The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission voted to protect Tiger Sharks and three types of Hammerhead Sharks in state waters. George Schellenger has more in this report from Key Largo.  Why wait a whole year, for just one week on sharks?

George Schellenger takes you behind the scenes of diving with Whale Sharks off the coast of Mexico. For more information on sharks, check out SharkTaskForce.com -- Why wait a whole year, for just one week on sharks?

The Shark Task Force is proud to be a part of a new film featuring the first ever planned and organized night dive with Oceanic Whitetip Sharks without a cage. We've dove with these incredible animals before - this time we meet them at night on their terms. We're working on the film with AllFinsOn.com - a production company founded by Robert Cantrell. He's eager to bring back films depicting adventure and exploration. "Sharks: Lord of the Long Hands" will be released later this year.

As we think about World Ocean Day, George takes time out to take us to lunch and to take a swim with a whale shark. For more on sharks, check out  sharktaskforce.com. Why wait a whole year, for just one week on sharks?

In this special edition of the Shark Task Force, Dr. Guy Harvey interviews Wendy Benchley, the widow of Peter Benchley, author of Jaws. They talk about the impact of the movie 3 decades later, how shark catch and kill tournaments are becoming catch and release tournaments and why healthy oceans need sharks. For more information on the Guy Harvey Ocean Foundation, visit guyharvey.com.  For more on sharks, check out www.sharktaskforce.com. The Shark Task Force, why wait a whole year for just one week on sharks?

George C. Schellenger and Jim Abernethy wrap up the showing of This is Your Ocean: Sharks, in Washington, D.C.

And really, why wait a whole year, for just one week on sharks? For more on This is Your Ocean: Sharks, check out  thisisyourocean.com. For more on saving sharks - check out sharktaskforce.com

Real sharks are heading inside the beltway this Friday, May 20, 2011 for Celebration of the Seas.

"This is Your Ocean: Sharks" will be featured at the Carnegie Institution for Science at 8pm. 

Join scheduled guests Dr. Sylvia Earle, Jim Abernethy and George C. Schellenger for this award-winning film. For more information about this free event, visit: http://www.bluefront.org/blue_vision_blog/bvs3/agenda/fridaymay20/

For more information about "This is Your Ocean: Sharks" - visit http://www.thisisyourocean.com

In the new shark documentary, "This is Your Ocean: Sharks"  photographer and artists Jim Abernethy, Wyland and Guy Harvey strive to paint a new picture of sharks. A picture of a creature which plays a critical part in the ocean - and a creature in trouble. Director George C. Schellenger gives us this preview. For more on "This is Your Ocean: Sharks" - check out   http://www.thisisyourocean.com

For more on sharks, visit The Shark Task Force. Why wait a whole year, for just one week on sharks?

As we celebrate the World Premiere of "This is Your Ocean: Sharks" - it's time to meet Emma, the 14-foot Tiger Shark we first met several years go. Once you take a swim with her, you'll never see sharks the same way again. "This is Your Ocean: Sharks" featuring Wyland, Guy Harvey and Jim Abernethy debuts at the Newport Beach Film Festival, Friday, April 29, 2011. Directed by George C. Schellenger.

Here's a look at a clip from This is Your Ocean: Sharks. A new documentary seeking to shatter the public perception of sharks once and for all. Director George C. Schellenger explains how getting close leads to respect. Questions on sharks? Check out the Shark Task Force, because, why wait a whole year, for just one week on sharks?

After a long break, the Shark Task Force is back with this exclusive trailer. This is Your Ocean: Sharks follows the expedition of Jim Abernethy, Dr. Guy Harvey and Wyland as they set out to protect sharks. Directed by George C. Schellenger. This is Your Ocean: Sharks premieres this April 29, 2011 at the Newport Beach Film Festival. We'll be back soon because, why wait a whole year, for just one week on sharks?

Sharks find help from an angry chef; some bi-partisain support in Washington, D.C.; and a break in the Bahamas. Those are just some of the stories we're following this week on the SharkTaskForce. Why wait a while year, for just one week on sharks?