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: Our Official Response to this "Notice" : To ALL My Fellow Scuba Divers and Shark Enthusiasts : Absolute Adventures-Shark Diver recently called for a moratorium on trips to : the Farrallon Islands, claiming the great white population at the Farallons : was "under siege." Absolute Adventures-Shark Diver claims its motivations : in calling for the moratorium were pure. As proof of its sincerity, : Absolute Adventures-Shark Diver offers that it stands to lose $225,000 as a : result of its courageous stand. The truth is, to the best of our knowledge, : Absolute Adventures-Shark Diver has never conducted a trip to the Farallons : or anywhere else for the purpose of observing great white sharks. Seen in : this light, Absolute Adventures-Shark Diver's claims of future : self-inflicted lost earnings seem disingenuous. A closer look at the : "important notice" reveals its real purpose: to sell more profitable 5-day : trips to the Isla de Guadalupe instead of less profitable 1-day trips to the : Farrallon Islands, and to damage the business of legitimate, established : operators with multi-year track records. The moral of this story is: beware : of snake oil salesman posing as shark tour operators and occasional : environmental activists. : The title regarding the Gulf of the Farallon Marine Sanctuary Environmental Impact Study is very misleading. : We have cautioned Mr.Douglas that making such blatant claims of ocoiations with Federal Agencies as this, may in fact be a criminal act. : Sincerely, : Lawrence Groth : Golden Gate Expeditions Inc. : www.greatwhiteadventures.com

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