Hello, my name is
Jean-Pierre “Joe” Herber and I am an amateur naturalist from Luxembourg and a
long time member and supporter of the Shark Trust.
A word of warning about what
you will see in this presentation: though there will be NO gruesome, bloody
pictures of shark attack victims; unfortunately there will be NO pictures of
any living sharks either, but only of dead specimens. Sensible souls who
prefer to see these magnificent predators in their natural surroundings might
thus be offended and might want to abstain.
All photographs were taken
by me and may not be used without my permission.
All specimens shown are from
my own reference collection or from those of fellow amateur naturalists or
museum collections where indicated. The specimens in my collection come
mostly from by-catch or trade with other amateur naturalists and scientists.
What would otherwise have been a wasted resource now serves for education and
research. I do NOT want to encourage collecting of jaws by individuals for
conversation pieces or souvenirs.
Please hold all questions
till after the talk, I will try to answer them then. I will also show a few
specimens I brought with me, so you might not want to leave immediately after
the presentation has ended.
