Yes that’s right; I am finally going to have a contest. I think I’m beginning to get the hang of this group thing more, so here we go! SHARK ART! (it rhymes heehee)

Sharks are now at the top of the list of marine fishes that could go extinct in out lifetimes!
Here are six of the nine species that we may never see again!
1. The Scalloped Hammerhead Shark. (which has declined 99% over the past 30 years in some parts of the world) Read More [link]
2. The Smooth Hammerhead Shark. Read More [link]
3. The Silky Shark. (population has declined by an average of 50% in the north-west Atlantic since the early 1970’s) Read More [link]
4. The Big-Eye Thresher Shark. Read More [link]
5. The Bull Shark. Read More [link]
6. The Tiger Shark. Read More [link]

General Shark Information [link]

Sharks are endangered and will soon be extinct! So this contest is to help show how great sharks are! Send in photos, drawings, paintings, stories or whatever else you would like about the beauty of sharks! Send me a note with the link to your entry and I will post them all here for everyone to see! I will allow up to two entries per person! So get sending! On April 3rd we will all vote on the different pieces and the winners will be the one with the most votes! Sounds fair eh? I will announce the winners on April 5th 2008.

Prizes so far:
First Place - One month feature in the club journal
One month feature in journal
Will be the clubs Featured Deviation until the next contest
Will be featured in a news article by

Second Place – Two week feature in the club journal
Two week feature in journal

Third Place – One week feature in the club journal
One week feature in journal

All participants will be featured in an article by the club with special mention to the winners.

Please take part! It will be great fun!

Deadline: April 3 2008 (I’m giving it a month since it’s the first one!)

If anyone would like to donate anything as prizes, or would also like to do journal features that would be wonderful!! Please send me a note!