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!
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Brooke | $50
For Madi's Birthday!
Pontus Alenlöv | $10/M
I love the ocean and I love sharks. Caring for others was one of my grandpa's qualities I want to mimic. This is for us grandpa. Great job project hiu, fantastic initiative. Imagine a world where everyone cared like you. Monthly donor from now
Shannon | $100
Veronica Uribe | $20/M
I support Project Hiu because not only are they helping to save sharks, they are a community based conservation project that is uplifting the local community as well. Thank you for all that you do!
Not for Profit Surfboards | A$50
Margo Schnapf | $10
Your work is so important. Thank you.
Phoebe Lindsay | $100
Billy Brennan | $50
Thank you for the inspiration!
Aryanna Lirag | $10
Thank you to the whole team for not only their conservation work but for local and cultural work as well!!
Amphibian Adventures | $25/M
I am a big supporter of what Madison is doing for the locals as well as for the sharks - THANK YOU!
Max Carter | A$907.48
Drove a shitty tuk tuk across the Indian Himalayas to raise money for you guys. It was a wild trip haha
Veronica Leuci | $10
Kimberly
Big supporter of what Madison and her colleagues have been doing for the past year with advocating and giving visual awareness of what has been going on in international shark fin trading. Thank you for all that you do!
VIVO2 development | $25/M
Keep up your fantastic work! I visited the fishmarket and I made me sick and sad. There has to be ways to support these local people and turn the future. If only more people could see what’s happening… people would pay so much more for a shark alive than it’s sold on the market.
Madison Arndt | $5/M
Klara
Deri Lingstar | C$33/M
Thank you, team Hiu, you are truly inspiring and remind us to keep fighting for humans, for sharks, for ocean, for the future we want to live in.
Save the Mermaids Podcast | $25/M
Donating monthly from Save the mermaids podcast 💕 we don’t make much from our project but wanted to share the love with our favorite impactful shark loving non profit!
Veronica Uribe | $100
Duncan Warrick | $25
Your work is so important, know that lots of us support you and are glad someone is out there fighting for these wonderful, wonderful animals.
Rob | $10/M
Alex Lardner | £10
This is amazing work! I love following you to see the education and development of local people where it stars and where they need it! Keep being amazing!
Cassy | £5/M
Meg Cummins | $25
I'm constantly inspired by the work your incredible team do. Thank you so much 💗
Erian | A$10/M
Anders Filtenborg
Beautiful project Madison, keep spreading the light🦈
Gaia Mu | $66
Thank you, with love Gaia Mu Studio Brisbane Australia
Craig | A$50
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Xavier
Esto es por ellos 🦈 , gracias a las mujeres y hombres que hacen posible un cambio!! 🤙🏽
Gianna Dolci | $75