The Save our Seas Foundation or SOSF: “Awareness, protection, preservation and conservation of the global marine environment. The Save our Seas Foundation is a non-profit Swiss foundation with headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. Its purpose is to implement and support diverse programs aimed at education, protection and conservation of the marine environment around the world. Its Foundation Board discusses the allocation of funds, sponsorship and policy. The Founder has provided the Foundation with sufficient means to cover its administrative costs and to insure that all future donations and sponsorships go directly to help worthy marine projects. Awareness, protection, preservation and conservation of the global marine environment are the heart of the Foundation's mission and to act as an inspiration for the preservation of this natural heritage of international importance.” saveourseas.com
Check out their shark projects @ http://www.saveourseas.com/web/projects0.0.htmlz
Also see their Rethink the Shark page @ http://www.saveourseas.com/web/169.0.html
‘Rethink the Shark’ is a program set up by SOSF to protect sharks, which are under more threat from people than people are from sharks.

The Two Oceans Aquarium:

The Two Oceans Aquarium, situated in the city of Cape Town in the vicinity of the Victoria and Alfred Waterfront, capture, tag and release ragged tooth sharks after a few months. Knowledge can help save any species.

“The mission of Ocean Futures Society is to explore our global ocean, inspiring and educating people throughout the world to act responsibly for its protection, documenting the critical connection between humanity and nature, and celebrating the ocean's vital importance to the survival of all life on our planet.” http://www.oceanfutures.org
Check out ‘Sharks Vanishing Amid Human Myths And Brutality’ and the new movies "Sharks 3D" and "Sharks at Risk" @
http://www.oceanfutures.org

“The non-profit organization, Sharklife addresses the alarming exploitation of both shark populations and ocean fisheries in South African waters. We actively engage the urgent need for research and protection of many marine species.” sharklife.co.za
Read about the new law that Mexico passed recently to ban shark finning and provide new protections for Great Whites @ www.sharklife.co.za

“The mission of the non-profit Monterey Bay Aquarium is to inspire conservation of the oceans.” mbayaq.org
“We're conducting field studies to tag juvenile and adult white sharks and track where they go in the ocean. We're also taking DNA samples to learn more about their population structure. We want to study how white sharks fit into the ocean ecosystem so we can help fisheries managers develop better ways to protect them.” @ http://www.mbayaq.org/cr/whiteshark.asp

“Formed in 2002, Bite-Back continues to be the UK's only organization dedicated to the protection of sharks by reducing consumer demand for its meat and fins.” www.bite-back.com Check out Bite-Back’s efforts to prevent the unsustainable shark hunting @ http://www.bite-back.com/about/story1.html

Protecting the public from shark attacks can stop people killing them, as they seem less of a threat. The following protection measures are used:

Nets:

Nets strung across a bay protect swimmers from sharks. Although this does protect the humans, it often kills the sharks as well as dolphins, seals and many other types marine life by entangling them. This method is widely used in Austrailia.

Shark Shield:

A device worn by ocean users sends sonar rays through the water. As the sharks are so sensitive to electrical waves, they find it highly uncomfortable and stay away from the point at which the pulses are being sent. They have been proven to be effective. Shark Shields can be bought from major surf shops or hired from surfing schools.

Educating the Public:

Educating the public about Great Whites can make them aware that sharks are not ruthless killing machines which will prevent aggression towards any sharks, GreatWhites in particular. in Cape Town, boards are scattered around the coast tellingpeople about the sharks.