Blacktip reef sharks off the coast of Tahiti, French Polynesia
Blacktip reef sharks off the coast of Tahiti, French Polynesia (© Paul Mckenzie/Minden Pictures)
A different view of sharks
They've long been treated as threats, portrayed as villains and brutally hunted for their edible fins, so we think it's only fair that sharks get their day in the sun. Shark Awareness Day is meant to highlight the importance of the most fearsome fish in nature, from little lanternsharks to the mighty great white - or to these blacktip reef sharks cruising the Tahitian coast.
© Paul Mckenzie/Minden Pictures