Frequently Asked Questions

A Shark-Free Marina is a marina which does not allow caught sharks to be brought into their facility for display or slaughter. For more information please read our Terms of Association.

No. The SFMI does not charge to register a marina or for the marinas listing on this website. Support materials are made available free of charge courtesy of The Humane Society of the United States.

Marinas join this initiative for a variety of reasons, namely positive media exposure, and the green effect. In today's marketplace the public perception of green businesses is shifting. Those companyies that do business green are seeing higher traffic and dedicated consumers. Adding a Shark-Free Marina sign to your site informs the public you care about the environment and sustainable fisheries. Think of it as a public green badge supported by our growing list of fishing industry members and NGO's.

The SFMI is partnered with non-profit organizations to enable tax deductible donations. Please contact us at staff@sharkfreemarinas.com with your donation request.

Shark-Free Marinas is empathetic towards animal protection and animal welfare. We do not accept irresponsible slaughter of sharks. A shark certainly undergoes trauma when caught but when released by skilled fishermen using proper equipment they can easily recover. When shark fishing is combined with research we also have unique opportunities to collect samples and implant data collecting tags to better monitor the populations health and movements.

Members of the community are encouraged to become a Regional Ambassador and approach their local marina and ask them to register as a Shark-Free Marina, and of course we always welcome any positive publicity and links. When using the Shark-Free Marina logo or name please adhere to our Terms of Use. Shark-Free Marinas does not sponsor protests or rallies.

Yes. Please contact us at staff@sharkfreemarinas.com with your request.

While we cannot explicisty predict the worth of your advert to our aydience we can say that this website experiences in excess of 10k unique hits a month and the traffic is very targeted. If your business caters to the fishing or conservation community, chances are your ad will be quite successful.

Upon request we issue quarterly traffic performance reports. If your ad is a 'pay-per-click' then your credit balance is the best indicator of performance.