Since coming back from Perth, I've been organising a photography exhibition [link] to put my money where my mouth is and take some action in the name of saving the whales and dolphins.

The exhibition is being held upstairs of Grind Cafe on Darby Street in Newcastle from August 10th.

All of the pieces on display will be for sale, with part proceeds of all sales going directly to the Surfers For Cetaceans organization. As well as sales of the images, all money raised on the night through donation will be going straight into the pockets of Surfers For Cetaceans.

View Exhibition Website here. [link]

Ever since watching the footage of David Rastovich (Pro surfer and Co-creator of Surfers For Cetaceans) and celebrities form a paddle out ceremony in the bloody waters of Toji Japan to honour the thousands of dolphins and whales which had been slaughtered there, I knew that it was time for ne to take action and shine some light on the situation.

Surfers for Cetaceans Website here:
[link]

One of the main reasons that the killing continues is that very few people - in Japan and around the world - even know it is happening! Many of my surfing friends had no idea to what extreme these animals are being wiped out.

Surfing with dolphins is something we are privileged to do, sometimes daily in Newcastle with pods of dolphins surfacing only meters away from us to play in the waves and share in the activity that we enjoy so much, yet they do so much better than we do. I thought that if no one in my circle of friends had much of an idea of how bad this situation is, then there must be many more people in our community also unaware of this tragedy - it is time to act.

Over 20 000 dolphins are killed every year in Japan, along with thousands of whales killed by Norway and Iceland despite an international ban on commercial whaling.

Not only is this an outrageous act, but the high level of toxins in dolphin meat, makes it dangerous for human consumption and is being sold to school children for lunches right now!

By gathering the surfing community of Newcastle together in a positive environment and bringing awareness to this important cause, I hope to cause a butterfly effect throughout the entire coastal community to bring about worldwide change in the treatment of these people of the oceans. The time is now to stop the pointless slaughter of Dolphins and Whales.