Project Hiu

HELP US CHANGE THE FUTURE FOR SHARKS & THE MEN THAT FISH THEM.



What do we do with donations? 

A huge amount of background work within the community and each individual fishing vessel takes place to make this project possible. Your donations are dedicated to our final goal of repurposing an entire fleet of fishing vessels in tourism, supporting fishermen & their families on a path to a better future that in turn, saves marine life. Below are some of many examples of how we do this, with both humans and sharks in mind. 

 

1 - Employment; Training & licensing of fishing vessels so that they may move from fishing into tourism.


2 - Improving health care and living conditions through investing in clean water systems, education & waste management. 


3 - Funding sustainable projects that provide new income opportunities to existing fishermen and their families, this in-tern prevents the fishing and exploitation of sharks, i.e. tourism. This includes the enforcement of eco tourism training and regulations. 

 

4 - Education, sponsoring shark fishermen’s children or crew themselves to attend university and have a wider range of options for their future that they otherwise may not be exposed to.

 

5 - Explore the shark fin trade from captain to consumer, highlighting the divide between the people buying shark fins and the men exploited to obtain them. This includes a more in-depth look into the processing & exporting of shark fins.

 

6 - Research, by ensuring our methods are not just functioning but functioning effectively, we continue to research the movements of sharks in Indonesia and new threats to their populations. 


“There's more to doing good than hating evil.”
 
- Unknown 


The presence of tiger sharks in catches lead Project Hiu to become the first team to tag tiger sharks in Indonesia in 2022 with the help of your donations.  

EDUCATION; It is the underlining foundation for implementing long-term change. Project Hiu aims to educate future generations on; sustainable business practice, entrepreneurship and language. For this to be possible we make frequent calculated contributions to the school of materials & teachers.





Our donations are dedicated to the fight for our wildlife in the world’s largest shark fishing nation and setting the foundation required for fishermen to have a new and sustainable future in tourism. Explore a fishing trip with us through this film of our time at sea with shark fishermen in a never before documented journey



THANK YOU! Your donations make this possible! 

This donation page is directly linked to The Hooper Collective, a registered non-for-profit organisation. Your contribution will help aid the development of this project and the shark fishing community in which we work with. 

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Terry Houle | C$20

Nadine Clarke | $50

Incredible project, hope to join you in Indo in the near future !

Andrea Borrero

Thanks for every you do!! This project is the way!

Ryan Day | $40

Keep them Sharks safe !!

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Sharayah Bachler | $400

Save Our Species Alliance | C$300

Emma Davey | £20

Amy Hare | £5/M

Totally admire what you are doing for sharks and the local community. Keep going! I shall be donating monthly x

Hagen

Maxim | $22.22

Francesca | £15

Ellen | $25

Cécilie Marchal | $5

Antonia

Niclas

Fabian | $100

I have been following Shark Girl Maddison S. on and off from when I (accidentally) first saw her movie 'My World' some 10 years ago, when I was gathering info to become a dive instructor. It's great to see, that after all the hard work and obstacles, the organization is still dedicated in moving forward no matter what. As I know and understand it has never really been a walk in the park. Thumbs up for the great effort and changes made over the years. To you Maddy and your crew. Keep up these important works. Even if my donation is a small one, I can understand the importance of it. -> To everyone out there, even the smallest of donations will mean something to this wonderful organization! A small but important help... for a less dark world.

Todd Burns

Been following Project Hiu for a while and was able to attend a day trip in October last year. Love the work you all are doing. Stay strong and keep fighting!

Sophie Hills | $25

Josh | $25

Thank You! Keep doing what you guys are doing. Merry Christmas!

Camille | $20

Merci pour tous ce que vous faites, je tenais à vous soutenir un peu . 🦈❤️

Richard | $10/M

Keep up the great work you’re doing. I’ve been following you for a while and it’s commendable. We’ll be there to visit when we can and see in person how you’re making a difference

CR

Mark Minneboo

I love the work you do Madison. Visiting your project, to see it with my own eyes and to get to know these fishermen and their families is on my bucket list!

bs-sourcing-media.net | $162

Thank you for protecting our oceans.

Moussa | $30/M

Fall in love with this project since I saw somoene with the dry dive bagback in Montreal! Your work is so important ! Until I can finally watch with my own eyes this wounderfull project I hope my help will contribute to make the difference like the project does! Love Hiu!

Kayla Decker

I’m currently studying biology with the goal of being a conservation scientist and you are truly an inspiration. Thank you!

BENEFI’K Sarl | A$1,000

BENEFI'K kombucha to take 50 cents from each bottle during the month of June

Carmen Hantke | $50

Thanks for your work! It's so important, sharks are so important (and awesome)