows him to work in fairly hostile environments (to cameras at least) such as surf zones and at the water-air interface producing low POV shots and half above half below the waterline shots for added dramatic effects. Colin is equally at home working in tank or pool environments, producing dramatic images for advertising or commercial use - be it models or products in an underwater environment. With over a thousand dives logged in all environments Colin is happy organising shoots in pretty much most underwater environments, from deep reefs to under waterfalls. Always up for a challenge, if you have a novel concept for an underwater shoot and want to discuss the practicalities, then come and talk to me.
