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Dateline video journalist David O’Shea takes his first ever scuba dive and plunges into the controversy over saving the ocean’s top predator.
The tiny Pacific nation of Palau has declared itself the world’s first national shark sanctuary. It’s in response to the massive plunder of sharks that occurs in its vast territorial waters, part of an estimated 100 million sharks killed each year.
This carnage is being fuelled by Asia’s rapidly growing appetite for shark fin soup. The sharks are captured, have their fins hacked off and are then thrown overboard to die.
Tiny Palau has warned the world it will protect its natural resources, but with only one patrol boat, can the shark sanctuary ever be enforced?
Watch our report and take a look at our photo gallery of behind the scenes photos and underwater pictures from David's story.
On air: 21st February 2010
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