What to do when there is 8 to 10 inches of snow on the ground, no vacation in the very near future….the only thing to do is snorkel the internet. My night owl tendancies got the best of me when I came accross the link below. What a fantastic way to have a mini snorkeling adventure without having to spend boucoup bucks on a real vacation.

I found this article at the NJ.com website and it seems that the Adventure Aquarium in Camden, New Jersey offers a swim with the sharks adventure for anyone age 12 and older. What a cool way to introduce someone to the underwater world. This is also a great learning experience for the kids and something that they will remember for years to come. There are a few other places across the United states that offer this unique experience….with the exception of my home state of Illinois….:(

Does anyone know of any other swim with the sharks programs in other states? It would be cool to get a list together. Let me know.

WOW IS THIS A POWERFUL AD? Great job OCEANA and thank you January Jones for being the face in this ad campaign to save the sharks.

The following is copied from OCEANA website.

January Jones in the shark pen at Bimini from Oceana on Vimeo.

You should be scared for sharks, too.

Movies such as “Jaws” have forever branded sharks as fearsome predators. This reputation couldn’t be farther from the truth as most sharks are not dangerous to humans at all. In reality, we should be scared for sharks, and not scared of sharks. Sharks have swum the world’s oceans since before the dinosaur era. They inhabit almost every ocean on Earth and are vital to the health of our planet.

Sharks are apex predators, meaning they are at the very top of the marine food web. Unfortunately, sharks are slow growing and have very few offspring, making them extremely vulnerable to overfishing.

Each year, humans kill more than 100 million sharks worldwide. Most sharks are killed for just their fins, which are used to make shark fin soup. Unable to rebound from overfishing, some shark populations have declined by 99 percent.

Learn more about Oceana’s campaign to save sharks.

January Jones is Scared for Sharks from Oceana on Vimeo.